NCP OPPOSES RBI SUPERVISION OF COOPERATIVE BANKS Subject : Economy Context : The changes to The Banking Regulation Act approved by Parliament in September 2020, brought cooperative banks under the direct supervision of the RBI Concept : Before, all the co-operative banks came under dual regulation of the RBI and the Registrar of […]
KERALA WON BATTLE AGAINST KARNATAKA FOR KSRTC Subject : Economy Context : After a seven-year legal battle for the trademark, Kerala has announced that the Trade Marks Registry’s final verdict on Wednesday gave it the right to use the abbreviation KSRTC, its emblem, and even the nickname ‘Anavandi’, which means elephant vehicle. Concept […]
16 MINERAL BLOCKS UP FOR AUCTION SOON Subject : Economy Context :The Chhattisgarh government is planning to auction 16 new blocks of iron ore and limestone in the next two to three months, a press release issued by the state government stated. Concept : District Mineral Foundation DMFs were instituted under the Mines […]
DAC CLEARS BUILDING OF 6 ATTACK SUBMARINES Subject : Defence Context : Recently, the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) has approved proposals concerning Capital Acquisitions of various equipment for modernisation and operational needs of the Armed Forces amounting to approx. Rs 6,000 crore. Concept : The DAC also approved issue of RFP for construction […]
NCDC STUDY POINTD TO DELTA VARIANT BEHIND APRIL CORONA WAVE Subject : Science & tech Context : In a study carried out by scientists of INSACOG (the consortium of labs undertaking genome sequencing in India) and National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on the reasons behind the second wave has revealed that despite […]
Daily Practice Sheet 4 June 2021 Daily Prelims Topic Expert panel for Minimum wages: Lakshadweep: An evolution to melting point of culture: Vigilance nod must for post-retirement jobs//CVC: Blue-finned Mahseer out of Red List: PVTGs: USA EAGLE act changes for Green card cap may benefit Indians there Monoclonal antibodies: Vijayalakshmi Pandit H10N3 bird […]