India-China deal on Gogra and Hot Springs likely soon Subject : International Relations / Defence Context : India and China are set to hold the 12th round of Corps Commander-level talks aimed to resolving the standoff in Eastern Ladakh soon and an agreement for disengagement at Gogra and Hot Springs is likely to […]
Dwindling Great Indian bustard Subject: Environment Context: The government informed Rajyasabha that there were no great Indian bustard in Kutch bustard sanctuary in Gujarat on January 1 this year Concept: The great Indian bustard are the largest among the four busted species occur in India the other three being Queens bustard, lesser florican […]
Flip side of forex reserves Subject: Economy Context: The build-up in foreign exchange reserves to $610.01 billion as on July 2, an increase of around $33 billion over March 2021 and $96.8 billion on a y-o-y basis, comes amid an overall decline in India’s macroeconomic performance. The accumulation of reserves has its benefits […]
India’s falling unemployment rate in 2019-20 Subject: Economy Context: The latest annual report of the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) has surprised everyone by claiming that the unemployment rate fell in a year when India’s GDP growth was at its weakest Concept: Major unemployment trend in India The proportion of people in the […]
IFC lends $250 million to HDFC Ltd to boost green housing finance Subject: International Organisation Context: Housing Development Finance Corporation Ltd (HDFC) and IFC have partnered to promote affordable green housing finance for low-income borrowers. Concept: Green housing is largely regarded as a luxury market in the country, but given its climate benefits, […]
UNESCO flags risk to Australia’s Great Barrier Reef Subject: Environment Context: Australia on Friday avoided having the Great Barrier Reef listed as an endangered world heritage site by UNESCO, despite extensive climate change-spurred damage to the ecosystem’s corals. The move by the UN body has faced criticism by environmental activists as 21-country World […]
Daily Practice Sheet 26 July 2021 Daily Prelims Topic UNESCO flags risk to Australia’s Great Barrier Reef IFC lends $250 million to HDFC Ltd to boost green housing finance India’s falling unemployment rate in 2019-20 The flip side of building forex reserve Dwindling Great Indian bustard India-China deal on Gogra, Hot Springs […]