Table Of Contents STUBBLE BURNING TRP SYSTEM ROLE OF CAG BAD BANKS CANNABIS PLANT and NDPS ACT ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION WORLD BANK GST COMPENSATION   1. STUBBLE BURNING Subject: Agriculture Context: IARI has developed ‘decomposer’ capsules, which when mixed in a water solution and sprayed on land, gets to work on paddy stubble, softening […]

Subject: Economy Context: Opposition leader of Tamilnadu has written to Chief Minister urging him to hold the Centre accountable for the non-payment of GST compensation to the States. Concept: Three years after the introduction of India’s new indirect tax regime, GST, it has started to face an existential crisis. The gains of GST have started […]

Subject: International Organisation Context: The World Bank expects India’s economy to contract by 9.6% in 2020-21, revising its earlier estimate in June that output will shrink by just 3.2% amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. This revision reflects ‘the impact of the national lockdown and the income shock experienced by households and firms’. Concept:  The World Bank […]

Subject: Healthcare Context: Two patients undergo lung transplant at Apollo Hospitals Concept:  Organ donation/transplantation Organ donation means giving part of the body (organ) to a person with end stage organ disease who needs a transplant. The organs that can be donated for transplantation include kidney, liver, heart, lungs, and small bowel and tissues such as corneas, heart valves, […]