Guru Tegh Bahadur Subject: Art & Culture Context- The government will celebrate the 400th birth anniversary of Guru Tegh Bahadur with a two-day event at the Red Fort. Concept- About Guru Tegh Bahadur (1621–1675): Guru Tegh Bahadur was the ninth of ten Gurus of the Sikh religion. He was born at Amritsar in […]
WHO & Traditional Medicine Subject: Science & Tech Context- PM Modi, along with World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, will perform the groundbreaking ceremony for the first-of-its-kind WHO Global Centre for Traditional Medicine (GCTM) in Jamnagar, Gujarat. Concept- What will the GCTM be about? The WHO GCTM is to be established […]
Daily Prelims Notes 18 April 2022 Table Of Contents What is Parboiled Rice, and why Centre wants to stop purchasing it? Gulf of Gabes India-Mauritius Relations Haemophilia Oil Bonds Enforcement Directorate (ED) Fractional Shares Poverty Estimate Agri GVA 1. What is Parboiled Rice and why Centre wants to stop purchasing it? Subject: […]
Agri GVA Subject: Economy Section: National Income Context: According to NITI Aayog, India can expect another good year of agriculture growth if the monsoon is normal as predicted. This, along with high commodity prices, could bring growth in agriculture GVA to 4 per cent. Concept: Sectoral share of the GVA: Agriculture- Least impacted […]
Poverty Estimate Subject: Economy Section: National Income Context: Extreme poverty in India has declined by over 12 percentage points during 2011-2019, a World Bank working paper has said. Details: Extreme poverty was as low as 0.8 per cent in the pre-pandemic year of 2019, and food transfers were instrumental in ensuring that it […]
Fractional Shares Subject: Economy Section: Money Market Context: The Company Law Committee, formed by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, has recommended various measures, including the issuance of fractional shares, restricted stock units (RSUs) and stock appreciation rights (SARs), besides allowing companies to hold shareholders meetings in hybrid mode to boost ease of doing […]
Enforcement Directorate (ED) Subject: Governance Section: National Bodies Context: On May 1st, 1956, an ‘Enforcement Unit’ was formed in the Department of Economic Affairs, for handling Exchange Control Laws violations under the Foreign Exchange Regulation Act (FERA). In the year 1957, this Unit was renamed as ‘Enforcement Directorate’. The administrative control of the […]
Oil Bonds Subject: Economy Section: Fiscal policy Context: The Finance Minister has said the government cannot bring down taxes – and thus oil prices – because it has to pay for oil bonds issued by the UPA. From 2015 to 2021, the government has fully paid off four sets of oil bonds — […]
Haemophilia Subject: Science & tech Section: Basic science Context- Every year, World Haemophilia Day is observed on April 17 to increase awareness of haemophilia and other bleeding disorders, in order to ensure better diagnosis and better access to care for the millions who remain without treatment. Concept- This year, the theme for World […]
India-Mauritius Relations Subject: IR Section: Indian and the world Context- Mauritius PM Pravind Kumar Jugnauth is in India on an eight-day visit. Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said that PM Jugnauth will participate in the ceremony of the WHO-Global Centre for Traditional Medicine in Jamnagar and the Global Ayush Investment and Innovation Summit […]