Context: The Supreme Court has ruled that pure coconut oil should be classified as 'edible oil' under the Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985, and taxed at the lower 5% GST rate.
Context: Scientists from the University of Cambridge, the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), and the UK’s Met Office developed a forecasting tool to predict locust swarm movements and behaviours.
Context: The European Commission has signed the concession contract with the SpaceRISE consortium for IRIS², a multi-orbital constellation of 290 satellites. Infrastructure for Resilience, Interconnectivity and Security by Satellite (IRIS2) It is
Context: Recently, the Ministry of External Affairs represented India at the 24th BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) Senior Officials Meeting (SOM), which was hosted
Context: The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has instructed licensed food manufacturers, importers, repackers, and relabellers to submit quarterly data on rejected and expired food items through
Context: Currently, Johannesburg City is on the verge of ‘Day Zero’, after Cape Town’s water crisis. ‘Day Zero’: It is a concept associated with water resources becoming scarce because of
Gadhimai Mahotsav Context: Gadhimai Mahotsav the world's largest festival takes place every five years in Gadhimai Temple in the Bara district of Nepal. About the Festival: The Gadhimai festival is a nine-day Hindu
Context: Recently, the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) has launched the Nexus report. More on the news: The Assessment Report on the Interlinkages Among Biodiversity, Water, Food, and
Context: The Union Home Minister recently stated in the Rajya Sabha that the ruling party would implement the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in every state ruled by it. More on
Context: Recently, India and France signed an agreement for the "adaptive reuse" of the North and South Blocks (Central Vista) as part of the plan to create a world-class museum.