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WALR Subject : Economics Context : The weighted average lending rate (WALR) on fresh rupee loans sanctioned by scheduled commercial banks (SCBs) fell by 183 basis points (bps), of which 112 bps cut was effected since March 2020, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has said. Concept : Weighted average lending rate (WALR) […]
FAGRADALS VOLCANO Subject : Geography Context : Long-dormant Iceland volcano erupts for first time in 6,000 years. Concept : A long dormant volcano erupted near Iceland’s capital Reykjavik on Friday, shooting lava high into the night sky after thousands of small earthquakes in recent weeks. This was the area’s first volcanic eruption in […]
ISTANBUL CONVENTION Subject : International Organisations Context : Turkey quits landmark Istanbul Convention protecting women from violence. Concept : Istanbul Convention It is also called as the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence. The treaty is the world’s first binding instrument to prevent and tackle […]
PERIYAR Subject : History Concept : Contributions Erode Venkatappa Ramasamy was born in 1879 in Erode, then a part of the Coimbatore district of the Madras Presidency. He later came to be called “Periyar”, which in Tamil means ‘respected one’ or ‘elder’. He was also popularly referred to as Thanthai Periyar. He was […]
CHEETAH Subject : Environment Context :70 years after big cat’s extinction, India prepares to welcome cheetahs from Africa. Concept : Nearly 70 years after the cheetah was declared locally extinct or extirpated, India will receive its first batch of the large cats from Africa by the end of this year. Within a week’s […]
TSUNAMI Subject : Geography Context : Japan’s meteorological agency lifted a tsunami advisory around an hour after a 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck off the country’s northeastern coast on Saturday, causing no immediate damage or injuries. Concept : Tsunamis These are a series of waves usually generated by movement of the sea floor. These movements […]
GREAT NICOBAR Subject : Geography Context : NITI Aayog vision for Great Nicobar ignores tribal, ecological concerns. Concept : Great Nicobar Group of Islands Geography: They are located around 1,300 km southeast of the Indian subcontinent, across the Bay of Bengal and are home to the two most primitive tribes namely- Nicobarese & […]
MOSCOW SUMMIT Subject : International Relations Context : Afghan government, Taliban agree to accelerate peace talks after Moscow summit. Concept : Moscow hosted the international conference on Afghanistan on Thursday, at which Russia, the United States, China and Pakistan released a joint statement calling on the Afghan sides to reach a peace deal […]
VACCINE WASTAGE Subject : Science & tech Context : A concern flagged by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, vaccine wastage is an expected part of any large inoculation drive. Concept : Vaccine wastage is directly linked to vaccine usage, which is the proportion of vaccines administered against vaccines issued to a vaccination site. The […]
REGENT HONEYEATER Subject : Environment Context : It has come to light that some specimens of the regent honeyeater (Anthochaeraphrygia), have been singing songs which ecologist Ross Crates — who observed the phenomenon — described as “weird”. Concept : The regent honeyeater (Anthochaeraphrygia) is a critically endangered bird endemic to southeastern Australia. It […]