Table Of Contents MASHEER SPECIES INNER LINE PERMIT AMENDMENT TO BANKING LAW IPO ISSUE BAN ON ONLINE GAMING SPREAD OVER TIME LNG FUELLING STATIONS MEGHALAYA INTEGRATED TRANSPORT PROJECT (MITP) VATAYAN LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD ONE WEB SATELLITE NEUTRALIZING ANTIBODIES 1. MASHEER SPECIES Subject : Environment Context : Recent surveys done by the Wildlife Association […]
Subject :Science Context: A new study in Pune has revealed that nearly 85% of the people who had been found infected with novel coronavirus in a sero survey, conducted earlier, had developed neutralising antibodies. If a person has developed neutralising antibodies, this means he has developed immunity against the disease. There is a misconception that everyone who […]
Subject: Science & tech Context: UK joins with Bharti to take control of failed space start-up OneWeb, a low earth orbit satellite operator. Concept: OneWeb’s emergence from distressed businesses use to reorganise themselves, gives a significant boost to the UK’s ambitions to become a major commercial space player and to develop cutting-edge positioning technology that […]
Subject : Current Events Context : Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ will be conferred with the Vatayan Lifetime Achievement Award at a virtual ceremony on 21st November, 2020. Concept : Vatayan International Awards given by the Vatayan-UK organization in London, honours poets, writers and artists for their exemplary work in their respective fields. Earlier […]
Subject : Economy Context : The Government of India, the Government of Meghalaya and the World Bank signed a $120 million project to improve and modernise the transport sector of state of Meghalaya Concept : The project will improve about 300 km of strategic road segments and stand-alone bridges by using innovative, climate resilient, and […]
Subject : Economy Context : Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas and Steel laid the foundation stone for the first 50 LNG fuelling stations, across the golden quadrilateral and major National Highways. Concept : Liquefied natural gas (LNG) is natural gas (predominantly methane, CH4, with some mixture of ethane, C2H6) that has been cooled down […]
Subject : Legislation Context : The Labour Ministry has proposed raising ‘spread over time’ for a worker to 12 hours a day from the current limit of 10-and-half hours. Concept : This is part of the draft rules for the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code. ‘Spread over time’ refers to working hours plus […]
Subject : Polity Context : Tamil Nadu Governor promulgates ordinance to ban online gaming. Concept : Tamil Nadu Governor promulgated an ordinance to ban online gaming in the State, providing for the levy of a ₹5,000 fine and six months’ imprisonment for those found to be engaging in it. An official statement from the Raj […]
Subject : Economics Context : SEBI moots easier dilution norms for large IPO issues. Concept : Markets regulator SEBI on Friday proposed to reduce the minimum offer size in an initial share sale, whereby companies with a post-issue capital of above ₹10,000 crore would be required to offer at least 5% stake in IPO. At […]