Table Of Contents EASE OF DOING BUISNESS FOOD PRICE INDEX TECHNICAL TEXTLES LOW EARTH ORBIT DEPOSITORY RECEIPTS ACE2 ENZYME DRDO SYSTEMS US CYBER ATTACKS HUMAN FREEDOM INDEX FAIR AND REMUNERATIVE PRICE ARTICLE 356 1. EASE OF DOING BUISNESS Subject: Economy Context : The World Bank has corrected two of its recent ease […]
Subject: Polity Context: The Supreme Court Friday stayed an order of the Andhra Pradesh High Court to examine if there has been constitutional breakdown in the state. Concept: Article 356 of the Constitution of India gives President of India the power to suspend state government and impose President’s rule of any state in the country […]
Subject: Economy Context: Food Minister PiyushGoyal on Friday said the government cannot reduce the FRP, the minimum price at which sugar mills buy cane from farmers, and asked the industry to be efficient, profitable and diversify product portfolio with less dependency on the central subsidy. Concept: Fair and remunerative price (FRP) is the minimum price […]
Subject: International Report Context: The Human Freedom Index 2020, a worldwide ranking of civil, economic and personal freedom, released recently placed India at the 111th spot out of 162 countries. India ranked 94 on the index in 2019. Concept: India’s scored 6.30 out of 10 in personal freedom and 6.56 in economic freedom. The country’s […]
Subject: Science & tech Context : The ‘SolarWinds hack’, a cyberattack recently discovered in the United States, has emerged as one of the biggest ever targeted against the US government, its agencies and several other private companies. In fact, it is likely a global cyberattack. Concept: This is being called a ‘Supply Chain’ attack. Instead […]
Subject: Defence Context: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh handed over three indigenously developed Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) systems to Army, Navy and Air Force at a function held in DRDO Bhawan. Concept: BOSS is an all-weather electronic surveillance system successfully designed and developed by Instruments Research & Development Establishment (IRDE), Dehradun. The system facilitates […]
Subject: Science & tech Context: The human enzyme ACE2, which enables the novel coronavirus to infect the cell, is also key in protecting against cardiovascular, lung and kidney diseases. And, new research has found, it may be offering protection to women against Covid-19 disease. Concept: The study of several thousand patients has revealed that men […]