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India-UAE Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement – Update (February, 2022)

February 19, 2022

India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have signed a trade agreement that will decrease import duties on the majority of Indian exports to the UAE. The Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) is the Narendra Modi government’s first significant trade ..

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Guidelines on EPR for Plastic Packaging

February 18, 2022

Under the Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has issued guidelines on Extended Producers Responsibility (EPR) on plastic packaging. Overview With effect from July 1, 2022, the rules on extended producer responsibility, as ..

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T.N. Neutrino Observatory-Recent Developments

February 18, 2022

Tamil Nadu has told the Supreme Court that it does not want the Indian Neutrino Observatory (INO) to be built in a vulnerable ecological zone in the Western Ghats, at the cost of wildlife and biodiversity, along with local opposition ..

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NAAC Guidelines on Accreditation

February 18, 2022

National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) recently relaxed the eligibility criteria for accreditation of higher educational institutions. Key Points University Grants Commission (UGC) is likely to address a webinar on new guidelines soon. These guidelines had been communicated to colleges ..

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Gujarat New Biotechnology policy

February 18, 2022

On February 17, 2022, Government of Gujarat unveiled new Biotechnology Policy, that offers up to 25 per cent financial support on capital investments in the biotechnology sector. About the New Biotechnology Policy Operative period of the new biotechnology policy will ..

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Asia’s largest Bio-CNG plant

February 18, 2022

On February 19, 2022, Asia’s largest Bio-CNG plant will virtually be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Indore. Highlights Indore is considered as one of the cleanest cities India. With the inauguration of bio-CNG plant, it will set another ..

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Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link

February 18, 2022

On February 15, 2022, Indian Railways connected the main and longest tunnel of T-49, under the Udhampur- Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL) project. Key Points The T-49 tunnel is in between Sumber and Arpinchala station of Katra-Banihal section of USBRL project. ..

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H5N1 bird flu Outbreak in Patna & Maharashtra

February 18, 2022

According to World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), India reported an outbreak of highly contagious H5N1 bird flu virus on a poultry research farm in state of Bihar. In similar incident, state administration of Maharashtra also confirmed on February 17, ..

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Second Advance Estimates of Production of Major Crops

February 18, 2022

The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare announced the Second Advance Estimates of Major Crop Production for 2021-22. Foodgrain production is expected to reach a new high of 316.06 million tonnes. Overview: Foodgrains – 316.06 million tonnes. (record) Wheat –111.32 ..

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Pramarsh 2022 Workshop

February 17, 2022

Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal, Minister of State for Culture and Parliamentary Affairs launched the ‘Pramarsh 2022’ career counseling workshop for school children in the Bikaner District region. One lakh students from over a thousand schools across the Bikaner district, mostly ..

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