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The Competition Act 2002 and the Competition Commission of India Subject: Economy Section: Msc Context: India’s antitrust agency the Competition Commission of India raided offices of tyre companies, including Germany’s Continental AG and India’s Apollo Tyres and CEAT in a case of suspected competition law violations. Concept: The Competition Act, 2002 It was […]
Small Savings Schemes/Instruments Subject: Economy Section: Banking Context: The government is unlikely to raise small savings rates for the coming quarter. The interest rate on small savings instruments is reset every quarter, based on market yields on government securities (G-secs) with a lag, at a spread ranging from 0-100 basis points over and […]
Plastic Waste Subject: Environment Section: Pollution Context- Import of plastic bottles for waste processing allowed. Concept- After banning the import of plastic waste in 2019, the Environment Ministry has permitted containers made of polyethylene terephthalate, as plastic waste, to be imported for processing. The decision to roll back the ban was taken last […]
Bamiyan Buddhas Subject: Art & Culture Section: Ancient India Context- The Taliban regime in Afghanistan has said it would protect the ancient Buddha statues in MesAynak, also the site of a copper mine where the Taliban are hoping for Chinese investment. Concept- The Taliban’s position is in marked contrast to the time they […]
Decarbonising Indian Agriculture Subject: Environment Section: Climate Change Context- Decarbonization of Indian Agriculture has to be carefully calibrated to avoid an adverse impact to over 120 million marginal farmers who are still in the ‘survival phase’ of their socio-economic development. Concept- Agricultural Emmissions: As per India’s third Biennial Update Report, in 2016, agriculture […]
Ethanol Blending Subject: Environment Section: Sustainable Development Context- India has achieved 9.45 percent of ethanol blending with petrol and is likely to achieve 10 percent blending by end of this year. It has targeted 20 percent blending by 2025. Concept- About Ethanol: Ethanol is an agro-based product, mainly produced from a by-product of […]
LATAM Nations Subject: Geography Section: Economic Geography Context- The KhanijBidesh India Ltd or KABIL is engaging with primarily LATAM nations for Lithium Reserves and Cobalt Mines. Concept- India has committed to invest $6 million jointly with the Australian government in lithium and cobalt mines in Australia in the next six months. The KhanijBidesh […]
Limits To Growth Subject: Environment Section: Sustainable Development Context: Resource depletion Concept- The club of Rome was formed in 1968 in Rome to study the common futures of earth. In 1972, the club of Rome released a paper “limit to growth”. Under this paper, a detailed analysis was done on mankind’s sustainability whether […]
Shadow Banking Subject: Economy Section: Banking Policy Why in the news? Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services Ltd (IL&FS) has addressed debt resolution of Rs 55,000 crore, or nearly 55 per cent of the debt, after the group became a defaulter, and the government superseded its board in October 2018. Issue? Shadow banks were […]
Sri Lanka Economic Crisis Subject: Economy Section: External sector Context: Sri Lanka is going through its worst economic crisis since 1948 when the country gained independence. Issue? Inflation– surged to around 15% in february2022, the prices of essential items such as food, fuel and medicines rose to a record high leading to state […]