Daily Prelims Notes 31 March 2022 Table Of Contents Decarbonising Indian Agriculture Bamiyan Buddhas Plastic Waste Small Savings Schemes/Instruments The Competition Act 2002 and the Competition Commission of India Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) Economic sanctions and impact The members urged the Centre to reconvene the yearly Indian Labour Convention, which was […]
A massive fire broke out in the forests of the Sariska Tiger Reserve in Rajasthan Alwar district on Tuesday Subject: Environment Section: National Parks in news Concept: Sariska Tiger Reserve is located in Aravali hills and forms a part of the Alwar District of Rajasthan. The Reserve is immensely rich in flora and fauna, and […]
The members urged the Centre to reconvene the yearly Indian Labour Convention, which was last held in 2015 Subject: Polity Section: National Organization Context: Discussion in RS on Working of Ministry of Labour and employment Concept: The Indian Labour Conference (ILC) is the apex level tripartite consultative committee in the Ministry of Labour & […]
Economic sanctions and impact Subject: Economy Section: External Sector The sanctions imposed by Western countries such as the United States on Russia, following Moscow’s invasion of Kyiv, may eventually hurt the dominance of the US dollar. Concept: Economic sanctions are penalties levied against a country, its officials or private citizens, either as punishment […]
Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) Subject: Economy Section: Fiscal Policy Context: The government has expanded the scope of its flagship guaranteed loan scheme and extended its validity by a year through March 2023. The finance ministry has also extended relief under the Rs 5-trillion emergency credit line guarantee scheme (ECLGS) to hospitality, civil […]
The Competition Act 2002 and the Competition Commission of India Subject: Economy Section: Msc Context: India’s antitrust agency the Competition Commission of India raided offices of tyre companies, including Germany’s Continental AG and India’s Apollo Tyres and CEAT in a case of suspected competition law violations. Concept: The Competition Act, 2002 It was […]
Small Savings Schemes/Instruments Subject: Economy Section: Banking Context: The government is unlikely to raise small savings rates for the coming quarter. The interest rate on small savings instruments is reset every quarter, based on market yields on government securities (G-secs) with a lag, at a spread ranging from 0-100 basis points over and […]
Plastic Waste Subject: Environment Section: Pollution Context- Import of plastic bottles for waste processing allowed. Concept- After banning the import of plastic waste in 2019, the Environment Ministry has permitted containers made of polyethylene terephthalate, as plastic waste, to be imported for processing. The decision to roll back the ban was taken last […]
Bamiyan Buddhas Subject: Art & Culture Section: Ancient India Context- The Taliban regime in Afghanistan has said it would protect the ancient Buddha statues in MesAynak, also the site of a copper mine where the Taliban are hoping for Chinese investment. Concept- The Taliban’s position is in marked contrast to the time they […]