Government Amendments to EPS Withdrawal Benefits Sub: Economy Sec: Inflation and unemployment Amendment Details: The government amended the Employees’ Pension Scheme (EPS), 1995 to allow withdrawal benefits for members with less than 6 months of contributory service. Previously, withdrawal benefits were calculated based on completed years of contributory service and wages on which […]
PM congratulates H.E António Costa on being elected as President of the European Council Sub: IR Sec: Int groupings President of EC: The President of the European Council is elected by its members through a qualified majority vote for a once-renewable term of two and a half years. Article 15 of the Treaty […]
Record Decline in the Share of Imported Coal in the Last Decade Sub: Geography Sec: Eco geo Coal Import Trends: The CAGR of coal imports was significantly high at 21.48% from fiscal year 2004-05 to 2013-14. However, it dropped to 2.49% from fiscal year 2014-15 to 2023-24. Similarly, the CAGR of the share […]
India achieves an ‘outstanding outcome’ in FATF mutual evaluation 2023-24 Sub: IR Sec: Int Conventions Context: India achieved an outstanding outcome in the Mutual Evaluation by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) for 2023-24, placing it in the “regular follow-up” category, shared by only four other G-20 countries. This marks a significant milestone […]
Delhi-NCR’s June deluge a result of rapid, strong monsoon onset in the presence of active Western Disturbance: Experts Sub: Geography Sec: Climatology Extreme Rainfall and Flooding in Delhi and NCR: The extreme rainfall and flooding in Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) on the night of June 27-28 was due to the […]
Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh launches ‘Bhuvan Panchayat (Ver. 4.0)” portal for rural land record Sub: Science and tech Sec: IT Context: Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh today launched two Geoportals namely ‘Bhuvan Panchayat (Ver. 4.0)” portal for rural land record and “National Database for Emergency Management (NDEM Ver. 5.0)” developed by Indian […]
Camouflaging as a dead enzyme VEGFR1 holds key to medical solutions for colon and renal cancers Sub: Science and tech Sec: Health Context: Researchers have decoded the molecular mechanism in which a cell surface receptor belonging to the family of enzymes that bind growth factors, regulate cell differentiation, proliferation, survival, metabolism, and migration, […]
Union Ministers of State for Health and Family Welfare unveiled three initiatives at the आयुष्मान भारत, गुणवत्त स्वास्थ्य event Sub: Schemes Sec: Health Context: Union Ministers of State for Health and Family Welfare, Shri Prataprao Ganpatrao Jadhav and Smt. Anupriya Singh Patel unveiled three initiatives at the आयुष्मान भारत, गुणवत्त स्वास्थ्य event. More […]
Daily Prelims Notes 29 June 2024 1. Union Ministers of State for Health and Family Welfare unveiled three initiatives at the आयुष्मान भारत, गुणवत्त स्वास्थ्य event Sub: Schemes Sec: Health Context: Union Ministers of State for Health and Family Welfare, Shri Prataprao Ganpatrao Jadhav and Smt. Anupriya Singh Patel unveiled three initiatives at […]