SWAMIH Fund Subject – Economy Context – SWAMIH Fund exit from investment in Mumbai’s housing project and its impact Concept – The government-backed Special Window for Affordable & Mid-Income Housing (SWAMIH) Fund has announced complete exit from its investment made in CCI Rivali Park Wintergreen project in Mumbai. The fund was set up […]
Agni-5 ballistic missile Subject – Defence and Security Context – Agni-5 ballistic missile, with 5,000-km range, successfully tested in India Concept – Agni-5 ballistic missile, with 5,000-km range was successfully tested in India. Though inducted over three years ago, India’s foremost Agni 5 ballistic missile was tested for the first time by the […]
Heat Waves Subject – Environment Context – Heat waves likely to last ‘25 times longer’ in India by another 2-4 decades, says climate report Concept – The heatwaves in India are likely to “last 25 times longer by 2036-2065” if carbon emissions remain high and push global temperature rise to 4 degrees Celsius […]
UNESCO World Heritage forests Subject – Environment Context – UNESCO World Heritage forests: India’s Sundarbans among 5 sites with highest ‘blue carbon’ globally Concept – India’s Sundarbans National Park is among five sites that have the highest blue carbon stocks globally, according to a new assessment of greenhouse gas volumes emitted from and […]
Daily Practice Sheet 28 October 2021 Daily Prelims Topic US Food and Drug Administration Micronutient Deficiency ‘Podu’ land issue in Telangana National Bank for Financing Infrastructure Development (NABFID) Meghalaya’s Matrilineal Inheritance Custom Cascade Tripping Rules of Religion in Eligibility for the SC Quota Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister Asian Development […]