AL AQSA MOSQUE Subject : International Relations Context : Israeli police, Palestinians clash at Al-Aqsa mosque. Concept : More than 160 people were wounded when Israeli riot police clashed with Palestinians at Jerusalem’s flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound late on Friday, capping a week of violence in the Holy City and the occupied West […]

    GREAT NICOBAR PLAN Subject : Environment Context : Green panel allows Great Nicobar plan to advance Concept : Great Nicobar Development plan Firstly, The overall Great Nicobar Development plan envisages the use of about 244 sq. km. region for development purposes. Secondly, Phase 1 of the plan will cover: 22 sq. km. airport […]

    HAKKI PIKKI TRIBAL COMMUNITY Subject : Society Context :Hakki-Pikki tribal from Karnataka wins battle against the virus Concept : The HakkiPikki are a semi-nomadic tribe of karnatakawho have travelled and lived in various parts of the country over the past few decades. As part of a ‘rehabilitation drive’ by the Government of Karnataka […]

    GOPAL KRISHNA GOKHALE Subject : History Context: Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tributes to Freedom Fighter and social reformer Gopal Krishna Gokhale on his birth anniversary. Concept : Gopal Krishna Gokhale was born on May 9th, 1866 in Kothluk in Ratnagiri District, Maharashtra. In 1884, after his graduation in arts at the Elphinstone […]

    MAHARANA PRATAP Subject : History Context : Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tributes to Maharana Partap on his birth anniversary. Concept : Pratap Singh popularly known as Maharana Pratap, was a king of Mewar, a region in the present day state of Rajasthan. He was the eldest son of Udai Singh II (founder […]

    ANTI DUMPING DUTY Subject : Economics Context : The Finance Ministry has extended the validity of anti-dumping duty on certain seamless tubes and pipes imported from China till October 31. Concept : An anti-dumping duty is a protectionist tariff that a domestic government imposes on foreign imports that it believes are priced below […]

    MERCHANT DISCOUNT RATE Subject : Economics Context : In a push to expand their merchant networks, fintech intermediaries have come up with an innovative settlement scheme by which they waive the merchant discount rate (MDR) on offline card transactions. Concept : This allows offline merchants to opt for a delayed settlement of a […]

    LONG MARCH 5B ROCKET Subject : Science & tech Context : Debris from a Chinese rocket made an uncontrolled re-entry into the Earth’s atmosphere and disintegrated over the Indian Ocean, with remnants falling at a location to the west of Maldives. Concept : The debris came from the upper stage of a Long […]

    NEW COVID VACCINE POLICY Subject : Governance Context: splitting vaccines 50-50 has created new supply bottlenecks Concept : Union government’s decision to decentralise vaccine procurement from May 1, has now presented fresh bottlenecks along the supply chain. The two specific obstacles, according to company and government sources involved in planning the supply chain […]

    PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE Subject : Polity Context : Opposition dials VP Naidu, seeks virtual meetings of Parliamentary standing committees Concept : The Constitution of India makes a mention of these committees at different places, but without making any specific provisions regarding their composition, tenure, functions, etc. All these matters are dealt by the […]