News of The Day: 17th December 2024

News of The Day -17th December 2024

SOUCRES: The Hindu, Indian Express, Live Mint, Business Standard, Economic Times, and PIB.

• What is ENSO
• Meteorology of a La Niña winter
• Difference between El Nino and La Nina
• Impacts on Indian climate

• About issues in Sudan and relations with India
• Map of the Region
• Additional Reading:
• About Role of International Criminal Court (ICJ)

• What is the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP)?
• About India- UK relations and bilateral agreements

• What is greenwashing?
• Mission 100% electrification of the Railways
• Impacts on Environment and Economy

• What is Piketty Theory?
• About Gini Coefficient 
• How to reduce Inequality in India?

• Concept of viability gap funding (VGF) 
• About VGF scheme 
• Port Infrastructure of India

• Export- Import dynamics of India
• What is Balance of Payment?
• Concept of trade deficit and measures to overcome it

• About SHAKTI Scheme
• What is the Fuel Supply Agreement (FSA)?
• About Coal linkage under SHAKTI Policy

• What is carbon sequestration?
• Why are wildfires in the Arctic increasing?
• Albedo effect
• Global warming and its implications

• About India’s Atomic Energy program
• Status of Power Generation through Nuclear Energy.
• Renewable energy generation