Sikkim tax free Subject: Economy Section: Fiscal policy Context: The market share of Sikkim-based traders on the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) in Mumbai climbed to 5.5 per cent from nil just over a couple of years ago as compared to some of the densely populated States that are seeing much less volume despite […]
SC to examine practices in death penalty sentencing Subject: Polity Section: Supreme Court Context: While hearing death sentence appeals since September 2021, the Supreme Court has repeatedly expressed concern over the manner in which trial courts and High Courts have carried out sentencing with very little (relevant) information. What has caused the SC […]
First complete human genome Subject: Science & Tech Section: Biotech Context: In 2003, the Human Genome Project made history when it sequenced 92% of the human genome. But ever since then, scientists have struggled to decipher the remaining 8%. Now, a team of nearly 100 scientists from the Telomere-to-Telomere (T2T) Consortium has unveiled […]
LAF Subject: Economy Section: Monetary Policy Concept: Liquidity adjustment facility (LAF), also known as the liquidity corridor, essentially indicates the difference between the repo rate and the reverse repo rate. It was introduced in year 2000 following recommendation of Narasimham Committee Report on Banking Reforms. Before that in April 1999, an Interim LAF […]
Oligotrophic Ecosystem Subject: Environment Section: Ecosystem Context- Cave ecosystems are understudied in India. Caves have a microclimate of their own. The cave-dwelling fauna could be more sensitive to minor changes and climate change could exacerbate local extinctions, according to scientists. Concept- What are Oligotrophic Ecosystems: Oligotrophic environments are those that offer little to […]
Opium Poppy Cultivation Subject: Agriculture Section: Crops Context- Taliban order ban on poppy cultivation. Concept- The Taliban announced on Sunday a ban on the cultivation of narcotics in Afghanistan, the world’s biggest opium producer. The cultivation of poppy has been strictly prohibited across the country. Afghanistan is the world’s largest producer of opium, […]
NFC technology for instant payments Subject: Science & Tech Section: Computer Context- Google Pay has recently launched a new feature in India, ‘Tap to pay for UPI’, in collaboration with Pine Labs. The feature makes use of Near Field Communication (NFC) technology. Concept- Google Pay has been the first among UPI apps to […]
Daily Practice Sheet 4 April 2022 Daily Prelims Topics Oligotrophic Ecosystem Opium Poppy Cultivation NFC technology for instant payments LAF First complete human genome SC to examine practices in death penalty sentencing Sikkim tax free Demographic Dividend Export basket Daily Facts Groundwater: With an annual groundwater extraction of 248.69 billion cubic meters […]