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Alternative Fuel and Employment Subject: ECONOMY Context: Toyota partners with four Japan automakers to explore alternative green fuels for internal combustion engine cars including hydrogen and synthetic fuels derived from biomass. Concept: What are Alternative Fuels? Alternative fuels include gaseous fuels such as hydrogen, natural gas, and propane; alcohols such as ethanol, methanol, […]
Integrated Ombudsman Scheme Subject: Economy Context: Integrated Ombudsman Scheme unveiled Content: Prior to the introduction of this scheme, the RBI had three different ombudsman schemes to aid dispute resolution with respect to banks, NBFCs, and non-bank pre-paid payment issuers (PPIs). They were operated by the RBI through 22 ombudsman offices. This scheme, the […]
Retail Direct Scheme Subject: Economy Context: RBI revealed a new scheme Content: Retail Direct Schemes: The Retail Direct Scheme, small investors can now buy or sell government securities (G-Secs), or bonds, directly without having to go through an intermediary like a mutual fund. It is similar to placing funds in debt instruments such […]
Rani Kamlapati Subject: History Context: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister has set the stage for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the State by renaming the Habibganj railway station after Rani Kamlapati, an 18th century Gond queen Content: Rajgonds are the ruling class among the Gond.The name Gondwana named after Gondi people. The Gond […]
Messier 87 Subject: Science and Tech Context: The European Physical Journal C brings in an alternative explanation for the compact object that was imaged by the Event Horizon Telescope. The authors say it (M87*) is not necessarily a black hole but could even be a “naked singularity with a gravitomagnetic monopole. Content: Black […]
Controlling Mosquito-borne diseases Subject: Science and Tech Context: Mosquito-borne diseases have been a scourge for thousands of years, with huge armies defeated, and economies shattered. The reports announcing an effective malaria vaccine, following clinical trials in Burkina Faso conducted by the University of Oxford, the Serum Institute of India and others. Content: Malaria […]
Jawaharlal Nehru Birth anniversary Subject: History Context: PM Modi pays tribute to the first Prime Minister Content: Jawaharlal Nehru was born to Born to Motilal Nehru and Swarup Rani on November 14, 1889 in Allahabad. He started the National Herald (daily) 1938. Nehru was also a very prolific writer in English and authored […]
US inflation and impact on India Subject – Economy Context – On Wednesday, the United States’ Labor Department reported that retail inflation had spiked to 6.2 per cent in October. Concept – What is inflation rate? It is the rate at which prices increase over a given period. Typically, in India, the inflation […]
Revenue Neutral Rate (RNR) Subject – Economy Context – A tax burden that attacks the federal rights of States Concept – RNR is the rate at which tax revenue remains the same despite giving credit of duty paid on inputs and other factors. It is the rate of tax that allows the Government […]
Helmsman Subject – IR Context – China’s Communist Party hails ‘helmsman’ Xi after ‘historic’ meet Concept – A day after the Communist Party passed a “historical” resolution elevating the status of Chinese leader Xi Jinping on a par with its tallest past leaders, China’s ruling party referred to Mr. Xi as its “helmsman”, […]