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Table Of Contents RBI INTERVENTION CHINA’S SUPER DAM PULICAT LAKE OIC POINT CALIMERE ECO BRIDGE COMPETITION BILL FDI INFLOW ITU Herd Effect vs Herd Immunity 1. RBI INTERVENTION Subject: Economics Context: The weakness in the dollar following the large stimulus rolled out by the US has resulted in currencies of most emerging […]
Context: Plan for nationwide roll of covid -19 vaccine Concept: Herd Immunity: The proportion of subjects with immunity in a given population. When a vaccine is rolled out and increasing proportion of people get vaccinated, herd immunity level increases and decease frequency decreases in the vaccinated population. Herd Effect is defined as the reduction of […]
Subject: International Organisation Context: Three new technologies including ‘5Gi’ submitted by the Telecommunications Standards Development Society India (TSDSI) have completed “successful evaluation” and conform with rigorous performance requirement, according to International Telecommunication Union (ITU) statement. Concept: The technologies are — 3GPP 5G-SRIT and 3GPP 5G-RIT submitted by the Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP), and 5Gi […]
Subject: Economics Context: During April-September 2020, India attracted FDI worth $7.12 billion from the U.S. and $2 billion from Mauritius, which slipped to fourth position, the DPIIT (Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade) data showed. Concept: Key Takeaways: The U.S. has emerged as the second biggest source of foreign direct investment (FDI) into […]
Subject: Governance Context: After incorporating certain reforms suggested by the CLRC, the draft Competition (Amendment) Bill, 2020 (Bill) was released for public comments. Now , Government is planning to table the bill in parliament. Concept: The Competition Bill, 2020 seeks to amend the Competition Act. If the changes proposed by the MCA to the Competition […]
Subject: Environment Context: In a first-of-its-kind initiative, the Uttarakhand Forest Department has built a special eco bridge in the Ramnagar forest division of Nanital district for reptiles to cross over the busy jungle road. Concept: The highway to Nainital is a very busy one and a large number of vehicles ply on it during the […]
Subject: Environment Context: The arrival of flamingos from far flung areas has started at Point Calimere, one of the popular destinations in the State for the winged visitors. Concept: It is located in Nagapattinam district of Tamil Nadu spreads across an area of 30 sq.km and comprises sandy coastal, saline swamps and thorn scrub forests […]
Subject : International Organizations Context: India, ‘strongly’ rejected the criticism of its Kashmir policy by the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). Concept: The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) is the second largest intergovernmental organization after the United Nations with a membership of 57 states. It is the collective voice of the Muslim world. It endeavors […]