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Indonesia’s new visa policy, which allows travellers to live tax-free Subject :International Relations Section :Msc As Indonesia deals with the economic impacts of Covid-19, the country has announced “Digital Nomad Visas” for travellers, to attract more foreign tourists. Who are digital nomads? Digital nomads are defined as people who choose to embrace a […]
Who are the Tamils of Moreh in Manipur? Subject: Geography Section: Mapping Context: The Tamil community became one of the most influential communities in this border town, 110 km from the capital city of Imphal. Important Geographical location: Moreh: It is a border town located on the India–Myanmar border in the state of Manipur It is a […]
Morocco a top fertilizer producer could hold a key to the world’s food supply Subject: Agriculture Section: Fertilizer Context: Morocco has a large fertiliser industry with huge production capacity and international reach. It is one of the world’s top four fertiliser exporters following Russia, China and Canada Concept: Fertilisers tend to divide into three main […]
Aryan and Dravidian are geographical terms: TN Guv Subject: History Section: Art and Culture The geographic regions, north and south of the Vindhya range known as ‘PanchAryas’ and ‘PanchDravidas’ respectively were mischievously distorted to create racial divide among people to weaken the country’s unity, the Governor said. The term Dravidar or Dravidian represented […]
Can green technology hurt marine biodiversity? Subject: Environment Section: Biodiversity Context: The study, published in the journal Nature Ecology and Evolution speaks about the negative impacts of green technology adoption that must not be ignored Impact of Green Technology on Environment: There has been an attempt to replace fossil fuel-based plastic with biodegradable […]
Revealed: How Uber took systems for a ride, used its tech to drive past law Subject: Governance Section: Reports and Indices Context: In its eighth collaboration with the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), The Indian Express spent four months investigating The Uber Files, a cache of 124,000 internal emails, text messages and […]
FSIB composition and funding Subject : Economy Section: Regulation About the Financial Services Institutions Bureau (FSIB) The Cabinet Appointments Committee (ACC) has passed a government resolution to establish the Financial Services Institutions Bureau (FSIB) in place of the Banks Board Bureau (BBB). All assets, interests and liabilities of the BBB now stand transferred […]
Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs) Subject: Economy Section: Money Market Context: As many as 15 alternative investment funds (AIFs) are being probed by market regulator SEBI for various malpractices and the creation of hybrid structures. Details: SEBI has recently tightened norms on IPO investments, which is creating difficulties for High Net Worth Investors to […]
NASA Chief Warned China May Try to Claim the Moon. That’s Unlikely. Subject :Science and Tech Section : Space Context: Some Chinese officials and government documents have expressed intentions to build a permanent, crewed International Lunar Research Station by 2027 In 2019, China became the first country to land a spacecraft on the […]
Regulation of medical devices: Draft Bill suggests separate expert group, check on online pharmacies Subject : Governance Section : Act Context: The Union Health ministry has released the new draft ‘Drug, Medical Devices, and Cosmetics Bill-2022’ that separately defines medical devices, makes provision for constitution of a separate expert group on medical devices, […]