Subject: Economy Concept: Fuel pricing mechanism The Indian basket of crude oil represents a derived basket comprising Sour Grade (Oman and Dubai average) and Sweet Grade (UK based) of crude oil processed in Indian refineries. Prices of petrol and diesel have been made market-determined effective June 2010 and October 2014 respectively. Since then, the Public […]
Subject: Geography Context: A team of researchers from the Indian Institute of Science and Cotton University has found that some droughts during monsoon season in India are due to unique North Atlantic disturbance. Concept: Previous research has shown that El Niño events almost always lead to dry monsoon seasons, but not all dry seasons are […]
Subject: Science Context: In another shocking discovery related to the post-COVID-19 recovery, ENT surgeons in Delhi have come across over 12 cases of coronavirus-triggered deadly Mucormycosis fungal infection, within the last 15 days. Concept: Mucormycosis (previously called zygomycosis) is a serious but rare fungal infection caused by a group of molds called mucormycetes. These molds […]
Subject: Governance Context : The Election Commission’s (EC) proposal to grant postal voting rights to Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) may get implemented first for voters based in the US, Canada, New Zealand, Japan, Australia, Germany, France and South Africa. Concept: A restricted set of voters can exercise postal voting. Through this facility, a voter can cast […]
Subject: Polity Context: Maharashtra legislator submitted a letter to the state legislature secretariat seeking admission of his breach of privilege notice against print and electronic media outlets for defaming him. Concept: Parliamentary privileges are certain rights and immunities enjoyed by members of Parliament, individually and collectively, so that they can effectively discharge their functions. Parliamentary […]
OPTIMA (Mains) 2020 30 Days Revision and Writing Plan DAY 13 Topic: Major Crops – Cropping Patterns in various parts of the country, Storage, Transport and Marketing of Agricultural Produce and Issues and Related Constraints Issues related to Direct and Indirect Farm Subsidies and Minimum Support Prices Issues related to Direct and Indirect Farm Subsidies […]