J C Bose: A Satyagrahi Scientist Subject :Science and Technology Context: On the occasion of 164th birth anniversary of legendary Indian scientist Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose and as part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsava, Vijnana Bharati and Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India organized an “International conference on the contributions of J C […]
Millet production and trade of India Subject :Geography Context: The ‘Millets-Smart Nutritive Food’ Conclave to be held in New Delhi is being organized by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry through its apex agricultural export promotion body, Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) with the objective of promoting the export […]
Social Hostilities Index (SHI) and Government Restrictions Index (GRI) Subject : Indices Context: India was among a handful of countries that saw religious hostilities in the early stages of the covid-19 pandemic in 2020, said a report released on Tuesday by the US think-tank Pew Research Center. Concept: Social Hostilities Index (SHI) The […]
Crowding out effect and debt trap Subject :Economy Context: State has transitioned over the years from being “debt-stressed” to “debt-trapped”, generating a typical crowding out effect on private investment in Punjab. Concept: Debt Trap: The debt trap is a vicious cycle wherein one borrows new loans in order to clear the already existing […]
Universal Safety Oversight Audit Programme Continuous Monitoring Approach (USOAP CMA) Subject :Economy Context: India jumps to 48th place in ICAO aviation safety ranking Details. India is now at the 48th position, a “quantum leap” from the 102nd rank it had in 2018. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) got the highest Effective […]
Employees State Insurance Corporation Subject :Economy Context: Government allows Employees State Insurance Corporation to invest up to 15% of its surplus funds into equity through exchange traded funds. Details: The investment will be confined to Exchanged Traded Funds on Nifty and Sensex. It will be managed by fund managers of asset management companies […]
GST Rate structure Subject :Economy Context: A Group of Ministers, under the convenorship of Chief Minister of Karnataka Basavaraj SomappaBommai, is going through rate reform exercise. Interim report- 3-rate structure by adopting 8, 15 and 30 per cent for revenue neutrality. Concept: Over 1,200 goods and services except those in negative list attract […]
Following months of protests, Iran regime scraps morality police Subject :International relations Context: Iran has scrapped its morality police after more than two months of protests triggered by the death of MahsaAmini following her arrest for allegedly violating the country’s strict female dress code. Background of the issue: In mid-September, Iran’s so-called morality […]
The Kashmir Issue and UN Subject :International relations How Kashmir issue got internationalized: Both the British government and Lord Mountbatten, who was the first Governor General of India after Independence from August 15, 1947 to June 21, 1948, believed that the UN could help resolve the Kashmir dispute. Mountbatten suggested this to Muhammad […]
Rotterdam Convention Subject :Environment The Convention creates legally binding obligations for the implementation of the Prior Informed Consent (PIC) procedure. It was built on the voluntary PIC procedure, initiated by UNEP and FAO in 1989 and ceased on 24 February 2006. The main objectives of the Rotterdam Convention are as under to promote […]