At least 20 firms bought electoral bonds within 3 years of incorporation, a punishable offence: Data Subject: Polity Section: Elections Context: Despite a legal prohibition against companies less than three years old making political contributions, including through electoral bonds, data indicates that at least 20 such new firms purchased electoral bonds totalling about […]
Two reasons why food inflation may soften in the months ahead Subject: Economy Section: Inflation Context: The Reserve Bank of India’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) noted how food price pressures have been interrupting the ongoing disinflation process, posing challenges for the final descent of inflation to the target [of 4%]. More on news: […]
Nobel laureate Peter Higgs, who proposed existence of ‘god particle’, dies at 94 Subject: Science and tech Section: Space Context: Nobel prize-winning physicist Peter Higgs, who proposed the existence of the so-called “god particle” that helped explain how matter formed after the Big Bang, has died at age 94. More on news: In […]
Daily Prelims Notes 10 April 2024 Table of Contents Nobel laureate Peter Higgs, who proposed existence of ‘god particle’, dies at 94 Two reasons why food inflation may soften in the months ahead At least 20 firms bought electoral bonds within 3 years of incorporation, a punishable offence: Data SC questions Centre’s rigid […]
Daily Practice Sheet 9 April 2024 Current Affairs Based GS 1: Geography What are heat waves? Discuss its impact. GS 2: Polity Discuss the evolution of Environmental Jurisprudence in India in the context of recent SC judgement. Critically examine pro’s and con’s of poll promises/freebies? How can they be regulated? GS 3: Science and […]