Table Of Contents SILVER LINE PROJECT ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK CYCLONE FORECASTING RT LAMP TEST GVA &IIP SCO SUMMIT GLOBAL INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY ALLIANCE (GITA) COLD WAVE US PRESIDENT PARDON POWERS 1. SILVER LINE PROJECT Subject: Economy Context: The Kerala government has informed the NITI Aayog that the 529.45 km semi-high-speed rail SilverLine […]
Subject: Polity Context: With less than two months of his tenure remaining, US President exercised his powers under the Constitution to pardon his former National Security Advisor, who had twice pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI. Concept: USA President: The President of the US has the constitutional right to pardon or commute sentences related […]
Subject: Geography Context: Delhi and other parts of north India are bracing for near cold wave conditions. Concept: A cold wave is declared when there’s a significant drop in minimum or night time temperature. The IMD’s criteria for a cold wave in the plains is that the minimum temperature should be 10 degrees or lower […]
Subject: Science & tech Context: At celebration of the 9th Foundation Day of GITA, Union Minister of Science & Technology underlined how Global Innovation and Technology Alliance (GITA) served as a catalyst for nurturing innovation and industrial R&D. Concept: Global Innovation & Technology Alliance (GITA) is a “not–for–profit” Section-8 Public Private Partnership (PPP) company. It […]
Subject: International Events Context: India will host the Heads of Government Council meeting of the eight-nation Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) , but Prime Minister Narendra will not attend the meeting, which will be chaired by Vice-President instead. Concept: It will be the first time that a summit-level meeting will be held under India’s chairmanship, since […]
Subject: Economics Context: The IIP manufacturing and manufacturing GVA growth are highly correlated (almost 0.9) and this correlation collapsed in Q2 when IIP manufacturing declined by 6.7% (average of July, August and September) while manufacturing GVA grew by 0.6%. Concept: Gross Value Added: As per the SNA, GVA is defined as the value of output […]