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Chandrayaan 3 Mission Context: India is likely to launch its third mission to the moon, Chandrayaan-3, in the third quarter of 2022. Concept: About Chandrayaan 3 Mission: The Chandrayaan-3 mission has been planned as only a lander-rover mission to demonstrate India’s capability of soft landing on a celestial body. It will communicate with […]
K-shaped recovery Vs V-shaped recovery Subject: Economy Context: Economic Adviser (CEA) Krishnamurthy Subramanian acknowledged on Thursday that some parts of the economy may be witnessing a K-shaped recovery, as smaller firms and urban poor had been hit harder by the pandemic, but stressed that India’s overall economic rebound remains V-shaped. Concept: K-shaped recovery […]
Crowing Out of Investment Vs Crowing Out of Investment Subject: Economy Context: Concerns about high government borrowings crowding out the private sector’s fundraising efforts were misplaced and not based on evidence, Chief Economic Advisor Krishnamurthy Subramanian asserted on Thursday reacting to comments made by a member of the Securities and Exchange Board of […]
Urban Co-operative Banks (UBBs) Subject: Economy Context: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has cancelled the licence of The Madgaum Urban Co-operative Bank Limited, Margao, Goa. Concept: Cooperative banks are financial entities established on a co-operative basis and belonging to their members. This means that the customers of a co-operative bank are also its […]
Sexual Harassment at Workplace (Prevention-Prohibition and Redressal) Act (the SH Act) 2013 Subject: Polity Context: A total of 391 complaints have been filed by employees of Central government Ministries about sexual harassment at workplace, the government told in Parliament. Concept: The Vishaka guidelines were replaced by the Sexual Harassment of women at the workplace […]
Chola Art & Architecture Subject: Arts and Culture In news: The National Gallery of Australia announced Thursday it will return 14 works of art from its Asian art collection to the Indian government. Worth a combined $3 million, the works include six bronze or stone sculptures, a brass processional standard, a painted scroll […]
Why cloudbursts could become more frequent Subject: Geography In news: On July 28, at least seven people were killed, 17 injured and over 35 missing after a cloudburst hit a remote village of Jammu and Kashmir. Recently, cloudbursts have been reported from several places in J&K, Union Territory of Ladakh, Uttarakhand and Himachal […]
No immunity for acts of vandalism: SC Subject: Polity Context: The Supreme Court held that lawmakers cannot indulge in criminal acts on the Parliament or Assembly floors and then take cover behind the right to free speech. Concept : The SC dismissed the Kerala government’s plea seeking the court’s nod to withdraw cases against CPI(M) leaders […]
Limited Liability Partnerships (LLPs) Subject: Economy Context: In a booster shot for the start-up ecosystem in the country, the Union Cabinet, on Wednesday, approved amendments to the Limited Liability Partnership Act 2008. Concept: Limited liability partnerships (LLPs) Limited liability partnerships (LLPs) allow for a partnership structure where each partner’s liabilities are limited to […]
International Tiger Day Subject: Environment Context: The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has greeted wildlife lovers, especially those who are passionate about tiger conservation on International Tiger Day. Concept: 29th July is referred to as the Global Tiger Day also every year. The day is observed to mark the declining population of tigers […]