Daily Prelims Notes 31 January 2023 Table Of Contents Migratory birds and Earth’s Magnetic field Attorney General raises serious objections to filing of petitions in SC against States’ religious conversion laws SC to examine pleas on electoral bond scheme today Caesium-137 General Assembly divided over UN reforms Centre to roll out process to […]
LIC exposure to adani group is under 1% of AUM Subject : Economy Section: Financial market Concept : India’s largest insurer LIC on Monday (30 January) said that its exposure in the Adani Group is just 0.975 per cent of its total assets under management (AUM) at book value. The statement by LIC […]
Understanding Financial Markets Subject: Economics Concept: Financial market refers to a place where buyers and sellers participate in the trade. It is platform that facilitates traders to buy and sell financial instruments/securities. The main functions of the financial market are : It provides facilities for interaction between the investors and the borrowers. It […]
Many family offices interested in Adani FPO, may invest ₹9,000 crore Subject: Economy Section: Financial market Concept: The ongoing FPO by Adani Enterprises could get a boost on Tuesday with investments worth about ₹9,000 crore expected from family offices in Dubai and India. A family office is an entity created by high net-worth […]
Kerala Bar Council seeks lawyer explanation on charge of bribing judges Subject : Polity Section :Judiciary Concept : Acting on a complaint forwarded from the Union Law Ministry, the Bar Council of Kerala on Monday decided to initiate a probe into the allegation that Kerala High Court Advocates’ Association president Saiby Jose Kidangoor […]
Budget terms Subject: Economy Section :Fiscal Policy Concept: Budget and Revised Estimate Budget Estimates represent the idea of upcoming government projects and their progression. The revised Estimate explains the expenses that are going to happen. Budget estimates work like a critical process and show the transparency work and budget fund of the government. […]
Centre to roll out process to set up 16th Finance Commission soon Subject: Polity Section: National body Concept: The Union Government is expected to initiate the process of establishing the 16th Finance Commission. The Finance Commission is a constitutional body that is tasked with recommending the revenue-sharing model between the Union and the […]
General Assembly divided over UN reforms Subject: International Relations Section: International organization Concept : The UN General Assembly President Csaba Kőrösi during his visit to India said that the reform of the UN Security Council was a member-driven process that would require the members of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) to collaborate and […]
Caesium-137 Subject :Science and Technology Context: A tiny radioactive capsule is lost on a highway in Western Australia. More on the News: It was discovered the truck had lost a rather special piece of cargo somewhere along the way: a tiny capsule containing a highly radioactive substance, used in a radiation gauge on […]
SC to examine pleas on electoral bond scheme today Subject :Polity Section : Elections Context: The Supreme Court is going to examine whether petitions challenging the validity of electoral bonds scheme need to be referred to a Constitution Bench. The petitions, which have been in limbo for about eight years, allege that the […]