China’s Belt and Road Initiative Subject: IR Context: At the recently concluded summit of G7 leaders in Germany, United States President Joe Biden and his allies unveiled their $600-billion plan called the Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Intelligence (PGII) to build infrastructure projects in developing and middle-income countries. This is being seen as […]
Draft National Policy for Persons with Disabilities Subject: Governance Context: Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD) has extended the time for the public to submit comments on the draft national policy for persons with disabilities Draft National Policy for Persons with Disabilities: Key points According to the draft policy, the current […]
The relentless march of FPIs to the exit gate Subject: Economy Context: June 2022 witnessed the worst Foreign Portfolio Investment (FPI) sell-off since March 2020 — when India announced a nationwide lockdown — at ₹50,000 crore. Their selling actions have triggered a significant decline in benchmark indices, resulting in a drop in market […]
GST exemption in Services Subject: Economy Context: Last week, the GST Council recommended doing away with exemptions on some services, including those provided by the RBI, IRDA, SEBI, FSSAI, hotel accommodation priced up to ₹1,000/day and room rent (excluding ICU) exceeding ₹5,000 per day per patient, beside others. Concept: At the time of […]
TB in India Subject: Schemes Concept: Tuberculosis (TB) is caused by bacteria Mycobacterium tuberculosis that most often affect the lungs. Tuberculosis is curable and preventable. TB is spread from person to person through the When people with lung TB cough, sneeze or spit, they propel the TB germs into the air. About one-quarter of the world’s population has […]
Daily Practice Sheet 6 July 2022 Daily Facts Cooperative movement in India: The cooperative movement has fostered a membership of 270 million and a network of 8.5 lakh stretching across rural India TB Tuberculosis is the worst among endemic diseases, killing 1.5 million people every year (WHO) In India, the TB capital of […]