Petrol price and inflation Subject: Economy Context: The government’s revenue collections from excise duty on petroleum products jumped over 74 per cent year-on-year to Rs 3.45 lakh crore in 2020-21, according to government data. Concept: Government revenue and petrol prices The country has seen a 21.7 per cent increase in the price of […]
Monetary Transmission Subject: Economy Context: Data collected from banks by the RBI suggests the share of outstanding loans linked to external benchmarks — mostly the repo rate which is at 4 per cent — increased from as low as 2.4 per cent during September 2019 to 28.5 per cent during March 2021 Concept: […]
Oxfam report highlights sharp inequalities in health indicators Subject: National Reports Context: India Inequality Report 2021: India’s Unequal Healthcare Story has been published by Oxfam India Concept: India’s low spending on public healthcare systems and focus on supporting private healthcare has led to serious inequalities in access to healthcare, especially during the Covid […]
Convene Indian Labour Conference Subject: National Organisations Context : The BharatiyaMazdoorSangh on Monday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi asking him to convene the Indian Labour Conference (ILC), the most recent session of which was held in 2015, at the earliest. Concept : The Indian Labour Conference (ILC) is the apex level tripartite […]
Startup India Showcase Platform Subject: Governance Context: 104 startups from different sectors have currently on boarded on the Startup India Showcase Platform. Concept: Startup India Showcase is an online discovery platform for the most promising startups of the country. These innovations span across various cutting-edge sectors such as Fintech, Entreprise Tech, Social Impact, […]
SC reserves order on telcos’ pleas in AGR case Subject: Economy Context: The Supreme Court has reserved orders on pleas made by telecom majors for a chance to place their grievances about arithmetical errors in the calculation of Adjusted Gross Revenue (AGR) dues before the Department of Telecom (DoT). Concept: The Supreme Court […]
Climate change has added over 1000 lakes in Swiss Alps: study Subject: Environment Context: According to a study published by the Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (Eawag), climate change has dramatically altered the Swiss Alp landscape. Concept: Almost 1,200 new lakes have formed in formerly glaciated regions of the Swiss […]
Daily Practice Sheet 20 July 2021 Daily Prelims Topic Climate change has added over 1,000 lakes in Swiss Alps: study SC reserves order on telcos’ pleas in AGR case Startup India Showcase Platform. Convene Indian Labour Conference Oxfam report highlights sharp inequalities in health indicators Monetary Transmission Petrol price and inflation OPEC+ […]