Global Gateway Plan Subject – IR Context – EU plans €300 billion infra fund to counter China’s BRI Concept – The European Commission announced on Wednesday a plan to mobilise €300 billion ($340 billion) in public and private infrastructure investment around the world, a move seen as a response to China’s Belt and Road strategy. Global Gateway will aim at mobilising […]
G20’s Troika Subject – IR Context – India joins G20’s Troika with Indonesia and Italy Concept – India on Wednesday joined the G20 ‘Troika’. With this move, India has started the procedure for taking over the G20 presidency next year. Troika refers to the top grouping within the G20 that consists of the current, previous and the incoming presidencies — […]
Antiretroviral Drugs Subject – Science and Tech Context – People with past exposure to antiretroviral drugs thrice as likely to resist them: WHO Concept – It is a combination of daily medications that stop the virus from reproducing. The therapy helps in protecting CD4 cells thus keeping the immune system strong enough to […]
CBI and Consent of States Subject – Polity Context – The CBI has filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court on the withdrawal of ‘general consent’ to the agency by several States Concept – The CBI is governed by the Delhi Special Police Establishment Act (DPSEA). This law makes the CBI a special […]
Debt Sustainability of States Subject – Economy Context – RBI report says combined debt-to-GDP ratio is worryingly high at 31 per cent Concept – The report “State Finance: Study of Budgets” noted that the combined debt-to-GDP ratio of States, which stood at 31 per cent at end-March 2021, is expected to remain at […]
World Inequality Report Subject – Economy Context – Richest 1% have 38% of wealth growth globally: World Inequality Report Concept – The richest 10 per cent own around 60-80 per cent of wealth and the poorest half less than 5 per cent of wealth. Published by the Harvard University Press. How taxation can […]
Public Safety and Public Emergency Definition Subject – Governance Context – ‘No clear public safety, emergency definition: Net ban being used for routine policing’ Concept – Public safety and public emergency, often used by state and Central governments to justify the suspension of telecom and internet services in an area, are not defined […]
Green Yodha program Subject – Environment Context – ‘Ambition to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050 would be paved through an All-Electric All-Digital world’ Concept – Energy is responsible for about 80% of the world’s carbon emissions, as per the estimate by the International Energy Agency. To combat this and contribute to India’s recently […]
Changing monsoon patterns over 30 years Subject – Geography Context – Between 1989 and 2018, five states — UP, Bihar, West Bengal, Meghalaya and Nagaland — have shown significant decreasing trends in Southwest Monsoon rainfall, according to an India Meteorological Department (IMD) report cited by the government in Lok Sabha on Wednesday. Concept […]
James Webb Space Telescope Subject – Science and Tech Context – The James Webb Space Telescope, NASA’s largest space science telescope ever constructed, is scheduled to be sent into orbit no earlier than December 22, 2021. Concept – The James Webb Space Telescope, NASA’s largest space science telescope ever constructed, is scheduled to […]