MEDICAL TERMINATION OF PREGNANCY (AMENDMENT) BILL 2020 Subject : Legislations Context : The Rajya Sabha passed the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Bill, 2020 that increases the time period within which an abortion may be carried out. The Bill was passed in March last year in the Lok Sabha. Concept : Currently, abortion […]
CENSUS Subject : Governance Context :The provisional data for the latest Census and National Population Register (NPR) will be available before the Lok Sabha election in 2024, according to information provided by the Union Home Ministry to a parliamentary committee. Concept : The previous Census was conducted in 2011 and the NPR, which […]
IRENA Subject : International Organisations Context : The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) released the World Energy Transitions Outlook report. Concept : It estimated that by 2050, 90% of total electricity needs would be supplied by renewables, followed by 6% from natural gas and the remaining from nuclear. The agency has identified 30 […]
RULE CURVE Subject : Geography Context :The Supreme Court said the Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary will be “personally responsible” and “appropriate action” will be taken on failure to give information on the ‘rule curve’ for the Mullaperiyar dam to the Supreme Court-appointed Supervisory Committee. Concept : The ‘rule curve’ in a dam decides […]
FOOD WASTE INDEX REPORT Subject : International Report Context : Recently, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) released the Food Waste Index Report 2021. Concept : It has revealed that 17% of all food available at consumer level (11% in households, 5% in food service and 2% in retail) was wasted in 2019 […]
SOFR Subject : Economics Context : SBI and IOCL ink $100 million first SOFR linked deal in the ECB market. Concept : The secured overnight financing rate (SOFR) is a benchmark interest rate for dollar-denominated derivatives and loans that is replacing the London interbank offered rate (LIBOR). SOFR is based on transactions in […]
DEVELOPMENTAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTION Subject : Economy Context : Cabinet clears plan to set up DFI for infra projects. The government will infuse ₹20,000 crore capital in the new financial institution, and gradually reduce its stake to 26% from 100%, said Sitharaman. Concept : Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had on February 1, proposed creation […]
ARTICLE 342 A Subject : Polity Context : Various petitioners argue (Maharashtra reservation case )in the Supreme Court that Maharashtra did not have the legislative competence to add the Maratha community to the list of Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (SEBC) after the 102nd Amendment to the Constitution of India. Concept : Article […]
MGNREGA Subject : Government Schemes Context : There has been no increase in MGNREGA wages in Kerala and Lakshadweep while Meghalaya has recorded the highest increase of Rs 23, from Rs 203 in 2020-21 to Rs 226 2021-22, according to a report in the Indian Express. Concept : With the exception of Meghalaya, […]
SYNTHETIC MEAT Subject : Science & tech Context : Microsoft Founder Bill Gates has stirred the internet once again, this time with his comment on synthetic meat. Concept : Cultured meat or Synthetic meat is a meat produced by in vitro cell culture of animal cells, instead of from slaughtered animals It is […]