Subject: Reports Context: The State of World Population 2020 report released by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Concept: Findings Theme: Against my will – Defying the practices that harm women and girls and undermine equality Every year, millions of girls are subjected to practices that harm them physically and emotionally, with the full knowledge […]
Subject: Schemes Context: Union government has initiated “Accelerate Vigyan” scheme to push scientific research Concept: Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) has launched this new scheme to provide a single platform for research internships, capacity building programs, and workshops across the country. The primary objective of this inter-ministerial scheme is to give more thrust on […]
Subject: Economy Context: The Goods and Service Tax (GST) regime completes three years since it was first introduced on July 1, 2017 Concept: The GST aims to streamline the taxation structure in the country and replace a gamut of indirect taxes with a singular GST to simplify the taxation procedure. It has been established by […]
Subject: Environment Context: The major cause of worst locust attack after gap of 26 years is extreme weather events linked to climate change. Concept: Extreme weather events include unexpected, unusual, severe, or unseasonal weather; weather at the extremes of the historical distribution, the range that has been seen in the past. As the world has warmed, that warming […]
Subject: Economy Context: The output of eight core infrastructure industries shrank by 23.4 per cent in May due to the coronavirus-induced lockdown, according to the official data. Concept: The index was released by the Office of Economic Affairs under the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade. Out of the total items in the […]
Subject: Economy Context: Central government has reported that its fiscal deficit exceeded more than half its Budget Estimate (BE) in the first two months of the current fiscal (FY 20-21) Concept: This was primarily because of a crunch in tax and non-tax revenues and capital receipts. It was 52 per cent for the corresponding period […]
On this Day 1st July is celebrated as ‘National Doctor’s Day’ commemorating the iconic and internationally renowned medical practitioner, Dr Bidhan Chandra Roy who served as a physician, a freedom fighter, an educationist and a politician. Daily Prelims Topic Fiscal deficit Controller General Of Account Core industries Extreme Climatic events GST -3 years Accelerate Vigyaan […]