Twitter may lose safe harbour protection Subject : Governance Context : Twitter may ‘lose’ safe harbour protection as government says it ‘failed’ to fill key positions Concept : Microblogging platform Twitter is likely to lose its status as a social media intermediary and, in turn, the legal protection accorded to it under Section […]
Inflation spurs spike in bond yield; rupee hits 1-month low Subject : Economics Context : India’s benchmark 10-year bond yield closed at its highest level in more than six weeks while the rupee ended at a one-month low on the back of a larger-than-expected surge in retail inflation. Concept: The benchmark 10-year bond […]
Generalized System of Preferences (GSPs) Subject : International Relations Context : Recently, the European Union (EU) Parliament has adopted a resolution which has urged the EU Commission to consider temporary withdrawal of the GSP+ status given to Sri Lanka. Concept : About Generalized System of Preferences (GSPs) It was instituted in 1971 under […]
Taiwan reports ‘largest’ incursion by Chinese forces Subject : International Relations Context : As many as 28 Chinese air force aircraft, including fighters and nuclear-capable bombers, entered Taiwan’s air defence identification zone (ADIZ) on Tuesday, the island’s government said. It is the largest reported incursion to date. Concept : While there was no […]
Early Arrival of Southwest Monsoon Subject : Geography Context : Recently, the southwest monsoon has progressed rapidly to cover two-thirds of the country just about 10 days after it broke over the Kerala coast. Concept : The northern limit of the monsoon (NLM) continued to pass through Diu, Surat, Nandurbar, Bhopal, Nagaon, Hamirpur, […]
May 2021 was the sixth warmest May on record ,says NOAA Subject : Environment Context : The upward trend of warming is global and unambiguous: May 2021 has tied with 2018 as the world’s sixth-warmest May on record, according to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA). Concept : The average global temperature in […]
No annuity rider for NPS exits upto 5 Lakhs Subject : National Organisations /Governance Context : Pension regulator PFRDA has allowed National Pension System (NPS) subscribers to withdraw the full contributions at one go without purchasing an annuity if the pension corpus is equal to or less than Rs 5 lakh. Concept : […]
Govt Confirms first death from reaction to vaccine Subject: Science & tech Context: A government panel studying COVID-19 vaccine side effects on Tuesday confirmed the first death due to anaphylaxis following vaccination. Concept: According to a report submitted by the national Adverse Events Following Immunisation (AEFI) Committee, a 68-year-old man died from anaphylaxis […]
FCI rice to be used for ethanol production Subject: Economy Context: The Central government has allocated 78,000 tonnes of rice procured for food security purposes to be diverted to ethanol production instead this year, at a subsidised rate of ₹20 a kg, Food Secretary Sudhanshu Pandey said. Concept: This is part of the […]
AY.1 not a variant of concern yet: Centre Subject: Science & tech Context: AY.1, or B.1.617.2.1, has a mutation called K417N that is linked to high infectivity and has been associated with the Beta variant, first identified in South Africa. Concept: A new COVID-19 variant has mutated from the highly transmissible Delta or […]