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Food safety regulator FSSAI has sought public comments on draft regulation Context: Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) order mandating non-GM origin and GM-free certification for import of 24 identified food crops, including apples, pineapples and wheat, and has argued that this was impeding joint efforts to increase market access for […]
Farmers and Essential commodities Act Context: Farmers of Marathwada growing pulses are not even able to get the minimum support price ₹6,300 per quintal this season, all due to the stock limit imposed on all pulses under the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 and the import by the government. Background: The pulses inflation rate […]
Vembanad Lake Subject – Environment Context – Maradu: Lapses in removal of demolition debris raised Concept – Vembanad, also known as Punnamada is the longest lake in India, as well as the largest lake in the state of Kerala. It is the second largest Ramsar site in India only after the Sunderbans in West Bengal. Spanning several districts in […]
Criminalization of Politics Subject – Polity Context – Will you ban convicts from polls, SC asks Govt Concept – The criminalization of politics means the participation of criminals in politics which includes that criminals can contest in the elections and get elected as members of the Parliament and the State legislature. It takes […]
NFHS 5 Subject – Governance Context – More hospital births, but limited gains in childhood nutrition: NFHS Concept – The NFHS provides estimates on key indicators related to population, family planning, child and maternal health, nutrition, adult health, and domestic violence, among others. Key Findings Population Use of family planning methods increased; most […]
White Dwarf Subject – Science and Tech Context – White dwarf with fastest spin: one rotation every 25 seconds Concept – A white dwarf is a star that has burnt up all of its fuel and shed its outer layers, now undergoing a process of shrinking and cooling over millions of years. Such […]
Monetary Policy Stances Subject – Economy Context – ‘RBI must aid growth by staying accommodative’ Concept – The process of drafting, announcing & Implementing the plan of actions taken by the Central Bank of a Country (In India, Reserve Bank) that controls the quantity of money in an Economy. Monetary Policy Committee of […]
United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Subject – IR Context – Govt plans to enact cross-border insolvency framework in Winter Session. The new framework is likely to be largely patterned on the UNCITRAL model law on cross-border insolvency. Concept – It is a subsidiary body of the U.N. General Assembly (UNGA) […]
Related Party Transaction (RPT) Subject – Economy Context – Asian Paints’ promoters must resign from board: In govern Concept – RPT means transaction between: Listed entity and a related party of the listed entity; Listed entity and a related party of the subsidiary of the listed entity; Subsidiary of the listed entity and […]
Cryptocurrencies Regulation in Different Countries Subject – Science and Tech Context – The Cryptocurrency and Regulation of Official Digital Currency Bill, 2021, is listed for introduction in Parliament’s Winter Session Concept – The stance of countries and regulators has ranged from a total ban on these financial assets, to allowing them to operate […]