Daily Prelims Notes 6 June 2022 Table Of Contents Mughal-era finials – their grandeur, architectural traditions Norovirus Rule under the BJP constitution World’s first fishing cat census done in Chilika Excavations reveal 12 layers of habitations in Kolkata With the approval of Corbevax as a booster dose, India will have a heterologous shot […]
Front Running Context: In the recent past, India’s mutual fund industry has been hit by several charges of front-running Concept: Front-running is a market malpractice where a dealer, trader or fund manager who is aware of a large upcoming share purchase order buys the same share in advance in bulk. Such bulk orders […]
Black Money (Undisclosed Foreign Income and Assets) and Imposition of Tax Act 2015 Context Alleging detection of undeclared offshore assets and investments, the Mumbai unit of the Income Tax Investigation Wing passed a final order March 2022 against Anil Ambani, Chairman of the Reliance (ADA) Group, under The 2015 Black Money Act (BMA) […]
Countervailing duty (CVD) Context The government has decided not to impose countervailing duty on certain aluminium products being imported from Malaysia, as the finance ministry has not accepted the recommendations of the directorate general of trade remedies (DGTR). Concept: Countervailing duty (CVD): Countervailing duty (CVD) is a specific form of duty that the […]
Surrogacy law faces challenge in court Concept: Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, 2021 Under the Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, 2021, a woman who is a widow or a divorcee between the age of 35 to 45 years or a couple, defined as a legally married woman and man, can avail of surrogacy if they have a […]
eVTOL Concept : The Government of India is exploring the possibility of inviting manufacturers of Electric Vertical Take off and Landing (eVTOL) aircraft to set up base in India. As the acronym suggests, an electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft is one that uses electric power to hover, take off, and land […]
With the approval of Corbevax as a booster dose, India will have a heterologous shot The Indian drug regulator has given greenlight to Corbevax as a booster dose for all adults above 18 years who have received two doses of either Covishield or Covaxin as part of primary vaccination, a heterologous booster shot […]
Excavations reveal 12 layers of habitations in Kolkata During the recent excavations at a mound outside the Robert Clive House in Dum Dum, the Kolkata Circle of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) found evidence of settlements that can be almost 2,000 years old. It revealed not only antiquities, pottery and charcoal but […]