Table Of Contents AIR POLLUTION FINANCE COMMISSION ASIAN KING VULTURE MARITIME INDIA VISION 2030 MONETARY TRANSMISSION GHAR TAK FIBRE TRIPS INDEPENDENCE OF JUDICIARY 1. AIR POLLUTION Subject: Environment Context : Every year in October, Delhi’s air quality starts to dip and a war of words between different governments erupts. Concept : Air […]
Subject: Polity Context: Andhra Pradesh CM’s letter to Chief Justice of India regarding to the conduct of judges of AP High Court. Concept: Article 121 : Restriction on discussion in Parliament No discussions shall take place in Parliament with respect to the conduct of any Judge of the Supreme Court or of a High Court […]
Subject: Economy Context : India’s joint proposal with South Africa at the World Trade Organisation for a temporary waiver of certain Trade Related Intellectual Property Rights obligations to ensure smooth supply of medicines and vaccines during the Covid-19 pandemic. It has gained support from most developing countries while several developed members, including the US, Australia […]
Subject: Economy Context : Prime Minister inaguarated Ghar Tak Fibre scheme in Bihar for digital connectivity. Concept : These services are to be executed along with combined efforts of Common Service Centre. The project is to be implemented Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology under the scheme “Ghar Tak Fibre”. The project will connect 45,945 […]
Subject: Economy Context :High incidence of non-performing assets (NPAs) in banks acts as a major roadblock in transmission of monetary policy actions of the Reserve Bank, a working paper prepared by the officials of the central bank said. Concept : The working paper also made a strong case for capital injection in state-owned banks, arguing […]
Subject: Economy Context : A ten year blueprint for maritime sector is to be released by prime minister. Concept : Setting up a ₹25,000-crore Maritime Development Fund (MDF) and a pan-India port regulatory authority are among the highlights of the Maritime India Vision 2030. Maritime India Vision 2030, the latest avatar of the Sagarmala programme, […]
Subject: Environment Context : The sighting of a pair of critically endangered Asian king vultures and a juvenile in the Sigur plateau is a cause for optimism that the species may be re-establishing itself in the region. Concept : The Mudumalai Tiger Reserve (MTR), encompassing both the Sigur plateau and the Moyar valley, is believed […]
Subject: Polity Context: Finance Commission chief says that GST cess will continue. Concept : Finance Commission is a constitutional body under Article 280 created every five years to recommend the transfer of financial resources from the Centre to the States. The Commission also decides the principles on which grants-in-aid will be given to the States. […]
Subject: Environment Context : Every year in October, Delhi’s air quality starts to dip and a war of words between different governments erupts. Concept : Air pollution in Delhi and the whole of the Indo Gangetic Plains is a complex phenomenon that is dependent on a variety of factors. The first and foremost is the […]