Directorate General of GST Intelligence (DGGI) Subject – Economy Context – Directorate General of GST Intelligence (DGGI) said it recovered a total cash of ₹197.49 crore, 23 kg of gold and offending goods of high value after searches on a perfume-compound company Concept – Erstwhile Directorate General of Central Excise Intelligence (DGCEI), now […]
Rapid Antigen Test Subject – Science and Tech Context – States/UTs directed to ramp up rapid antigen tests Concept – The test is done on swabbed nasal samples that detect antigens that are found on or within the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Antigens are foreign substances that induce an immune response in the body. It is a […]
GST Council reconsidering rates on textiles Subject – Economy Context – GST Council defers tax rate increase on textiles Concept – The GST Council in its 45th meeting in September had recommended making certain rate changes for footwear and textiles to correct the inverted duty structure. An inverted duty structure arises when the taxes on output or final product […]
Ladakh bridge on the world’s highest road Subject – Geography Context – Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated 27 projects built by the Border Roads Organisation (BRO), which included 24 bridges and three roads, most of which are in the border areas. Concept – One of the 24 bridges is on what has now […]
Breakthrough in battery technology Subject – Science and Tech Context – Shareholders of California-based Quantum Scape Corp, a battery startup backed by Volkswagen AG, have approved a multibillion-dollar pay package for Chief Executive Officer Jagdeep Singh, who could receive stock options potentially valued at $2.3 billion, subject to the company meeting some performance […]
Daily Practice Sheet 1 January 2022 Daily Prelims Topic Breakthrough in battery technology Ladakh bridge on the world’s highest road GST Council reconsidering rates on textiles Rapid Antigen Test Directorate General of GST Intelligence (DGGI) Immovable Property Returns for IAS, IPS, IFS officials Chennai Deluge Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS) Floating Rate Bond (FRB) […]