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The Forex Reserves Subject: Economy Section: External sector India’s forex reserves witnessed the single steepest weekly fall so far (by $9.646 billion). The forex reserves stood at $622.275 billion as at March 11, 2022. The decline in foreign currency assets (FCA) including multi-currency assets (securities, deposits with other central banks and the BIS, […]
Ural Oil Subject: Economy Section: External sector Context: Indian PSU oil companies buys discounted Russian crude resisting west pressure Content: India generally contracts Kazakh and Russian Ural crude oil on a free on board (FOB) basis. Most of the crude oil booked at present is Ural, which is a sulphur heavy grade, but […]
Visva- Bharati and Rabindranath Tagore Subject: History Section: Personalities Context: There have been a string of resignations at Visva-Bharati University in the backdrop of relentless agitation by a section of students on campus. Concept: Visva- Bharati University: It is a public central university and an Institution of National Importance located in Shantiniketan, West […]
MANPADS Subject: Defence and Security Section: Msc Context: The US is sending Ukraine a surface-to-air missile, also known as MANPADS, which will help Ukraine to fight Russiafrom dominating the air space. Concept: MANPADS are “short-range surface-to-air missiles used to intercept fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft in flight.” They are deployed for air defence. They […]
Article 24 of GATT Subject: International relations Section: International Organisation Context: India negotiating FTAs Concept: Article 24 is a provision of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT). The GATT is a World Trade Organisation (WTO)agreement aimed at reducing tariffs and other barriers to trade in goods across the world. Ordinarily, under WTO […]
Retail inflation for farm, rural workers rises to 5.59%, 5.94% in February Subject: Economy Section: Inflation and Unemployment Context: Retail inflation for farm workers and rural labourers rose to 5.59 per cent and 5.94 per cent respectively in February, mainly due to higher prices of certain food items. Concept: Labour Bureau has been […]
Governor Subject: Polity Section: Federalism Context- Jharkhand Governor Ramesh Bais returned the Prevention of Mob Violence and Mob Lynching Bill, 2021, passed by the state assembly in December last year, with two objections. Concept- The first objection reads, “Section 2: Sub section-I, Sub Clause-xii deals with ‘Witness Protection Scheme’ (in the English version […]
International Court Of Justice (ICJ) Subject: IR Section: International Organisation Context- Indian judge at ICJ votes to seek end of Russia war on Ukraine. Concept- Justice Dalveer Bhandari, whose election to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) was hailed as a major diplomatic victory by the government, has voted with 12 other judges […]
War Criminal Subject: Defence & Security Section: International organization Context- President Joe Biden flatly called Russia’s Vladimir Putin a “war criminal” for the unfolding onslaught in Ukraine. Concept- Who is a war criminal? The term applies to anyone who violates a set of rules adopted by world leaders known as the law of […]
US Federal Reserve Subject: Economy Section: External Sector Context- This is the first time since 2018 that the US central bank has raised borrowing costs. The Fed had kept interest rates near zero since March 2020 as the Covid-19 pandemic dealt blows to the US economy Concept- The US is the world’s biggest […]