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1) 1 billion tonnes of Carbon Dioxide to be removed by 2025 to meet climate goals according to a report released by Coalition for Negative Emissions (CNE) & Mckinsey.
A) 190 countries have signed the Paris Agreement which seeks to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees celsius.
B) Current pipeline of projects in development could only remove about 150 million tonnes of CO2 by 2025.
2) Facebook announced the launch of a new Publishing Tool called “Bulletin”.
A) Aim is to promote independent writers.
B) Bulletin will help and support these independent creators in the US.
C) Bulletin was launched in the backdrop of popularity of Facebook local groups and pages.
3) SC directed NDMA to frame guidelines for payment of ex gratia compensation to family members of covid succumbed patients.
A) It also directed NDMA to ascertain ex gratia amount within 6 weeks.
B) The National Disaster Management Authority is under the Ministry of Home Affairs.
C) Objective is to coordinate response to natural or man made disasters.
4) Hyderabad based Grene Robotics develop India’s first Indigenous drone defence dome called “Indrajaal”.
A) It will have the capacity to autonomously protect an area of 1000-2000 sq km.
B) Anti UAV systems will also be beneficial for linear infrastructure like international borders against advanced weaponry.
C) It is 24×7 persistent and autonomous monitoring, action and tracking.
5) Deepika Kumari becomes the top ranked archer among women.
A) She secured a hat trick of gold medals at the Archery World Cup stage 3 in paris.
B) She was conferred with the Arjuna Award in 2012 and Padma Shri in 2016.
C) She was born in 1994 in Ranchi, jharkhand.
6) SEBI reduced the minimum application amount for real estate investment trusts (REITs) and Infrastructure Investment Trusts (InvITS).
A) It has been reduced to Rs 10,000-15,000 from 55,000 at present.
B) REITs and InvITS are looked upon as attractive investment avenues.
C) Lower application size and trading lot would help in attracting more retail investors to the segment.
7) India jumps to 10th position in Global Cyber Security Index (GCI) 2020.
A) GCI is a composite index created,analysed and published by the International Telecommunications Union(ITU).
B) It measures the commitment to cybersecurity of its 194 member countries to raise cybersecurity awareness.
C) Top rank was achieved in GCI by the US with a score of 100.
8) The Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises inaugurated NATRAX-the High speed Track (HST) in Indore.
A) It is the longest such track in Asia.
B) It is an 11.3 km long High Speed Track.
C) Vehicles can achieve max speed of 375 kmph on curves with steering control.
9) Department of Justice launches “Enforcing Contracts Portal”.
A) Portal aims to promote ease of doing business and improve Contract Enforcement Regime in the country.
B) These dedicated commercial courts have been established for speedy resolution of commercial disputes.
