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VENTURE CAPITAL FUND Subject : Economics Context : India received venture capital and private equity investments worth $7.5 billion across 67 deals in April, a sixfold rise over the same month last year on low base effect, as per the Indian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association-EY report. Concept : Entrepreneurs need investments […]
TRAI Subject : National Organisations Context : Jio tops in 4G download speed, Vodafone in upload in April: Trai Concept : Telecom Regulatory Authority of India It was established by an Act of Parliament (Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Act, 1997) to regulate telecom services, including fixation/revision of tariffs for telecom services. It […]
NRC Subject : Governance Context : Assam State National Register of Citizens (NRC) Coordinator Hitesh Dev Sarma has petitioned the Supreme Court seeking a comprehensive re-verification of the draft NRC, saying it was needed in view of the serious irregularities detected in the final draft as well as the supplementary list. Concept : […]
INDICATIVE NOTES Subject : Polity Context : Chief Justice of India N.V. Ramana launched a new feature in the Supreme Court’s official website called ‘Indicative Notes’. Concept : This feature is aimed at providing concise summaries of landmark judgments in an easy-to-understand format. This will serve as a useful resource for media persons […]
CBI DIRECTOR APPOINTMENT Subject : Governance Context: PM Modi-led panel to decide next CBI chief, Rakesh Asthana, YC Modi among frontrunners. Concept : The CBI is headed by a Director. The Director of CBI as Inspector General of Police, Delhi Special Police Establishment, is responsible for the administration of the organisation. With the […]
SWAMIH Subject : Government Schemes Context : The residential project – ‘Rivali Park’, situated in suburban Mumbai, was the first housing project in the country to have received funding under the government’s SWAMIH Fund. Concept : SWAMIH(Special Window for Affordable and Mid-Income Housing) Investment Fund has been formed to complete construction of stalled, […]
COMMON SERVICE CENTRE Subject : Governance Context : Union Home Ministry said that people in the 18-44 age group living in semi-urban and rural areas could make use of Common Service Centres (CSC) to register on the CoWin platform for their shot. Concept : Common Services Centers (CSCs) are a strategic cornerstone of […]
COMPULSORY LICENSING Subject : Economy Context : Kerala High Court seeks Centre’s response to invoke compulsory licensing of Covid vaccines. Concept : A compulsory licence is a licence or authorisation issued by the government to an applicant for making, using and selling a patented product or employing a patented process without the consent […]
SAMARAJIT JANA Subject : Important Personalities Context : A leader of the rights movement for sex workers in India and a public health expert known for his contribution to the prevention of HIV in the country, Smarajit Jana, passed away due to COVID-19 related complications in Kolkata. Concept : An epidemiologist, he was […]
ANAMALAI TIGER RESERVE Subject : Environment Context : Recently, the residents of two tribal settlements within the limits of the Anamalai Tiger Reserve (ATR), were gearing up for the annual festival of their local deity, Vairapattan. The Kattupatti and Kuzhipatti settlements of Pulayar community have barely heard of the acronym COVID-19. Concept : […]