IAS officers and central posting Subject – Governance Context – The Centre has proposed to amend the rules for central deputation of IAS officers. Concept – The Centre has proposed amendments to the IAS (Cadre) Rules in order to exercise greater control in central deputation of IAS officials, which has often been at […]
Variable Rate Repo auction under LAF Subject – Economy Context – RBI holds variable repo auction as GST outflow tightens liquidity Concept – Call money market is a market for uncollateralised lending and borrowing of funds. This market is predominantly overnight and is open for participation only to scheduled commercial banks and the […]
Employees Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) Subject – Economy Context – EPFO adds 13.95 lakh subscribers in November 2021 Concept – To know about EPFO, please refer November 2021 DPN.
Brent at 7-year high Subject – Economy Context – Oil prices are at their highest levels since 2014 — Brent crude hit $88.3 per barrel on Thursday, up 27% since December 1, when it was trading at $69.5. Concept – Why is crude rising? The spike has been driven primarily by fears of […]
Supreme Court upholds 27% OBC quota in NEET Subject – Polity Context – ‘Reservation not at odds with merit’: Supreme Court upholds 27% OBC quota in NEET Concept – Underlining that “reservation is not at odds with merit but furthers its distributive consequences”, the Supreme Court said Thursday that “merit cannot be reduced […]
Global treaty to cut plastic production needed Subject – Environment Context – Global treaty to cut plastic production needed urgently: EIA report ahead of UN summit Concept – A new global plastics treaty that takes into account the entire lifecycle of plastics needs to be developed urgently, a new report highlighted. The fifth […]
Daily Practice Sheet 20 January 2022 Daily Prelims Topic Najafgarh Lake Seed Money Top Producers and Consumers of Oil Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency(IREDA) Contingency Fund of India Global Research on Antimicrobial Resistance (GRAM) report Houthis and the war in Yemen RBI’s Digital Payment Index National Commission on Urbanization in India Octroi […]