DEVIKA PROJECT OF UDHAMPUR Subject : Economy Context : Recently, the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions has said that Devika Project is for all and therefore suggestions are welcome from every Party. Concept : About Devika Project It is North India’s first- of- its- kind project located in Udhampur, Jammu & […]
RBI KEEPS REPO RATE UNCHANGED Subject : Economics Context : Recently, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the RBI has kept the repo rate, unchanged at 4 per cent for the sixth time in a row and slashed the growth rate to 9.5 per cent for fiscal 2021-22. Concept : The panel said […]
DECLINE IN STAR FORMATION ACTIVITY Subject : Science & tech Context : Recently, a team of astronomers from the National Centre for Radio Astrophysics (NCRA-TIFR) in Pune, and the Raman Research Institute (RRI) have discovered the reason behind decline in star formation activity 8 billion years ago Concept : The study stated that […]
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY Subject : International Relations Context : India will vote in support of Maldives’ Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid in the election of the President of the UNGA on June 7, a decision which will disappoint Afghanistan, which has former Foreign Minister Zalmai Rassoul in the running. Concept […]
GINI COEFFICIENT Subject : Economics Context : NITI AYOG Index show some improvement in SDG on inequality. Concept : Lorenz Curve and Gini Coefficient The distribution of Income in an economy is represented by the Lorenz Curve and the degree of income inequality is measured through the Gini Coefficient. One of the five […]
USE OF MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES WILL HALT COVID PROGRESSION Subject : Science & tech Context : The initial use of monoclonal antibody cocktail, the combination of drugs used on former US President Donald Trump and given emergency use approval in India in early May, has given encouraging results, with doctors involved touting it as […]
USA EAGLE ACT CHANGES FOR GREEN CARD CAP Subject : International Relations Context : US House of Representatives has reintroduced bipartisan legislation to eliminate per country cap on employment-based green card. This legislation is called as “EAGLE Act” and was introduced to benefit Indian IT professionals who are waiting over decades for green […]
THREAT OF OIL SPILL IN INDIAN OCEAN Subject : Environment Context : Sri Lanka on Thursday readied for the possibility of an oil spill after a cargo ship laden with chemicals sank off its western coast. Concept : Oil Spill An oil spill refers to any uncontrolled release of crude oil, gasoline, fuels, […]
BLUE FINNED MAHSEER OUT OF RED LIST Subject : Environment Context : The Blue-Finned Mahseer, which was on the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) red list of endangered species, has now moved to the ‘least concern’ status, a statement from Tata Power said. Concept : The group is involved in conservation […]
VIGILANCE NOD MUST FOR POST RETIREMENT APPOINTMENT Subject : Governance Context : The Central Vigilance Commission on Thursday said all central government organisations should mandatorily obtain vigilance clearance before offering post-retirement jobs to bureaucrats. Concept : About CVC Central Vigilance Commission is the apex vigilance institution, free of control from any executive authority, […]