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2022-04-19 14:57:02 Here’s everything that you need to know about the longstanding dispute between Kerala & Tamil Nadu over the 126 year old Mullaperiyar Dam.

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2022-04-19 06:59:49 Dr.Vikas divyakirti ||
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2022-04-18 22:13:15 Recently, distribution of fortified rice i.e rice which maintains dietary requirements, has been approved by the government.

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Here’s a glimpse of the recommendations by World Health Organization.

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2022-04-18 11:13:39 नेपाल बॉर्डर पर है लखीमपुर , यूपी का सबसे बड़ा जिला है Open / Comment

2022-04-18 11:13:32 #worldheritageday Open / Comment

2022-04-18 11:12:02 World Heritage Day, observed on 18th of April, encourages local communities to consider the importance of cultural heritage to their lives, and promotes awareness of its diversity and conservation.

What is UNESCO?
* It protects and safeguards the world’s cultural and natural heritage.
* It allocates a blue shield, the convention's emblem to cultural sites, which signifies that they are under the protection of the convention.

India’s Heritage
* India with 40 UNESCO World Heritage Sites has the sixth largest number of UNESCO sites in the world.
* The latest additions are  Dholavira and Ramappa Temple in the ‘Cultural’ category which already has Taj Mahal, Hampi, Ajanta and Ellora Caves, Sun Temple, Sanchi, Ran Ki Vav, Hill Forts of Rajasthan, Churches and Convents of Goa, etc. 
* There other two categories are Natural and Mixed. The natural heritage sites include the Western Ghats, Great Himalayan National Park, Tadoba Tiger Sanctuary, Sundarbans National Park, Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks, and more. 
* India has 3691 protected monuments and sites. The walled cities of Delhi, Jaipur, Ahmadabad, and other various well planned cities with architectural buildings have also found their names inscribed as World Heritage Cities.

Theme 2022
Theme for year 2022 – Heritage & Climate Open / Comment

2022-04-18 11:11:51 Open / Comment

2022-04-15 17:02:38 The area of application of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), 1958 in Northeast India has been significantly reduced.

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2022-04-15 17:02:03 Renewable Energy Industry in India

Robust Demand
* In June 2021, Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated that renewable energy capacity in India increased by 250% between 2014 and 2021.
* The Central Electricity Authority estimates India’s power requirement to grow to reach 817 GW by 2030. Most of the demand will come from real estate and transport sectors.

Increasing Investments
* Non-conventional energy sector received FDI inflow of US$ 11.21 billion between April 2000 and December 2021.
* Rising foreign investment in the renewable sector (such as the US$ 75 billion investment from the UAE) is expected to promote further investments in the country.

Policy Support
* In the Union Budget 2022-23, the government allocated Rs. 19,500 crore (US$ 2.57 billion) for a PLI scheme to boost manufacturing of high-efficiency solar modules.
* In June 2021, India launched the Mission Innovation CleanTech Exchange, a global initiative that will accelerate clean energy innovation among countries.

Competitive Advantage
* Globally, India ranks fourth in renewable energy capacity and wind power and fifth in solar power capacity.
* In October 2021, India retained its third rank on the EY Renewable Energy Country Attractive Index 2021.

Future Vision
* As India looks to meet its energy demand on its own, which is expected to reach 15,820 TWh by 2040, renewable energy is set to play an important role.
* The government is aiming to achieve 227 GW of renewable energy capacity (including 114 GW of solar capacity addition and 67 GW of wind power capacity) by this year i.e. 2022, more than its 175 GW target as per the Paris Agreement.
* The government plans to establish renewable energy capacity of 523 GW (including 73 GW from Hydro) by 2030.
* It is expected that by 2040, around 49% of the total electricity will be generated by renewable energy as more efficient batteries will be used to store electricity, which will further cut the solar energy cost by 66% as compared to the current cost. Open / Comment

2022-04-15 17:01:54 Open / Comment