Subject: Environment Context: Chinese President Xi Jinping has promised China would be carbon net-zero by 2060 Concept: Net-zero is a state in which a country’s emissions are compensated by absorptions and removal of greenhouse gases from the atmosphere. Absorption can be increased by creating more carbon sinks such as forests, while removal involves application of […]
Subject: Geography Context: Prime Minister will inaugurate the strategically important Atal Tunnel in Himachal Pradesh. Concept: The 9.02-km tunnel, the longest highway tunnel in the world above the height of 3,000 metres cuts through a mountain west of the Rohtang La. It will shorten the distance between Solang Valley and Sissu by around 46 km […]
Subject: Economy Context: After contracting for six months in a row, the country’s exports grew by 5.27 per cent year-on-year to $27.4 billion in September, and the trade deficit narrowed to a three-month low of $2.91 billion, as per the Commerce Ministry data Concept: A trade deficit is an economic condition that occurs when a […]
Subject: Economy Context: Amid a surge in investor inflows that have pushed stock market indices to new highs over the past six months, the Finance Ministry has flagged specific concerns over “low filing” and “poor quality” of Suspicious Transaction Reports (STRs) by brokers. Concept: The FinCEN Files refer to a set of over 2,100 “Suspicious Activity Reports” […]
Subject: Schemes Context: Kisan Rail started to function Concept: Mango special, Banana Special, Onion Special, Sapota Special are some of the routes of Kisan Rail Thesespecial seasonal trains identified by the government for farmers to send fresh fruits, vegetables and other perishable goods to buyers across India. Rail and Agriculture ministries are working to institutionalise […]
Daily Prelims Topic Kisan rail Suspicious Transaction Report and FIU Exports rise and trade deficit Atal tunnel: China’s carbon-net zero: IBBI Indian-Germany bubble Immunization program Green firework Antisera 25th Anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women Daily Mapping Ramsar sites in India Daily Facts Wetlands in India: India has 27,403 wetlands in total, […]