URBAN GOVERNANCE TOPIC: Governance Context- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a high-level committee, five centres of excellence and a rethinking of urban planning in her Budget 2022-2023 speech. Concept- By 2050, 50% of India’s population will be urban. India is no longer going to be a rural economy and is moving towards an […]
WHAT IS ESSENTIAL PRACTICE TEST? TOPIC: Polity Context- The action of some pre-university colleges in Karnataka refusing entry to Muslim girl students wearing hijabs, or head-scarves, has now become a national controversy. The Karnataka High Court, by an interim order, has directed that students should not wear attire linked to any religion until […]
Topic 1: Science without religion is lame religion without science is blind. Topic 2: Nation is made in the classroom.
Daily Prelims Notes 12 February 2022 Table Of Contents Koalas Taxing Cryptos- a sovereign right DISHA NOC refusal to a Movie by the Defence Ministry RBI accepts plea for penalty waiver 1. Koalas Topic: Environment Context: Australia has now officially listed Koalas as ‘Endangered’ species after widespread bushfires, drought and land clearing […]
RBI accepts plea for penalty waiver Topic: Economy Context: The RBI has accepted the stakeholders’ (Banks, White Label ATM Operators & managed service providers) plea to waive penalty at times ATMs cannot be replenished with cash due to unforeseen circumstances. Concept: According to the RBI’s 2021 circular on ‘Monitoring the availability of cash […]
NOC refusal to a Movie by the Defence Ministry Type: Polity Context: The Defence Ministry refused to grant a ‘No Objection Certificate’ to a movie based on a homosexual army officer as it portrays romantic relations between him and a local Kashmiri boy. Concept: According to the Defence Ministry, NOC is refused to the filmmakers/producers […]
DISHA Topic: Polity Context: Union Rural Development Minister informed Lok Sabha that only one-fourth of the required number of Disha meetings have taken place as many MPs have complained that Disha meetings are not taking place in their constituencies. Concept: District Development Coordination and Monitoring Committee, also known as Disha, is responsible for […]
Taxing Cryptos- a sovereign right Topic: Economy Context: Finance Minister on replying to a debate on the general discussion on the Budget in the Rajya Sabha said taxing Cryptocurrency is the right of the sovereign and banning it or not is another issue. Concept: The Budget has termed Virtual Digital Asset (VDA) has […]