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Mandatory hallmarking roils jewellery industry Subject: Economy Context: Recently, the government has announced the phased implementation of mandatory hallmarking of gold jewellery. In the first phase, gold hallmarking will be available in only in 256 districts and jewellers having annual turnover above Rs 40 lakh will come under its purview. Concept: Hallmarking of […]
No discrimination over allocation of medicines to treat Black Fungus Subject: Science & tech Context: The Centre on Wednesday informed the Bombay High Court that anti-fungal drugs like Amphoterecin B used for treating black fungus had been allocated to states on a need-based system and there was no discrimination against any state, including […]
Jalgaon farmers ship GI certified banana to Dubai Subject: Economy Context: Recently, the Ministry of Commerce & Industry has announced that it had started the export of Jalgaon Banana to Dubai. Concept: Jalgaon is considered Banana city of India In 2016, Jalgaon Banana got GI certification which was registered with Nisargraja Krishi Vigyan […]
Aluminium – The EV Manufacturer’s dream metal Subject: Science & tech Context: Electric vehicles are set to push the demand for aluminium exponentially, with innovation in products being the focus of the downstream aluminium sector. Concept: Aluminium is a soft, silvery-white, ductile, nonmagnetic metal in the boron group. It is the third most […]
Twitter may lose safe harbour protection Subject : Governance Context : Twitter may ‘lose’ safe harbour protection as government says it ‘failed’ to fill key positions Concept : Microblogging platform Twitter is likely to lose its status as a social media intermediary and, in turn, the legal protection accorded to it under Section […]
Inflation spurs spike in bond yield; rupee hits 1-month low Subject : Economics Context : India’s benchmark 10-year bond yield closed at its highest level in more than six weeks while the rupee ended at a one-month low on the back of a larger-than-expected surge in retail inflation. Concept: The benchmark 10-year bond […]
Generalized System of Preferences (GSPs) Subject : International Relations Context : Recently, the European Union (EU) Parliament has adopted a resolution which has urged the EU Commission to consider temporary withdrawal of the GSP+ status given to Sri Lanka. Concept : About Generalized System of Preferences (GSPs) It was instituted in 1971 under […]
Taiwan reports ‘largest’ incursion by Chinese forces Subject : International Relations Context : As many as 28 Chinese air force aircraft, including fighters and nuclear-capable bombers, entered Taiwan’s air defence identification zone (ADIZ) on Tuesday, the island’s government said. It is the largest reported incursion to date. Concept : While there was no […]
Early Arrival of Southwest Monsoon Subject : Geography Context : Recently, the southwest monsoon has progressed rapidly to cover two-thirds of the country just about 10 days after it broke over the Kerala coast. Concept : The northern limit of the monsoon (NLM) continued to pass through Diu, Surat, Nandurbar, Bhopal, Nagaon, Hamirpur, […]
May 2021 was the sixth warmest May on record ,says NOAA Subject : Environment Context : The upward trend of warming is global and unambiguous: May 2021 has tied with 2018 as the world’s sixth-warmest May on record, according to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA). Concept : The average global temperature in […]