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CCEA raises C-heavy molasses ethanol price to ₹57.97 per litre for ESY 2024-25

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on 29 January 2025 raised the administered ex-mill price of C-heavy molasses ethanol for public sector OMCs to ₹57.97 per litre from ₹56.58 for Ethanol Supply Year 2024-25.

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🌿 Pollution & Conservation 📍 Delhi

CAQM invokes GRAP Stage III across NCR as Delhi AQI hits 365

The CAQM Sub-Committee on GRAP invoked Stage III of the Graded Response Action Plan across the entire NCR on 29 January 2025 after Delhi's average AQI reached 365.

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🌿 Environment & Ecology 📍 Madhya Pradesh Must know

Indore and Udaipur become India's first Ramsar-accredited Wetland Cities

Indore (Madhya Pradesh) and Udaipur (Rajasthan) were among 31 newly accredited Wetland Cities announced by the Ramsar Convention on 24 January 2025, becoming the first Indian cities on the list.

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🏆 National Awards 📍 Telangana Must know

INCOIS Hyderabad selected for Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar 2025

The Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS), Hyderabad, was selected on 23 January 2025 for the Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar 2025 in the institutional category.

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🌿 Environment & Ecology 📍 Tamil Nadu Important

Mines Ministry annuls auction of Nayakkarpatti tungsten block in Tamil Nadu

The Ministry of Mines on 23 January 2025 decided to annul the auction of the Nayakkarpatti tungsten mineral block in Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, which includes the Arittapatti Biodiversity Heritage Site.

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🌿 Disasters 📍 Himachal Pradesh

Foundation stone laid for CSIR-backed Model Resilient Village at Sil/Sunani in Himachal Pradesh

The foundation stone of a Model Resilient Village was laid on 20 January 2025 at Sil/Sunani in Bawasni Gram Panchayat, Baddi, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, an area hit by a cloudburst-induced landslide in August 2023.

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🌿 Disasters 📍 Andhra Pradesh Important

NDRF marks 20th Raising Day at Vijayawada; NIDM South Campus and NDRF 10th Battalion projects launched

The National Disaster Response Force marked its 20th Raising Day at Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, on 19 January 2025, where Home Minister Amit Shah launched projects worth about ₹220 crore including the NIDM South Campus.

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🌿 Pollution & Conservation 📍 Delhi Important

CAQM revokes GRAP Stage-III in Delhi-NCR as AQI improves to 289

The CAQM Sub-Committee on GRAP revoked Stage-III of the Graded Response Action Plan across the NCR on 17 January 2025 after Delhi's average AQI improved to 289.

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🌿 Climate Change 📍 West Bengal

MoEFCC workshop on financing India's green transition begins in Kolkata

A two-day MoEFCC stakeholder workshop on 'Financing India's Green Transition Plan and Adaptation Needs' began in Kolkata on 16 January 2025 under the Green Climate Fund Readiness Programme.

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🔬 Science & Technology 📍 India Must know

PM launches 'Mission Mausam' to make India weather-ready and climate-smart

Mission focuses on next-generation radars and satellites, high-resolution observations and high-performance computing.

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🚄 Energy & Power 📍 India Important

India's renewable energy capacity reaches 209.44 GW, up 15.84%

Record 28.64 GW added in 2024; solar at 97.86 GW and wind at 48.16 GW.

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🌿 Pollution & Conservation 📍 Delhi Important

CAQM revokes GRAP Stage-III across NCR as Delhi's AQI improves

Delhi's AQI at 278 at 4 pm, 72 points below the Stage-III mark of 350; Stages I and II stay in force.

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🔬 Science & Technology 📍 Jammu and Kashmir Important

Jitendra Singh announces Regional Meteorological Centre for Jammu

Announcement made at an IMD 150th anniversary event in Jammu; Srinagar centre recognised by WMO as a Centennial Centre.

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🚄 Energy & Power 📍 Delhi Important

Piyush Goyal launches Bharat Cleantech Manufacturing Platform at Bharat Climate Forum 2025

The platform aims to strengthen India's solar, wind, hydrogen and battery storage value chains.

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🌿 Pollution & Conservation 📍 Delhi Important

CAQM invokes GRAP Stage-III across NCR as Delhi's AQI crosses 350

Delhi's AQI rose from 297 on 8 January to 357 at 4 pm on 9 January amid calm winds and fog.

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🌿 Wildlife & Protected Areas 📍 Telangana

Animal Welfare Board of India and NALSAR sign MoU to train animal welfare representatives

NALSAR will assess trainees for AWBI's Honorary Animal Welfare Representative certification.

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🌿 Pollution & Conservation 📍 Delhi Important

CAQM revokes GRAP Stage-III curbs across Delhi-NCR as air quality improves

Stages I and II of the revised GRAP stay in force; Stage-III had been in place since 3 January 2025.

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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 Oceania

India announces USD 500,000 relief assistance to earthquake-hit Vanuatu

The aid follows the magnitude 7.4 earthquake near Vanuatu's coast on 17 December 2024.

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🌿 Disasters 📍 Kerala Important

Kerala Cabinet approves two model townships for Wayanad landslide survivors

Townships will come up on 58.50 hectares of Elstone Estate and 48.96 hectares of Nedumpala Estate.

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🌿 Environment & Ecology 📍 India Must know

Ground water assessment 2024: stage of extraction at 60.47%, 73.4% of units safe

Union Jal Shakti Minister C.R. Patil released the Dynamic Ground Water Resource Assessment Report 2024 on 31 December 2024.

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🌿 Environment & Ecology 📍 Uttar Pradesh Important

NMCG's 59th Executive Committee approves sewerage projects for Chandauli, Buxar and Uttarpara-Kotrung

Projects worth ₹272 crore in Uttar Pradesh, ₹257 crore in Bihar and ₹8 crore in West Bengal were approved.

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🌿 Environment & Ecology 📍 India Important

Annual Ground Water Quality Report 2024: first under a standard procedure, over 81% samples safe for irrigation

The CGWB report, released on 31 December 2024, covers more than 15,200 monitoring locations.

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🌿 Pollution & Conservation 📍 Delhi Important

Delhi logged a record 209 'good to moderate' air quality days in 2024: CAQM

The Commission for Air Quality Management reviewed Delhi's 2024 air quality on 31 December 2024.

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🌿 Climate Change 📍 India Must know

India submits fourth Biennial Update Report to UNFCCC: 2020 emissions down 7.93% from 2019

India's BUR-4, submitted to the UNFCCC on 30 December 2024, contains the national GHG inventory for 2020.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Maharashtra

Maharashtra to scrap over 13,000 old government vehicles and 15-year-old state transport buses

Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis gave the direction while reviewing 100-day plans at Sahyadri Guest House, Mumbai, on 30 December 2024.

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🌿 Pollution & Conservation 📍 Delhi Important

CAQM revokes GRAP Stage-III across NCR as Delhi AQI improves to 334

The CAQM Sub-Committee on GRAP revoked Stage-III of the revised Graded Response Action Plan across the NCR on 27 December 2024 after Delhi's average AQI improved to 334 at 7 PM.

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💹 Economy 📍 Tamil Nadu Important

Nayakkarpatti tungsten block: Centre asks GSI to re-examine boundary, Tamil Nadu to hold Letter of Intent

The Ministry of Mines on 24 December 2024 asked the Geological Survey of India to explore redefining the Nayakkarpatti tungsten block to exclude a biodiversity heritage site.

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🌿 Environment & Ecology 📍 India Must know

India State of Forest Report 2023: forest and tree cover at 25.17% of geographical area, up 1,445 sq km since 2021

Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav released ISFR 2023, the 18th biennial report of the Forest Survey of India, at the Forest Research Institute, Dehradun, on 21 December 2024.

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🌿 Wildlife & Protected Areas 📍 Uttarakhand Important

Bhupender Yadav opens Advanced Pashmina Certification and Next Generation DNA Sequencing facilities at WII Dehradun

The Wildlife Institute of India in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, received two new facilities on 21 December 2024, building on the Pashmina Certification Centre opened a year earlier.

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💹 Economy 📍 Maharashtra Must know

India and ADB sign $42 million loan for Maharashtra coastal protection project

The Government of India and the Asian Development Bank signed a $42 million loan on 19 December 2024 for coastal and riverbank protection in Maharashtra.

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