Irdai in favour of insurers in SLBC- proposes steep hike in premium target Subject: Economy Section: Banking The insurance regulator has proposed the involvement of insurance companies at the state level and a big hike in the premium collection target in the next five years to deepen insurance penetration in the country insurance […]
Rice Crisis Subject: Geography Section: Economic Geography Context: While overall crop coverage has risen since last year that of rice is down Concept: Rice Cultivation: It is India’s largest agricultural crop (accounting for over 40% of the total food grain output) India is the world’s biggest exporter of rice Rice is both a […]
Daily Practice Sheet 17 July 2022 Daily Prelims Topics Eleven districts of Bengal reported at least 65 cases of black fever or ‘Kala-Azar disease in the last couple of weeks Centre intervening to cushion Re slide, boost dollar inflows What will be the impact of euro-dollar parity? Vice-President: The post, the provisions, and the past […]
Daily Prelims Notes 17 July 2022 Table Of Contents Eleven districts of Bengal reported at least 65 cases of black fever or ‘Kala-Azar disease in the last couple of weeks Centre intervening to cushion Re slide, boost dollar inflows What will be the impact of euro-dollar parity? Vice-President: The post, the provisions, and the […]
Nord Stream 1 pipeline shuts down amid German suspicion of Russia Subject : International relations Context: Owned by the Russian energy giant, Gazprom, Nord Stream the longest subsea pipeline, is an export gas pipeline which runs under the Baltic Sea carrying gas from Russia to Europe. The gas for Nord Steam comes mainly […]
China’s Xi Jinping makes rare visit to Xinjiang Subject : Geography Section :Mapping Xinjiang lies in the north-west of China and is the country’s largest region. Like Tibet, it is autonomous, meaning – in theory – it has some powers of self-governance. But in practice, both regions are subjected to major restrictions by […]