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Financial Relief Package for 2nd Wave of COVID 19 Pandemic Subject : Economy Context : Union Finance Minister announced a slew of measures to provide relief to diverse sectors affected by the 2nd wave of COVID-19 pandemic. Concept : Finance Minister announced a relief package of Rs 6,28,993 crore to support Indian economy […]
Delta Plus is a Variant of Concern Subject : Science & tech Context : Addressing at the 29th Group of Ministers meeting, Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan has said that Delta plus is a variant of concern and special surveillance is being done in the 12 States wherein these […]
Government ready with Action Plan to make India Aatmanirbhar in Rock Phosphate- the key raw material of DAP and NPK Fertlisers Subject : Economy Context : In order to improve the availability of phosphaticfertilisers (DAP and NPK) and to reduce the dependence on imports, Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilisers chaired a […]
Modi has paid homage to Rishi Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay Subject : History Context : The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has paid homage to Rishi Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay on his Jayanti. Concept : Bankim Chandra Chatterjee or Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay (1838 – 1894) was an Indian novelist, poet and journalist. He is known […]
Meme Stocks Subject : Economics Context :Meme stocks, what many believed was a pandemic-induced diversion, seems to be staying on as a trend. Beginning with AMC Entertainment, GameStop and Blackberry, the list of meme stocks keeps on growing. Concept : The term ‘meme stocks’ refers to under-the-radar stocks listed in the US market, […]
India must first decode impact of EU Green pass Subject : International Relations Context : India needs to first ascertain the implication of the ‘EU Green Pass’ on Indian travellers before taking up the matter with the bloc, as many European countries have their own ‘vaccine passport’ mechanism in place, based on vaccines […]
Co-operative banks must put in place an outsourcing policy : RBI Subject : Economy Context : RBI said that the board and CEO along with the Senior Management shall be ultimately responsible for outsourcing operations and for managing risks inherent in such outsourcing relationships. Concept : The Reserve bank of India on Monday […]
Chinese vaccine CoronaVac found safe, effective in kids, adolescents Subject : Science & tech Context : Trials of the Chinese vaccine CoronaVac, published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases Journal, have found it is safe and provokes a strong antibody response among children and adolescents aged 3-17. Concept : The randomised controlled trial covered […]
America’s fascination with UFOs Subject : International Events Context : US government released an unclassified report that concerns the assessment of the threat posed by unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs) — known in popular culture as unidentified flying objects (UFOs) — and the progress that the Department of Defense (DoD) Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task […]
Divergence between Global and Domestic Inflation Subject : Economy Context : The UN Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) world food price index (FPI) touched 127.1 points in May, its highest value since September 2011. But unlike fuel, the increase in global food prices is not getting reflected in what consumers in India are […]