[1]. Recently, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) updated the guidelines on the ‘Waste to Energy’ and ‘Biomass’ components of the National Bioenergy Programme to enhance the use of rural biomass for power generation and rural income.When was the National Bioenergy Programme launched?

[A]. 2020

[B]. 2021

[C]. 2022

[D]. 2023

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[2]. Recently, the Delhi government announced its first-ever artificial rain project using cloud seeding to tackle severe air pollution, with technical support from IIT Kanpur.How does cloud seeding help in generating artificial rain?

[A]. By increasing wind speed to blow clouds over dry regions

[B]. By releasing heat to create thunderstorms

[C]. By dispersing chemicals that act as nuclei for water vapor to condense and form rain

[D]. By using lasers to break clouds and release trapped water

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[3]. Recently, the Ministry of Power launched a task force to develop the India Energy Stack as part of efforts to modernise the power sector using digital infrastructure.What is the primary aim of the India Energy Stack?

[A]. To privatise electricity distribution across states

[B]. To increase fossil fuel dependency through digital mapping

[C]. To build separate platforms for each state’s electricity network

[D]. To create a unified, secure, and interoperable digital infrastructure for India's energy sector

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[4]. Recently, the James Webb Space Telescope discovered its first new exoplanet, named TWA 7b, which is located in the debris rings of the low-mass star CE Antilae.What is an exoplanet?

[A]. A planet that orbits stars other than the Sun and exists outside the solar system

[B]. A planet that exists outside the Milky Way galaxy

[C]. A moon that orbits planets within our solar system

[D]. A dwarf planet within the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter

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[5]. Recently, the dhole, or Asiatic wild dog, believed to be extinct in the region, has been sighted again in Assam’s Kaziranga-KarbiAnglong Landscape (KKAL), marking a rare conservation success.What is the IUCN conservation status of the dhole (Cuon alpinus)?

[A]. Vulnerable

[B]. Endangered

[C]. Near Threatened

[D]. Critically Endangered

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