Life of Plastic: Uruguay talks inch towards last two days; final decision still awaited Subject : Environment In the news- Representatives from 175 countries endorsed a landmark resolution on plastic pollution at the United Nations Environment Assembly. As a result, an intergovernmental negotiating committee (INC-1) was formed for the negotiations and the first […]
Supreme Court floats idea of ‘Project GIB’: What is this endangered bird Subject :Environment Context- Hearing a plea to protect the endangered bird Great Indian Bustard (GIB), the Supreme Court asked if a ‘Project GIB’, on the lines of ‘Project Tiger’, could be launched. What is the Great Indian Bustard? One of the […]
One step closer to a universal flue vaccine: what the new study says Subject : Science and Technology Context– A new study describes successful animal tests of the Universal flu vaccine, which can prepare one’s body to fight every known strain of influenza. The vaccines rely on mRNA. About the universal vaccine- The […]
Why constitutional validity of J&K Reorganisation Act clause went unchallenged Subject :Polity Context: The Supreme Court on Wednesday quizzed petitioners about the reason for not challenging the constitutional validity of a specific provision in the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act which gives the Delimitation Commission the power to “carry out” the readjustment of […]
Patna: a fading city once loved by age-old rulers and travelers: Subject : History History of Patna: The original name of Patna was Pataliputra or Patalipattan. The name Patna has undergone many changes at its earliest stages like Pataligram, Kusumpur, Patliputra, Azimabad, ultimately terminating to the present one. It has been said that […]
All women bench in SC, 3rd time in history Subject : Polity Context: The Supreme Court will have an all-woman bench on Thursday, to hear transfer pleas and bail matters. More details about the women bench in Supreme Court: The present bench comprises Justices Hima Kohli and Bela M Trivedi. This will be […]
Round tripping Subject :Economy Context: Tax havens are used to roundtrip money into India Context: A tax haven is a jurisdiction with very low “effective” rates of taxation for foreign investors. In some traditional definitions, a tax haven also offers financial secrecy. However, while countries with high levels of secrecy but also high […]
Animal spirit Subject :Economy Context: Uday Kotak has requested big companies to increase investments What is animal spirit? The term animal spirit was innovated by John Maynard Keynes and it indicate the internal urge for action by business people and consumers to engage in more investment and consumption. Hence animal spirit is the […]
Q2 Data Subject : Economy Context: The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) released India’s economic growth data for the second quarter of the current financial year (2022-23 or FY23). Details: The second quarter or Q2 refers to the months of July, August and September. Indicators Q2 on a year-on-year basis Gross […]
Natural Gas pricing regime Subject: Economy Context: The Kirit Parikh committee was appointed to review the gas pricing formula. Concept: Natural gas pricing: The natural gas pricing scenario in India is complex and heterogeneous in nature. Formula based pricing formula/Administered Price Mechanism (APM) Much of the natural gas being produced in the country […]