ORGANIZATION FOR ISLAMIC COOPERATION (OIC) TOPIC: IR Context- India lashed out at the Organisation of the Islamic Cooperation (OIC) for being “communal minded” after the grouping called on the UN Human Rights Council to take “necessary measures” on the issue of Muslim girl students being told not to wear the hijab in Karnataka […]
INTEGRATED JUDICIARY TOPIC: Polity Context- Need to strengthen the federal nature of our judiciary by empowering High Courts. Concept- Integrated Judiciary: Indian Constitution has established an independent and integrated judiciary to protect the supremacy of the Constitution. B.R. Ambedkar stated in the Constituent Assembly: “The Indian Federation though a dual polity has no […]
CREDIT GUARANTEE TO SMEs TOPIC: Economy Context- The Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for Micro and Small Enterprises (CGTMSE) has included non-scheduled urban co-operative banks (NSUCBs), state co-operative banks, and district central co-operative banks as member lending institutions (MLIs) under a scheme that provides guarantee for the collateral-free loans given to micro and small […]
STEM CELL THERAPY TOPIC: Science & Tech Context- A U.S. patient with leukemia has become the first woman and the third person to date to be cured of HIV after receiving a stem cell transplant from a donor who was naturally resistant to the virus that causes AIDS. Concept- Stem Cell Therapy: Stem-cell […]
UNIVERSAL SERVICE OBLIGATION FUND (USOF) TOPIC: Governance Context- Reliance Jio has asked the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) to stop collecting from telecom operators contributions to the Universal Service Obligations (USO) fund until the existing corpus is utilised. Concept- The Indian telecom sector is a heavily taxed sector among the Asian countries. […]
EASE OF DOING BUSINESS (EoDB) TOPIC: Economy Context- A research report by think tank ORF identifies a staggering 26,134 imprisonment clauses in the thousands of laws that govern businesses in India. According to the report, “Of the 1,536 laws that govern doing business in India, more than half carry imprisonment clauses. Concept- Ease […]
RUSSIA- UKRAINE ISSUE TOPIC: IR Context- Russia has announced withdrawal of some troops from the Ukraine border, but US concerns remain around the Russia-to-Germany Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline. Concept- Nord Stream 2 is an undersea Gas pipeline from Russia to Germany. It bypasses Ukraine thus deny its transit fee for Russia’s Gas […]
SHAHEED DIWAS TOPIC: HISTORY Context- Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said that February 15 would be commemorated as “ShahidDiwas” in memory of the 34 freedom fighters who were killed by police in Tarapur town of Bihar’s Munger district 90 years ago. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had referred to the Tarapur massacre in his […]
Daily Practice Sheet 16 February 2022 Daily Prelims Topics PUBLIC ORDER NATIONAL STOCK EXCHANGE (NSE) La-NINA RAVIDASSIA DERA CHEETAH TRANSLOCATION RUBBER BILL 2022 EXPENDITURE ON R&D INDIAN FEDERATION RBI’s Prudential Norms on Income Recognition- ‘Asset Classification and Provisioning’ India to make digital maps of all villages RESERVATION TO STs IN J&K BT […]