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India – Russia to hold 2+2 Ministerial meet Subject: International Relations Context: Despite India’s increasing strategic alignment, India’s bilateral relation with Russia remains high on India’s agenda as is evident from the recent visit of the Indian External Affairs Minister to Moscow. Concept: India and Russia enjoy a special and privileged strategic partnership. […]
147 more women Army officers get Permanent Commission Subject: Defence Context: The Army said on Wednesday that 147 additional women officers had been granted Permanent Commission (PC) taking the total number of women officers granted it to 424 out of the 615 officers considered since the landmark judgment by the Supreme Court last […]
Extension of National AYUSH Mission Subject : Government Schemes Context: Recently, the Union Cabinet has approved the continuation of National AYUSH Mission (NAM) as a Centrally Sponsored Scheme from 1st April 2021 to 31st March 2026 Concept: The setting up of AYUSH Hospitals and Dispensaries comes under the purview of respective State/UT Governments […]
Renewables trend Subject: Economy Context: Demand for fossil fuel electricity generation in India reached a plateau in 2018, and fell in 2019 and 2020, according to a study published Wednesday by UK’s Carbon Tracker in collaboration with the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW). Concept: According to the report, ‘Reach for the […]
Urban Co-operative Banks (UCBs) Subject: Economy Context: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) plans to permit Urban Co-operative Banks (UCBs) refund the share capital to their members, or nominees/ heirs of deceased members, on demand, subject to conditions, as per its draft guidelines Concept: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) plans to permit […]
Special livestock sector package Subject: Economy Context: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Wednesday approved implementation of special livestock sector package consisting of several activities by revising and realigning various components of the Central government schemes for the next five years starting from 2021-22. Concept: The aim is to boost growth […]
Subsidies to fishing community and WTO Subject: Economy Context: India will focus on protecting the subsidies given to its small and artisanal fishing community at the WTO ministerial meeting on Thursday, where members will attempt to push the ongoing negotiations towards conclusion. Concept: The elements in the revised draft agreement floated by the […]
Leader of the House Subject: Polity Context: Commerce and Textiles Minister PiyushGoyal has been appointed as the Leader of the House in the Rajya Sabha. Concept: The term Leader of the House has been defined in Rules of Procedure of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha Leader of the House, according to […]
The Kanwar Yatra Subject: Arts and Culture Context: The Supreme Court on Wednesday took suomotu cognizance of a report published in The Indian Express on the decision by the Uttar Pradesh government to allow Kanwar Yatra this year with certain restrictions, even as the Uttarakhand government had suspended the yatra amid fears of […]
Input Tax Credit Subject: Economy Context: Year-long crackdown on tax evasion, the GST authorities have unearthed over Rs 35,000 crore of tax fraud committed by misuse of input tax credit provision under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime. Concept: Input credit means at the time of paying tax on output, you can reduce the tax you have […]