Clean Energy related Energy: Solar cooperative farms Energy: Hydel Agriculture and Food Bread Carcinogens Wheat Blast Flora Fauna Marine Biodiversity Earth, Climate Change, Disasters Mains GS3: Pollution Salt Pan workers &Law commission Silicosis and Supreme Court Science Technology Resuable [...]
Deendayal Upadhyaya GramJyoti Yojana LED Schemes under Modi-raj Theory CFL vs LED vs Bulb lights? #1: National Program for LED streetlights & home lights #2: DELP: Delhi-wallo LED lelo Yojana Floating solar powerplant Synthetic Gas & CNR Rao Agnisumukh [...]
Pusa Hydrogel Eco-Cooker Micro-grid power generation Rajiv Gandhi Net-metering se Bill kum karlo Yojana Earth overshoot day Pusa Hydrogel Topic in news: Oct 2014, Hindu; Relevance: GS3- Science-Technology / conservation; Who? Indian Agricultural Research institute, New Delhi What? Pusa [...]
#1: National Air quality index (AQI): WHY? Features of new AQI Criticism of new Air Quality Index #2: SAFAR #3: Smog sucker Chinese Parafoil drone #4: Pthalates, Airfresheners and Pollution Mock Questions National Air quality index (AQI): WHY? Mains [...]
RAPS-5 Kudankulam: 1000 MW mark Kudankulam nuke plant: SC rejects plea RAPS-5 Q. Discuss the significance of RAPS-5 as a nuclear energy milestone in India. (100 words) RAPS Rawatbhatta Atomic Power Station Record Continuous Operation for 765 days. Proves [...]
Timeline: Vehicle emission control in India What is Bharat emission standards? Sulfur lead content vs Bharat norms: Why additional Levy on petrol/diesel? Bharat Standards: limitations Flash point in Diesel Alternative Fuels #1: Methanol #2: Ethanol #3: Hydrogen fuel #4: [...]
Sequences of events: Government formed M.B.Shah Commission. To investigate illegal mining of iron & manganese in 6 states. 2012: Shah gives report Environment ministry temporarily suspended mining in Goa. Supreme Court ordered ban on mining SC formed panel under [...]
Cess on Diesel Cars to fight pollution? is it the time to close Digboi refinery? Cess on Diesel Cars to fight pollution? Famous advocate Harish Salve assists Forest bench of Supreme court as Amicus curiae. He presents a report- [...]
What is Ethanol fuel / Gasohol? Pro-argument for Ethanol Blending? Anti-argument against Ethanol Blending? Gasohol system in India and abroad What is National Automotive Board (NAB)? What is National Mission for Electric Mobility (NMEM)? What is a Hybrid vehicle? [...]
What is Shale Gas? What’re its Advantages? What’re its limitations? What is Shale Gas? Shale gas is natural gas formed from being trapped within shale formations. Shale gas—an “unconventional” source of methane, like coal-bed gas (in coal seams) and [...]