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FDI inflow hits all-time high of $83.57 bn in 2021-22 FDI Equity inflow in Manufacturing Sectors have increased by 76 per cent in 2021-22 to $21.34 billion compared to the previous year’s investments of $12.09 billion. Karnataka received the highest FDi equity inflow among states with 38 per cent, followed by Maharashtra (26 […]
7-8 years tenure for Supreme Court judges Recently, Supreme Court Judge Justice L Nageswara Rao remarked that those elevated as judges to the top court must get a “minimum 7-8 years” in office “if not 10 years” so as to get the best out of them. Appointment and Tenure of Judges of the […]
Carbon farming and its significance Industrialisation and global supply chains has transformed agriculture from “life source and a public common” into a global business opportunity. It has now become a surgical economic activity leading to the new epoch of ‘corporate-environmental food monopolies’. However it is a proven fact that industrial agriculture gets less […]
COP 15 of United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) Context: The 15th Conference of Parties (COP15) of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), concluded May 20, 2022 significant outcomes of the COP 15 included three key declarations: Abidjan Call issued by the Heads of State and Government to boost long-term […]
Great Green wall Accelerator Context: barely 18 percent of the Great Green Wall’s objectives for 2030 have been achieved Content: The Great Green Wall multi-actor Accelerator, announced by the President of France Emmanuel Macron and other world leaders at the One Planet Summit on January 11th, 2021, seeks to facilitate the coordination and […]
The report releaed by the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM) Context : ‘The State of Inequality in India’ was released by EAC-PM’s Chairperson Concept : The government has reconstituted the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister for a period of two years after its term came to an end […]
Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tags Subject: Science and Technology Section: Computer Context: The government has decided to track all pilgrims for the forthcoming Amarnath Yatra using Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tags. The decision was taken amid heightened security threat to the pilgrimage. RFID Radio Frequency Identification: It’s a wireless tracking system that consists […]
HIV vaccine Subject: Science Section: Biotechnology Context: HIV vaccine development has taken a back seat With antiretroviral therapy, HIV has become a chronic but manageable disease. Still there are challenges that need to be tackled to eliminate AIDS by 2030. Current status of the HIV disease burden in India There are an approximate […]
GST Council and Fiscal Federalism Subject: Economy Section: Fiscal Policy Context: The recommendations of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council are not binding on either the Union government or the states, the Supreme Court ruled on Thursday. “To regard them as binding edicts would disrupt fiscal federalism, where both the Union and […]
Currency Hedging Subject: Economy Section: External sector Context: Experts say hedging is the only way for importers to protect themselves from depreciating currency Concept: Currency Hedging is the act of entering into a financial contract in order to protect against unexpected, expected or anticipated changes in currency exchange rates. Hedging can be likened […]