Passage 1
About a decade ago, New Delhi-based entrepreneur Jai Dhar Gupta became a clean air activist when he was diagnosed with bronchial asthma. His motive was to spread knowledge about the need to ensure our cities breathe easy. He was also on the air pollution think tank of the Delhi Government (wherein he helped bring into effect the odd-even rule for vehicles).
Over the past few years, Jai has been working on yet another project: creating India’s first biosphere within a tiger reserve. “Rajaji Raghati Biosphere (RRB) is a 35-acre private forest initiative led by ecologist Vijay Dhasmana, who is known for restoring the Aravalli landscapes, and me. We have identified rare and endangered species of native trees and are attempting to revive them, and protect the area from poachers and mining,” says the 51-year-old.
Source – https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-en
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Passage 2
In a first, India has dragged one nation to arbitration at the World Trade Organization (WTO) as it is making changes to its commitments which New Delhi believes could impact its services trade.
The official said India has already communicated to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) regarding its request for arbitration on the issue.
On November 17, 2023, the nation notified to the secretariat of the WTO about its intention to modify its schedule of specific commitments under the GATS (General Agreement on Trade in Services) to incorporate additional commitments relating to services domestic regulation.
Source- https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/fore
