Daily Prelims Notes 14 January 2023 Table Of Contents Daily Heat stress more dangerous to corals than ocean acidification Marriage of minor girls : SC to check legality of personal laws Kollam is India’s first Constitution literate district SEBI mulls framework for market making to deepen bond markets Don’t need to revise 4 […]
Local bodies must find own revenue sources: TN Finance Commission Subject: Polity Section : Local Government and 5th and 6th Schedule Concept: The Sixth State Finance Commission constituted to review the financial position of rural and urban local bodies, has recommended 14 key reforms for the civic bodies to be implemented before June […]
CCI can get around quorum by applying ‘doctrine of necessity’: Experts Subject: Polity Section: Constitution framework Concept: With the Competition Commission of India (CCI) continuing to be headless and quorum-less for the last three months, putting approval of M&A deals on hold and potentially derailing PE/ VC and FDI flows, legal experts have […]
‘Aarogya Maitri’ project to provide medical supplies to developing nations in crisis Subject: International Relations Section: India’s foreign policy Concept: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced a new ‘Aarogya Maitri’ project under which India will provide essential medical supplies to any developing country affected by natural disasters or humanitarian crisis. India will also […]
Don’t need to revise 4 per cent inflation target, focus remains on core CPI: RBI Governor Subject: Economics Section: Inflation and Unemployment Context: RBI does not feel there is a need to revise the inflation target 4 per cent RBI recently admitted that core inflation has remained sticky at over 6 per cent […]
SEBI mulls framework for market making to deepen bond markets Subject: Economy Section: Capital markets Concept: With over 98 per cent of corporate bonds being private placements, leading to a shallow secondary market, Sebi is planning to come out with a framework for market-making to help markets become more vibrant and funds cheaper, […]
Kollam is India’s first Constitution literate district Subject: Polity Section: Constitutional Framework Concept: Kollam will be officially declared India’s first Constitution literate district by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and the authorities say the constitution literacy campaign will continue even after that. The Citizen Constitution Literacy campaign The campaign is launched to educate the […]
Marriage of minor girls : SC to check legality of personal laws Subject: Polity Section: Constitutional framework Concept: The Supreme Court decided to examine whether girls as young as 15 years can enter into wedlock on the basis of custom or personal law when such marriages constitute an offence in statutory law. The […]