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Rajnath Singh inaugurates new maritime rescue coordination centre in Chennai Sub: Sci Sec: Defence Context: The defence minister inaugurated a new Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC) of the Coast Guard in Chennai. Healso inaugurated two new Coast Guard units – the Regional Marine Pollution Response Centre (RMPRC) in Chennai and a Coast Guard […]
Banks’ Strategies Amid Slower Deposit Growth Sub: Eco Sec: Monetary Policy Slower Deposit Growth: Banks are witnessing a slowdown in deposit growth as customers explore alternative investment avenues like capital markets for better returns. SBI’s deposits fell to Rs 49.01 lakh crore in the June 2024 quarter, down from Rs 49.16 lakh crore […]
India’s crude Oil demand Sub: Eco Sec: External Sector Rising Oil Import Dependency: India’s reliance on imported crude oil has increased to 88.3% in the first four months of FY25 (April-July 2024). This is up from 87.8% during the same period last year. Domestic Oil Production vs. Demand: Despite efforts to boost domestic […]
33.9 mh of crops lost due to excess rains in 2015-21: WEF Sub: Schemes Sec: Agri Context: India lost 33.9 million hectares (mh) of crops due to excessive rains and an additional 35 mh due to drought between 2015 and 2021, a World Economic Forum (WEF) report has said. The impact of extreme […]
Subclinical TB is the reason for slow drop in TB incidence, says Soumya Swaminathan Subject: Sci Sec: Health Context: TB infection can no longer be considered a binary — latent TB and active TB. People can also have TB disease and yet not display any of the characteristic symptoms associated with TB, such […]
Governor competent authority under PC Act to grant sanction to prosecute CM Subject: Polity Sec: Constitution Context: Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot on Saturday, 17 August has permitted to prosecute Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in the MUDA land allotment case. More on News: The governor is the competent authority to grant sanction to investigate and […]
The bitter dispute in the Namdhari sect, which has left 8 people injured in a violent clash Subject: History Sec: Modern India Context: Hundreds of followers of two rival groups of the Namdhari religious sect clashed violently in Rania in Haryana’s Sirsa district at the end of last week, leaving at least eight […]
Russia says Ukraine used Western rockets to destroy bridge in Kursk region Sub: IR Sec: Places in news Context: Russia’s Foreign Ministry said Ukraine had used Western rockets, likely US made HIMARS, to destroy a bridge over the Seym river in the Kursk region, killing volunteers trying to evacuate civilians. Western support to […]
Lok Sabha Speaker constitutes six new parliamentary committees for 2024-25 Sub: Polity Sec: Parliament Context: Lok Sabha Speaker constituted six new Parliamentary Committees, including the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), which keeps a close eye on government expenditure, to be headed by senior Congress leader K.C. Venugopal. The new committees are: Public Accounts Committee […]
Indian Institute of Astrophysics astronomers find new method to predict amplitude of upcoming solar cycle Sub: Science Sec: Space Context: Astronomers from the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA) have found a new method to predict the amplitude of the upcoming solar cycle. The astronomers have discovered a new correlation using 100 years of […]