Table Of Contents GIG WORKERS INVENTORY GAINS CENTRAL VISTA REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT ARMY AVIATION CORPS TYPHOON GONI GIGIT BALTISTAN BSF 1. GIG WORKERS Subject: Economy Context: The new Code on Social Security allows a platform worker to be defined by their vulnerability not their labour, nor the vulnerabilities of platform work. Concept: What […]
Subject : Security Context: The Border Security Force and the Odisha police have set up a Company Operating Base (COB) at Gurasethu, dubbed the “ideological headquarters” of the outlawed CPI(Maoist) along the Odisha-Andhra Pradesh border. Concept : Border Security Force BSF is primary border guarding organisation of India and termed as First Line of Defence […]
Subject: Security Context: India on Sunday slammed Pakistan for its attempt to accord provincial status to the “so-called Gilgit-Baltistan”, saying it is intended to camouflage the “illegal” occupation of the region by Islamabad. Concept: Gilgit-Baltistan has functioned as a “provincial autonomous region” since 2009. Besides, India has conveyed that the entire Union Territories of Jammu […]
Subject: Geography Context: Typhoon Goni made landfall in the eastern Philippines. Over a million people in the typhoon’s projected path have been evacuated, including in the capital, where the international airport is now closed. Concept: Goni – known as Rolly in the Philippines – is the most powerful storm to hit the country since Typhoon […]
Subject: Defence Context: The Army Aviation Corps (AAC), the youngest Corps of the Indian Army, celebrated its 35th Corps Day on November 1. Concept: The Corps was raised as a separate formation on November 1 in 1986. The AAC now draws its officers and men from all arms of the Army, including a significant number […]
Subject: Economy Context: In a Supreme Court hearing, Senior Advocate argued about the discrepancies in the process of the Central Vista Redevelopment project. Concept: The Central Vista is a 3 km stretch in the heart of New Delhi that runs from the RashtrapatiBhavan to India Gate. It is flanked by large green spaces and significant […]
Subject: Economics Context : Both Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. (IOCL) and Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (BPCL) have reported strong financial results in the second quarter of this fiscal despite lower operating revenues. Concept: The key item driving profits for both companies in the quarter were “inventory gains”. Inventory gains are registered from an appreciation in […]
Subject: Economy Context: The new Code on Social Security allows a platform worker to be defined by their vulnerability not their labour, nor the vulnerabilities of platform work. Concept: What is Gig Economy? A gig economy is a free market system in which temporary positions are common and organizations contract with independent workers for short-term […]
Daily Prelims Topic BULK DRUG D614G MUTATION ASTEROID PSYCHE 16 DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME STREET VENDORS ACT GALAXY COVAX VACCINE ROSHINI SCHEME LINE OF ACTUAL CONTROL SEAPLANE SERVICE Daily Mapping Sabarmati Daily Facts Food Security: If a person in New York has to pay $1.2 for a plate of food, the same plate will […]