CPI Subject: Economy Context : The all India Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) for June increased by 1.1 points and stood at 121.7. It increased by 0.91 per cent than May and 0.61 per cent when compared to June 2020. Concept: CPI is a measure of retail inflation (WPI measure wholesale inflation) […]
Fiscal Deficit Subject: Economy Context: The Finance Ministry on Friday reported a fiscal deficit of 18.2 per cent of the Budget Estimate (BE) for the April-June quarter, the lowest since 2010-11 Concept: The government describes fiscal deficit of India as “the excess of total disbursements from the Consolidated Fund of India, excluding repayment […]
Serious Fraud Investigation Office Subject: National Organisations Context: Following the government order, the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) conducted a three-day search operation at premises connected to the Videocon Group in at least five cities Concept: The Government of India had set up a Committee on Corporate Governance under the Chairmanship of Shri […]
The OBC Reservation and the Creamy Layer Subject: Polity In news: During the Monsoon Session, MPs have raised questions about revising the criteria for defining the creamy layer among OBCs. The Reservation System in India for Backward Classes: In 1954 and 1979, the Ministry of Education and the Mandal Commission suggested that a […]
Ramappa Temple under Kakatiya Rule as UNESCOs World Heritage Site Subject: Arts and Culture In news: At a review meeting after the inscription of Ramappa Temple as a World Heritage Site, Minister for Tourism and Heritage V. Srinivas Goud spelled out plans to put Ramappa Temple on the tourism map of the country. […]
Shaheed Udham Singh Subject : History Concept : Udham Singh was born in Sunam in Punjab’s Sangrur district in 1899. He was an Indian revolutionary and got associated with the Ghadar Party while in the US. He is best known for his assassination in London of Michael O’Dwyer, the former lieutenant governor of […]
6th meeting of the BRICS Counter Terrorism Working Group Subject : International Relations Context : The 6th meeting of the BRICS Counter Terrorism Working Group was held virtually on 28th and 29th of July under the Chairmanship of India. Concept : The main outcome of the Working Group meeting was the finalisation of […]
General Insurance Business (Nationalisation) Amendment Bill 2021 Subject : Legislations Context : The General Insurance Business (Nationalisation) Amendment Bill 2021 was introduced in Lok Sabha by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. Concept : The Bill will amend the General Insurance Business (Nationalisation) Act, 1972. The Bill proposes three amendments. The first aims to omit […]
Ozone levels exceeding permitted levels: study Subject : Geography Context : A Centre for Science and Environment study on ozone levels in Delhi-NCR. Concept : Contrary to the notion that ozone is predominantly a summer phenomenon, the study found ozone levels exceeding the permitted levels even during winter in Delhi-NCR. The study notes […]
Daily Practice Sheet 30 July 2021 Daily Prelims Topic Why cloudbursts could become more frequent Chola Art & Architecture Sexual Harassment at Workplace (Prevention-Prohibition and Redressal) Act (the SH Act) 2013 Urban Co-operative Banks (UBBs) Crowing Out of Investment Vs Crowing Out of Investment K-shaped recovery Vs V-shaped recovery Chandrayaan 3 Mission Daily […]