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J Form Subject: Agriculture Section: Agri Marketing Context- The Punjab Mandi Board has decided to send a ‘digital form J’ on the WhatsApp number of farmers from this Rabi procurement season, Concept- What is the ‘J form’ ‘J form’ is the sale receipt of a farmer’s agricultural produce in mandis (grain market). These […]
The Complete Human Genome Subject: Science & Tech Section: Biotechnology Context- Two decades after most of the human genome was mapped, scientists have now filled in the gaps that remained. Concept- Nearly two decades ago, when scientists published the map of the human genome for the first time, it was hailed as a […]
40 yrs after treaty, Antarctic Bill introduced in LS Subject: Geography Section: Climate Context: Nearly 40 years after India first signed the Antarctic Treaty, the government has brought in a draft Indian Antarctic Bill-2022 to regulate and monitor activities at its research stations in the frozen continent. Indian Antarctic Bill, 2022 Objectives To […]
Look out notice Subject: Polity Section: National Organisation Context: Journalist Rana Ayyub’s was stopped in Mumbai on Tuesday evening based on a look out circular (LOC) issued by the ED, which is investigating her in a case of alleged money laundering. Concept: What is it, when is it issued? An LOC is issued to make sure […]
Exide Industries to invest ₹6000 cr to set up giga factory in Karnataka Subject: Economy Section: Indian economy Context: Giga factories coming up in India Concept: Giga factory is a term that we can first trace back to it being used by Elon Musk’s Tesla, for the then-upcoming lithium-ion battery manufacturing facility in […]
EV fires Subject: Science Section: Msc Context: EVs catching fire Concept: Drawback of Li ion batteries: The main reason for fire in Li ion batteries is a phenomenon of thermal runaway What is thermal runaway? Thermal runaway is one of the primary risks related to lithium-ion batteries. It is a phenomenon in which […]
What determines exchange value of currency – rubble case study Subject: Economy Section: External Sector Context: The Russian ruble has staged an impressive recovery after it lost about half of its value in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Concept: The currency has recovered almost all of the losses it incurred following […]
External debt Subject: Economy Section: External Sector Context: India’s external debt continues to be sustainable and prudently manageable Key Developments: India’s external debt increased by $11.5 billion sequentially in October-December 2021 and it rose by $46.6 billion on a year-on-year basis. The percentage of the external debt to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) declined slightly […]
Public Borrowing Subject: Economy Section: Fiscal policy The Centre, finalised its borrowing programme for the first half of FY23, pegging the target at ₹8.45 lakh crore for this period. With this the borrowing plan for the first half of FY23 coming is at about 60 per cent of the overall borrowing target of […]
Tripura and Meghalaya pact Subject: Geography Section: Map Context: The chief ministers of Assam and Meghalaya have signed a pact to resolve part of their five-decade-old boundary dispute. What’s the dispute? Assam and Meghalaya share an 885-km-long border. As of now, there are 12 points of dispute along their borders. The Assam-Meghalaya border dispute are the […]