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First Indian Layman to be declared Saint Subject: History Section: Personality Context: Devasahayam Pillai, who embraced Christianity in the 18th century, became the first Indian layman to be declared a saint by Pope Francis during an impressive canonisation ceremony at the Vatican on 15th May. Concept: Devasahayam Pillai was born in 1712 as […]
Impact of hike in repo rate on the fixed income investors Subject: Economy Section: Monetary Policy RBI’s repo rate moves are supposed to send out signals for banks to follow: Bank fixed deposit (FD) rates are usually quite slow to respond to RBI moves, especially when there is an increasing trend. Post office […]
Asset Quality Review Subject: Economy Section: Monetary Policy The RBI governor will meet chiefs of public sector banks (PSBs) on May 17 to review credit flow and assess the outlook on asset quality. The Governor will also review PSBs’ collection efficiencies, consumer grievance redress mechanism, digital banking units, lending to government entities, IT […]
Currency depreciation Subject: Economy Section: Why in the news? The rupee’s depreciation against the US dollar may hold little upside for India as exports seem unlikely to benefit. Causes: Global supply chain constraints -Lockdowns in China aimed at containing the Covid spread have slowed operations at key ports and affected global supply chains. […]
Special Drawing Rights Subject: Economy Section: External Sector Why in the news? The IMF raised the yuan’s weighting to 12.28 per cent from 10.92 in its first regular review of the SDR evaluation since the Chinese currency was included in the basket in 2016, the People’s Bank of China said in a statement […]
Residue farming over Organic farming Subject: Agriculture Section: Types Residue farming Organic farming: It entails the protection and growth improvement of seedlings and plants by using organically procured bio-fertilisers and biocides It is an agricultural system that relies on pest controls and bio-fertilisers that are obtained from animal and plant waste. Synthetic pesticides […]
The importance of Lumbini Subject: History Section: Art and Culture Context: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Lumbini, Nepal. No Indian Prime Minister has visited Lumbini in the last few decades. Importance of Lumbini: The Lord Buddha was born in 623 BC in the sacred area of Lumbini located in the Terai plains […]
The Milky Way’s Dark Centre Subject: Science and Technology Section: Space Context: Sagittarius A* (SgrA*), this region is believed to host a supermassive black hole of about 4 million times the solar mass. Concept: The Milky Way is the galaxy that includes our Solar System, with the name describing the galaxy’s appearance from […]
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Subject: Science & Tech Context- A team of Australian researchers have identified a biochemical marker in the blood that could help identify newborn babies at risk for sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). Concept- About SIDS: Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) is the unexplained death, usually during sleep, of […]
The blood groups of humans and primates Subject: Science & tech Section: Basic science Context- Chimpanzee, gorilla, orangutan have blood groups containing AB, A, B and O, just like humans- shows a study. Concept- About the study: Analysis of the blood group markers of some Neandertals and Denisovans showed the presence of the […]