Daily Practice Sheet 5 April 2022 Daily Prelims Topics Satellite Phones The U.N. climate report’s emissions pathways – decoded Pollution From Dumpsite Fires Biomining Hyderabad’s Biological E to get mRNA technology from WHO to produce Covid vaccines Decision on pesticide ban likely this week Relation of BOP with the exchange rate The India-Australia […]
Relation of BOP with the exchange rate Subject: Economy Section: External Sector Context: exchange rate and BOP India’s BoP is a ledger of its transactions with the rest of the world. It shows how much money went out of the country and how much money came into the country through international transactions. These […]
External exposure and risk Subject: Economy Section: External Sector Context: Global inflation, the launch of a monetary tightening cycle in the US with increased interest rates, depreciating exchange rates and the fallout of the war in Ukraine are forcing many countries to borrow their way out of balance of payments difficulties. Concept: India’s […]
The India-Australia FTA Subject: Economy Section: External Sector Context: India-Australia FTA Concept: The India-Australia FTA, officially called the Australia-India Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement, is the first trade agreement signed by India with a developed economy after more than a decade. Details: The Agreement encompasses cooperation across the entire gamut of bilateral economic […]
Decision on pesticide ban likely this week Subject: Agriculture Section: Pesticides Context: Union Agriculture Ministry is likely to consider this week the expert panel’s recommendations on the proposed ban on 27 pesticides. Background: The long-pending ban on 27 widely-used pesticides, which includes 12 insecticides, 8 fungicides and 7 herbicides, is poised to take […]