Accommodative monetary policy Subject – Economy Context – RBI may signal policy normalisation on October 8, Standard Chartered says. Concept – To know about Accommodative monetary policy, please click here. To know about Monetary Policy Committee, please click here.
Antiviral pill for COVID-19 Subject – Science and Tech Context – Merck’s antiviral pill could change the game for COVID-19 Concept – A new drug by Merck significantly reduces the risk of hospitalization and death in people who take it early in the course of their COVID-19 illness, according to the interim results […]
CT Scan Subject – Science and Tech Context – The first computed tomography image — a CT scan — of the human brain was made 50 years ago, on October 1, 1971. Concept – The first computed tomography image — a CT scan — of the human brain was made 50 years ago, […]
WHO’s emergency-use licence Subject – Science and Tech Context – There is a great amount of speculation as to whether the WHO will give its Emergency Use Licence approval for Covaxin. Concept – Organisations can apply for WHO’s EUL based on the availability of clinical trial data to demonstrate safety, efficacy and manufacturing […]
The Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana or Saubhagya Subject – Government Schemes Context – Almost 2.82 crore households have been electrified till March 31, 2021 Concept – Saubhagya is one of the largest household electrification drives in the world. The journey of the scheme started with Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana […]
Paddy Procurement Delay Subject – Economy Context – Punjab, Haryana farmers are upset about paddy procurement delay Concept – Only the paddy crop is procured by the government on minimum support price, while basmati is purchased by private players/basmati exporters in both states. Today, farmers opt for any of several short-duration varieties that […]
Daily Prelims Notes 1 October 2021 Table Of Contents Heroin seizures from Arabian Sea Canada marked first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation this year Financial Sector Regulators Atomic Energy Regulatory Board Nuclear Power Corporation of India limited Press Council of India (PCI) Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) SBM-U 2.0 and AMRUT 2.0 […]
Current Account Surplus Subject – Economy Context – Current account surplus slides to $6.5 billion in Q1 Concept – To know about Current Account and BoP, please click here.
Fiscal Deficit Subject – Economy Context – Fiscal deficit touches 31.1% of FY target Concept – To know about Fiscal deficit, please click here. To know about other Budgetary Terms, please click here.