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BOMBAY NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY Subject: Environment Context: The garden at Government Co-ed Senior Secondary School, Sector 5, RK Puram had started as an initiative by English teacher Ankita Singh Yadav two years ago. Yadav said that she got her idea for this garden from her own birding and buttery sighting outings at the […]
INFLATION TARGETING Subject : Economics Context : India expected to retain current inflation targeting framework: Moody’s Analytics. Concept : Stressing that India’s retail inflation has been breaching the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI’s) 4% inflation target for the past eight months, the financial intelligence firm said India and Philippines are the two notable […]
PANDEMIC TREATY Subject : International Relations Context : World leaders pushed Tuesday for a new international treaty to prepare for the next global pandemic — and avoid the unseemly scramble for vaccines hampering the Covid-19 response. Concept : Leaders from 25 countries, the European Union and the World Health Organization (WHO) sought to […]
COVISHIELD Subject : Science & tech Context : India’s drug regulator has allowed the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to be used for up to nine months from its manufacture date, as opposed to the prescribed six months, according to a document reviewed by Reuters. Concept : COVISHIELD: It is the name given to an […]
OVERSEAS CITIZENS OF INDIA Subject : Governance Context : Recently, the Government of India has announced that the People of Indian origin and Indian diaspora having overseas citizens of India (OCI) card are now not required to carry their old, expired passports for travel to India. Concept : The requirement of carrying old […]
NEW DEVELOPMENT BANK Subject : International Organisations Context : Recently, the Union Finance Minister has urged the New Development Bank (NDB) to consider working closely with India’s new development financing institution for funding infrastructure. Concept : New Development Bank (NDB) It was proposed at the fourth BRICS Summit in New Delhi (2012) by […]
NEW BUTTERFLY SPECIES Subject : Environment Context : A group of lepidopterists have found a new butterfly species in India. Concept : The discovery of the species Nacaduba sinhala rama swamii Sadasivan, 2021 in the Agasthyamala is in the Western Ghats a decade ago has now found place in the Journal of Threatened […]
FOREIGN PORTFOLIO INVESTMENT Subject : Economics Context : India biggest recipient of FPI inflows worth Rs 2.6 lakh crore in FY 2021. Concept : Foreign Portfolio Investments Foreign portfolio investment (FPI) refers to investing in the financial assets of a foreign country, such as stocks or bonds available on an exchange. This type […]
DGCA Subject : Governance Context : DGCA asks airports to impose fine on those flouting mask rule. Concept : The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is the statutory body formed under the Aircraft (Amendment) Bill, 2020. This directorate investigates aviation accidents and incidents, maintains all regulations related to aviation and is responsible […]
T – CELLS Subject : Science & tech Context :New research: T cells of earlier Covid-19 patients recognise all 3 major new variants. Concept : T Cells T cells are so called because they are predominantly produced in the thymus. They recognise foreign particles (antigen) by a surface expressed, highly variable, T cell […]