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MILAN 2T ATGM Subject : Defence Context : Defence Ministry Seals Deal To Acquire 4,690 India-Made Anti-Tank Missiles For Army. Concept : About MILAN-2T Anti-Tank Guided Missiles The Milan-2T is a Tandem Warhead ATGM with the range of 1,850 metres. The tandem warheads comprise a forward charge and a rear charge separated […]
S400 & CAATSA Subject : International Relations Context : US Senator Bob Menendez, has written to U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin asking him to raise concerns about democracy and India’s purchase of the S-400 Russian missile defence system, during his visit to New Delhi. Concept : The S-400 Triumf, (NATO calls it […]
OPEN MARKET OPERATIONS Subject : Economics Context : The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has decided to conduct simultaneous purchase and sale of government securities under Open Market Operations (OMO) for an amount of ₹10,000 crore each on March 25. Concept : Open Market Operations (OMOs) are market operations conducted by RBI by […]
BOND YIELDS Subject : Economics Context :Indian equity benchmarks dropped by more than 1% for the second straight session on Thursday on concern that rising U.S. bond yields in the wake of the Federal Reserve’s dovish policy stance could herald foreign fund outflows. Concept : Bond yield is the return an investor gets […]
STATE INFORMATION COMMISSION Subject : Governance Context :A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court on Thursday dismissed a writ petition challenging the recommendation to appoint former Chief Secretary Vishwas Mehta as State Chief Information Commissioner (CIC). Concept : It is an independent, statutory committee formed under the RTI Act to ensure freedom […]
SUPPLEMENTARY GRANTS Subject : Polity Context : The Lok Sabha on Thursday passed the supplementary demand for grants (second batch for 2020-21). Concept : During the year, if the government needs to spend any money which has not been approved by Parliament or needs to incur additional expenditure, it can introduce Supplementary Demands […]
GLOBAL WAGES REPORT Subject : International reports Context : The ILO report titled ‘Global Wage Report 2020-21: Wages and minimum wages in the time of COVID-19’ is available at ILO’s official website. Concept : Key Highlights of Global Wage Report 2020-21 It comments on various issues including on Indian workers having low average […]
INSURANCE AMENDMENT BILL Subject : Legislations Context : The Rajya Sabha passed the Insurance Amendment Bill, 2021 which increases the maximum foreign investment allowed in an insurance company from 49% to 74%. Concept : The Bill amends the Insurance Act, 1938 to increase the maximum foreign investment allowed in an Indian insurance company. […]
POINT OF ORDER Subject : Polity Context : The Congress and other Opposition parties on Thursday forced adjournments of Rajya Sabha proceedings for four times during the post-lunch sitting as they insisted on referring to a standing committee a Bill on raising the FDI in the insurance sector to 74% from the current […]
DAILY MINIMUM WAGES Subject: Economy Context: Govt must look into scheme for those who lost jobs amid lockdown: Report Concept: The Delhi government should consider launching a scheme guaranteeing jobs at a fixed minimum daily wage to tackle the alarming surge in the city’s unemployment rate during the pandemic-induced lockdown, according to an […]