Decline in gold & curerncy assets pull forex reserves off record high Subject : Economy Context : Sliding from the life-time high recorded a week ago, the forex reserves declined by $4.148 billion to reach $603.933 billion for the week ended June 18 on account of a fall in gold and currency assets, […]

    Aadhaar & PAN data of workmen in multiple cos under insolvency Subject : National Organisations Context : Officials aware of developments admitted to the “mistake”, which happened as the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) was working on a portal to host details of claims by all creditors against corporates undergoing a […]

    IMF says board discussed US 650 Billion dollars expansion of reserves Subject : International Organisations Context : The International Monetary Fund’s executive board on Friday discussed a proposed $650 billion expansion of its emergency reserves, marking the next step in a process expected to be completed in August, the IMF said in a […]

    Daily Prelims Notes 26 June 2021 Table Of Contents Centre releases draft bill to bring hydrogen under oilfields act India faces uphill task on MSP , Stockholding Javedakar releases LiDAR Survey of forest areas for 10 states Odisha resumes evicting illegal prawn gherries in Chilika Linking land records with database will exclude labourers, […]

    Tibet gets first bullet train links Lhasa to India border Subject : International Relations Context : China started operating the first bullet train line in Tibet, linking Lhasa to Nyingchi near the border with Arunachal Pradesh. Concept : Lhasa-Nyingchi rail line is the second route linking Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) with mainland China […]

    DRDO tests enhanced range Pinaka rocket Subject : Defence Context : The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on Friday successfully test fired the enhanced range versions of the indigenously developed 122 mm calibre rocket as well as the extended range version of indigenously developed Pinaka rocket from a Multi-Barrel Rocket Launcher (MBRL) […]

    Six Maoists including top leaders of the CPI(Maoist) were killed Subject : Security Context : Six Maoists including top leaders of the CPI(Maoist) were killed  by the Greyhounds in Koyyurumandal in Visakhapatnam Agency. Concept : Greyhounds Greyhounds is a police special forces unit operating in the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana […]

    Pakistan to remain on FATF greylist Subject : International Relations Context : Pakistan was retained on the greylist, or the list of countries under “increased monitoring”, by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), as the Paris-based UN watchdog judged it deficient in prosecuting the top leadership of UN Security Council-designated terror groups, including […]

    Uttarakhand has decided to keep Corbett and Rajaji Tiger Reserves open all year Subject : Environment Context : Uttarakhand Forest Minister Harak Singh Rawat announced on Wednesday that the state’s two Tiger Reserves — Corbett and Rajaji — would now remain open for tourism round the year. Concept : Until now, the reserves […]