Digital lending Subject :Economy Section: Monetary Policy Context: Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued guidelines for entities engaged in digital lending. Details The guidelines apply to the RBI’s regulated entities (REs) and the LSPs engaged by them to extend credit facilitation services. For the second category digital lenders, the respective regulator may […]
Capex push to states Subject :Economy Section: Fiscal Policy Context: The Centre has released an advance instalment in addition to the regular monthly instalment of tax devolution to states totalling Rs 1.16 lakh crore Why? To increase capital and developmental expenditure. To ease fiscal pressure of states after the end of the compensation […]
Dowry harassment, rioting, use of obscene words made compoundable offences in M.P. Subject :Polity Context: Former President Ram Nath Kovind on the advice of the Union Home Ministry in June assented to a 2019 legislation passed by the Madhya Pradesh Assembly that makes the criminal offences of dowry harassment, rioting and use of […]
Common charger for all devices: What govt wants, what it means for industry Subject :Science Section: Awareness of computers Context: The Union Ministry of Consumer Affairs has written to stakeholders, inviting them to brainstorm a plan for having one cable for charging all your devices. What is the reason behind the ministry’s push? […]
Justice U.U. Lalit appointed 49th Chief Justice of India Subject :Polity Section: Judiciary Context: Justice Uday Umesh Lalit was appointed the 49th Chief Justice of India (CJI) on Wednesday after President Droupadi Murmu signed his warrant of appointment. Concept: In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (2) of Article 124 of the […]
Support for Marginalised Individuals for Livelihood and Enterprise “SMILE-75 Initiative” Subject :Government Scheme Section: Maginalised Concept: The objective of SMILE- 75 is to make our cities/town and municipal areas begging-free and make a strategy for comprehensive rehabilitation of the persons engaged in the act of begging through the coordinated action of various stakeholders. […]
Vaccine Lumpi-ProVacInd Subject :Science Section: Biotechnology Context: Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare launched the indigenous vaccine Lumpi-ProVacInd to protect livestock from Lumpy Skin disease. Concept: The Ministry for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare launched the indigenous vaccine Lumpi-ProVacInd to protect livestock from Lumpy Skin disease. The vaccine has been developed by the […]
COVID-19 has become endemic in India Subject :Science Section: Biotechnology Endemic – describes a disease that is present permanently in a region or population Epidemic – is an outbreak that affects many people at one time and can spread through one or several communities Pandemic – is the term used to describe an epidemic when the […]
Daily Practice Sheet 10 August 2022 Daily Prelims Topics Silent marches to recall Partition Quit India Movement India and Bangladesh in talks for major river agreement ahead of PM Hasina’s visit What is Langya, the new zoonotic virus that has infected 35 people in China? What RBI’s surveys tell about India’s economy? […]