DGTR mulling anti-dumping duty on VSF Context: Less than a year after the Centre removed anti-dumping duties on imports of ViscoseStaple Fibre from Chinaand Indonesia to make the domestic yarn and garments industry more competitive, the Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) is set to hold an oral hearing later this month to […]
Dalai lama visits Ladakh Subject: International relations Concept: Following the Buddhist belief in the principle of reincarnation, the current Dalai Lama is believed by Buddhists to be able to choose the body into which he is reincarnated. That person, when found, will then become the next Dalai Lama. According to Buddhist scholars it […]
The Andhra Pradesh government has decided to rejoin the ambitious Pradhan Mantri FasalBima Yojana (PMFBY) Subject: Schemes Launched in April, 2016, after rolling back the earlier insurance schemes viz. National Agriculture Insurance Scheme (NAIS), Weather-based Crop Insurance scheme and Modified National Agricultural Insurance Scheme (MNAIS). Premium: It envisages a uniform premium of only 2% to […]
National Agriculture Market (eNAM) Subject: Agriculture Context: The government on Thursday announced integration of trading, transportation, logistics, warehousing, assaying, packaging, weather forecast and fintech services provided by 41 private entities with its electronic National Agriculture Market (e-NAM). Concept: National Agriculture Market (eNAM) It is a pan-India electronic trading portal which networks the existing […]
G 20 Finance Track and Public Goods Subject: Economy Section: External Sector Context: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday impressed upon the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to permit India to ship out grains from its official granaries to help nations that are facing a food crisis. Details: At a seminar on ‘Strengthening global […]
The political tussle over podu cultivation and forest lands in Telangana Subject: Geography Section: Economic Geography Context: The Telangana government has decided to move landless, non-tribal farmers engaged in shifting cultivation inside forests to peripheral areas as it looks to combat deforestation. Concept – Telangana government has red-flagged encroachment of forests by non-tribals, who […]
Daily Practice Sheet 16 July 2022 Daily Prelims Topics The political tussle over podu cultivation and forest lands in Telangana G 20 Finance Track and Public Goods National Agriculture Market (eNAM) The Andhra Pradesh government has decided to rejoin the ambitious Pradhan Mantri FasalBima Yojana (PMFBY) Dalai lama visits Ladakh DGTR mulling […]