Input Tax Credit Subject: Economy Context: Year-long crackdown on tax evasion, the GST authorities have unearthed over Rs 35,000 crore of tax fraud committed by misuse of input tax credit provision under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime. Concept: Input credit means at the time of paying tax on output, you can reduce the tax you have […]
EESL Subject: Economy Context: The Andhra Pradesh government will buy 25,000 electric two-wheelers for its employees. Concept: Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) is a joint venture of four national Public-Sector Undertakings – NTPC Limited, Power Finance Corporation Limited, Rural Electrification Corporation Limited and POWERGRID Corporation of India Limited. Convergence Energy Services Limited (CESL), […]
Antimicrobial resistance Subject: Science and Technology Context: A new joint inter-agency report has found positive associations between antimicrobial use (AMU) in animals and antimicrobial resistance in animals as well as in humans. The report, titled Antimicrobial consumption and resistance in bacteria from humans and animals According to the report: Penicillins, first- and second-generation cephalosporins […]
Few electron bubbles (FEBs) in superfluid helium Subject: Science and Technology Context: Scientists at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have experimentally shown the existence of two species of few electron bubbles (FEBs) in superfluid helium for the first time. Concept: The electron bubbles FEBs can serve as a useful model to study how the energy states […]
Water pollution caused by detergents Subject: Environment Context: Contamination and pollution of water are serious problems today. Concept: Water pollution caused by detergents is now a big concern in the global context. The per capita detergent consumption in India is around 2.7 kilogram per year. It is around 10 kg in the United States of America. Constituents Nonylphenol, a […]
Booster Doses Subject: Science and Technology Context: Israel has started administering the third dose of Pfizer-Biotech’s Covid-19 vaccine to elderly people with compromised immune systems. Concept: The fully vaccinated people by now clearly shows that immune responses last up to 8-12 months ,Hence a booster is a means of strengthening one’s immune system against a […]
Cabinet Committee Subject: Polity Context: Further, as part of the reshuffle, Union ministers Smriti Irani, Bhupender Yadav and Sarbananda Sonowal have been included in the Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Concept: Cabinet Committees are extra-constitutional in emergence, which means, they are not mentioned in the Indian Constitution. […]
Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) for Development of Infrastructure Facilities for Judiciary Subject: Polity Concept: The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved continuation of the Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) for Development of Infrastructure Facilities for Judiciary for further five years from 01.04.2021 to 31.03.2026 at a total cost of Rs.9000 […]
Kármán line Subject: Science and Technology Context: British businessman Richard Branson beat rival Jeff Bezos to reach the edge of space, giving space tourism an official kickstart. But experts and space enthusiasts are in doubt whether the height to which he travelled can be termed ‘space’. Concept: The most widely accepted boundary of space […]
Funding gap may stump ‘Housing for All’ goal Subject: Government Schemes Context: The government‘s promise to provide ‘Housing for All’ by 2022 faces a severe funding crunch even as implementation is running behind schedule. Concept: PMAY-HFA The Housing for All/Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana was launched in 2015 with an aim to provide affordable […]