Ujjwala 2.0 Subject: Government Schemes Context: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday launched the second phase of the Ujjwala gas connection scheme for the poor, and said that it would provide the biggest relief to lakhs of migrant worker families in the country. Concept: Under the scheme, an adult woman belonging to a […]
Census Subject: Polity Context: Owing to the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic, Census 2021 and other Census-related field activities have been postponed until further orders, the Union Home Ministry said in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday. Concept: About Census The census provides information on size, distribution and socio-economic, demographic and other characteristics of the […]
Illegal migrant Subject: Polity Context: There are reports of some Rohingya migrants indulging in illegal activities, according to a written reply from the Ministry of Home Affairs in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday Concept: Under the 1951 UN Convention on the Status of Refugees and the subsequent 1967 Protocol, the word refugee pertains […]
Prices of petrol and diesel Subject: Economy Context: Prices of petrol and diesel have remained unchanged for 24 days now, even though Brent price has dropped below $70 barrel Concept: Increase will not benefit the Centre much because the excise duty on petrol and diesel is a specific tax, charged on the number […]
Bitcoin mining Subject: Science and Technology Context: Minister of State for Finance Ministry Pankaj Chaudhary also informed the Lok Sabha that “the government does not collect data on environmental impact due to mining of cryptocurrency.” Concept: Crypto investments in India grew from $923 million in April 2020 to $6.6 billion in May 2021 […]
Heterologous boosting Subject: Science and Technology Context: Mixing Covishield and Covaxin, the two main vaccines against Covid-19 in use in India, has found by a new ICMR study to be safe and also to provide better immunity. Concept: Heterologous boosting The idea of heterologous boosting initially emerged in Europe,. Vaccine platforms may vary in their ability to induce antibody […]
Inland Vessel Bill 2021 Subject: Geography Context: The Inland Vessels Bill, 2021 replaces the Inland Vessels Act, 1917. It seeks to bring all inland waterways in India and movement of vessels on them for any purpose under a central regulatory regime. National Waterways In 2016, the government notified 111 inland waterways as National […]
Carbon Budget Subject: Environment Context: The world can emit approximately 400 billion tonnes more of carbon dioxide before hitting the 1.5°C limit, as per the IPCC sixth Assessment report. More about the Report: The world currently emits about 40 GtCO2 annually. The AR6 showed that the world can emit only about 500 gigatonnes […]
Inflation Subject: Geography In news: There Visible signs of economic rejuvenation and reduced inflation pressures: FM Nirmala Sitharaman The inflation is cooling down to 5.78 percent in July, after hovering around the 6.25-6.3 percent-mark in May-June. The net market borrowing of the Centre and states is lower than the last fiscal. A robust […]
Greece wildfires Subject: Geography Context: Thousands of people have fled parts of the Greek island of Evia and Athens due to raging uncontrolled wildfires. While wildfires are common in some parts of the world during the summer season, concern is rising about recent such blazes that have wreaked havoc in Australia, western US […]