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Ukraine-Russia Conflict- How Indian Economy will be affected?

  Ukraine-Russia Conflict- How Indian Economy will be affected? The Impact of Ukraine- Russia conflict on Indian economy 1. Inflation 2. Exchange Rate 3. Crude  Impact on Imports 1. Thermal coal and gas imports  2. Critical Defence Equipment 1.  Inflation As there is an increase in oil prices, this will also affect freight movement. In addition, this will cause an increase in the cost of food items like vegetables, fruits, pulses, oil, etc. The Ukraine-Russia conflict will also increase  inflation  in India. So, if there is a rise in inflation, it may rise beyond the projected figures of RBI, and they will be forced to increase the rates. 2.  Exchange Rate If the Ukraine-Russia conflict continues, the  exchange rate  will be affected, and the rupee may depreciate further. This can cause a rise in the country’s total trade spending. 3.  Crude  Brent crude oil prices are expected to rise to $105 per barrel, according to  commodit...
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Biomedical Waste Management during pandemic

Biomedical Waste Management during pandemic  With the  opening-up of vaccination  for all above 18 years, the volume of infectious waste generated from the vaccination clinics will increase manifold. So, the government has to ensure proper awareness is done about waste segregation and proper facilities are created to treat the medical waste in India.Introduction Prior to the pandemic, India’s biomedical waste management capacity was already limited. Now, with the advent of the pandemic, biomedical waste generation has increased manifold. CPCB has given guidelines to discard the biomedical waste generated in Covid-19 camps and Covid-related material such as gloves and masks in households. However, the implementation of the guidelines is limited as local bodies are not equipped to handle biomedical waste, and even the public doesn’t have enough knowledge about segregating it. All this is leading to the piling up of biomedical waste. According to the  environment minist...

Green Hydrogen Policy

  What is Green Hydrogen / Green Ammonia? Green hydrogen, also referred to as ‘clean hydrogen’ is produced by using electricity from renewable energy sources, such as solar or wind power, to split water into two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom through a process called electrolysis. The hydrogen thus produced is used in the manufacturing process and oxygen is released into the atmosphere or bottled and sold to hospitals and industries that need it. A similar process also helps produce green ammonia. Ammonia is a pungent gas that is widely used to make agricultural fertilisers. Green ammonia production is where the process of making ammonia is 100% renewable and carbon-free. One way of making green ammonia is by using hydrogen from water electrolysis and nitrogen separated from the air.  Green Hydrogen Policy- The policy provides as follows: Green Hydrogen / Ammonia manufacturers may purchase renewable power from the power exchange  or set up renewable energy capacity th...

List of Newspapers during Indian Freedom Struggle

  List of Newspapers during Indian Freedom Struggle Year Name Newspaper/ Journal Founder 1780 Bengal Gazette English newspaper James Augustus Hicky 1819 Samvad Kaumudi Bengali weekly newspaper Ram Mohan Roy 1822 Mirat-ul-Akbar Persian language journal Raja Ram Mohan Roy 1853 Hindoo Patriot English weekly Madhusudan Ray 1854 Rast Goftar Gujarati Newspaper Dadabhai Naoroji 1858 Som Prakesh Weekly newspaper Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar 1862 Indian Mirror Newspaper Devendra Nath Tagore 1868 Amrita Bazar Patrika Newspaper Sisir Kumar Ghosh and Motilal Ghosh 1871 Tahzib-ul-Akhlaq...