Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPAC) Subject: Economy Context: Many countries are today seeing SPAC as an alternative to Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) Concept: SPACs offer a new route for high-risk taking individuals to participate in the start-up euphoria. It is an empty corporate shell (or blank-cheque companies with no operations or business plans […]
Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund (AHIDF) Subject: Policy and schemes Context: The secretary Ministry of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries talked of potential social, economic and nutritional benefit investment in animal husbandry can bring from funds like AHIDF can ensure. Concept: Last year as part of Atma Nirbhar Bharat package announcement was made […]
National Company Law Tribunal Subject: Polity Context: The Supreme Court on Monday allowed the NCLT, Mumbai, to continue proceedings Future Retail’s plea seeking permission for calling a shareholders’ meeting to approve its Rs 24,713 crore retail asset sale deal with Reliance Retail but asked the tribunal not to pass final orders sanctioning the […]
6G Subject: Science and Technology Context: The DoT is attempting to outline an overall framework of 6G and to provide directional guidance for the subsequent 6G research. Concept: The department is going to organize a webinar on February 24 to analyse the technical requirements and challenges to introduce 6G in the country for […]
Genome Valley Subject: Current Affairs Context: Telangana health minister talked about Hyderabad as the vaccine capita citing foreign envoys and Indian PM’s visit to the Genome valley. Concept: It is India’s first systematically developed R&D cluster in Hyderabad. It houses over 150 Companies, making it the country’s largest cluster of multi-tenanted lab space […]
Rashtriya Kamdhenu Aayog (RKA) Subject: Polity Context: RKA postponed the Cow Science exam after its chairman resigned yesterday. Concept: It was formed for conservation, protection and development of cows and their progeny by organizing animal husbandry on modern and scientific lines in 2019. It falls under the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying […]
SAGAR Subject: International Relations Context: India extended $100 million line of Credit to Mauritius which occupies important place in India’s SAGAR initiative. Concept: Security and Growth for All in the Region focusses on the Blue economy in the region. It seeks to strenthen India’s relations with her neighboring countries and further strengthens the […]
CBI and Consent of States Subject: polity Context: The SC sought the Centre, CBI reply in a plea challenging CBI’s jurisdiction in West Bengal mineral case as West Bengal withdrew general consent to the CBI in 2018. Concept: In last few years Mizoram, West Bengal, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Kerala and Jharkhand have withdrawn […]
Bond Yield Subject: Economy Context: The rise in bond yields across the world has disrupted the bull rally on the stock markets with the benchmark Sensex of the BSE plunging 1,145 points, or 2.25 per cent Concept: The rise in bond yields in India is in response to factors such as absorption of […]
Daily Practice Sheet 23 February 2021 By Santosh Sir All 6 Prelims qualified 4 CSE Mains qualified If I can do it, you can too Daily Prelims Topic Bond Yield CBI and Consent of States SAGAR Rashtriya Kamdhenu Aayog (RKA) Genome Valley 6G National Company Law Tribunal Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund (AHIDF) […]