Brahmaputra Heritage Centre Subject – Art and Culture Context – British-era bungalow is home to Brahmaputra heritage centre Concept – A British-era bungalow on a hillock that used to be the 17th century military office of the Ahom rulers has been converted into a heritage centre depicting life along the Brahmaputra. Vice-President M. Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday inaugurated the […]
NS2 Subject – IR Context – Nord Stream 2 (NS2) running from Russia to Germany across the Baltic Sea has been complete. Concept – The NS2 pipeline runs along the already completed Nord Stream 1 system, and the two together will supply an aggregate of 110 billion cubic metres of gas to Germany […]
Landslip Warning System Subject – Disaster Management Context – NGRI proposes landslip warning system Concept – The Council Of Scientific And Industrial Research -National Geophysical Research Institute (CSIR-NGRI) has launched an ‘Environmental Seismology’ group to develop a ‘Landslide and Flood Early Warning System’ for the Himalayan region based on real-time monitoring with dense seismological networks, coupled with […]
Higher the central bank gold reserves lower the sovereign credit risk Subject – Economy Context – Higher the central bank gold reserves, lower the sovereign credit risk: IIM-A centre’s study Concept – Gold reserves of Central Banks can reduce the sovereign credit risk of countries, according to a study by the India Gold […]
Linking cess with govt borrowing Subject – Economy Context – The GST Council’s inaction on petro products and cess continuing till 2026 are likely to make life difficult for consumers Concept – Currently all taxes levied by both the Centre and States form two-thirds of the final price paid by the consumer. The […]
Area Frame Establishment Survey (AFES) Subject – Economy Context – Field work for survey on jobs in informal sector launched Concept – The government flagged off the field work for the Area Frame Establishment Survey (AFES), a survey aimed at capturing employment in the informal sector and establishments having less than 10 workers. […]
Pandora Papers Subject – IR Context – “Most Expansive Expose Of Financial Secrecy” To Be Published Today Concept – Pandora Papersare 11.9 million leaked files from 14 global corporate services firms which set up about 29,000 off-the-shelf companies and private trusts in not just obscure tax jurisdictions but also countries such as Singapore, […]
Eat Right campaign Subject – Governance Context – Raj Kumar Rao Urges People to Practice ‘Aaj Se ThodaKam’ for Good Health Concept – Actor Rajkumar Rao has teamed up with FSSAI, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India as its brand ambassador for a campaign, ‘Eat Right Movement’ in partnership with the […]
Sardine Run Subject – Environment Context – South Africa’s massive ‘sardine run’ leads fish into an ecological trap Concept – One of the world’s most spectacular marine migrations is the KwaZulu-Natal sardine run. The so-called “greatest shoal on Earth” takes place during the southern hemisphere’s winter. It involves the movement of tens to […]
Foreign Portfolio Investment Subject – Economy Context – Record Sept: FPI buys in India top ₹27,756 cr Concept – September marked the comeback of the foreign portfolio investors (FPIs). Data show that last month, FPIs made the largest purchase of stocks and debt instruments in 2021 so far at ₹27,756 crore. To know […]