Current Affairs Section
- Army jawans cycled from Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium to Vijay Chowk via Kartavya Path highlighting the social campaign against drugs under FIT INDIA CAMPAIGN.
- Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya lead the ‘Fit India Sundays on Cycle’ initiative in his constituency of Upleta in Porbandar, to boost the enthusiasm for the cycling event further.
Category: Reports & Indices
- CSIR has developed indigenous technology to produce paracetamol, a widely used pain reliever and fever reducer”.
- This innovation aims to make India self-reliant in paracetamol manufacturing, reducing dependence on imported ingredients aligning with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's “Atmanirbhar Bharat” vision.
- There have been a series of indigenous developments namely India’s 1st Indigenously developed Antibiotic- Nafithromycin to treat both atypical and typical drug-resistant bacteria: Dr. Jitendra Singh.
Category: Reports & Indices
- Arunachal Pradesh's Pema Khandu is the second richest Chief Minister.
- Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah is the second poorest in the list.
- Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu is the richest Chief Minister in India with assets worth over ₹931 crore, while West Bengal's Mamata Banerjee is the poorest with just ₹15 lakh, according to an Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) report.
- While India's per capita net national income or NNI was approximately ₹1,85,854 for 2023-2024, the average self-income of a Chief Minister is ₹13,64,310, around 7.3 times the average per capita income of India.
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- India’s GHG emissions decreased by 7.93 per cent in 2020 with respect to 2019
- India's Forest and Tree Cover, along with other land use, sequestered approximately 522 million tonnes of CO2, equivalent to reducing 22% of the country's total carbon dioxide emissions in 2020
- Between 2005 and 2020, India’s Emission Intensity of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) reduced by 36%
- As of October 2024, share of Non-fossil sources in the installed Electricity Generation capacity was 46.52%
- During 2005 to 2021, additional carbon sink of 2.29 billion tonnes of CO2 created through forest and tree cover
Category: Reports & Indices