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SEBI Hits a Wall on ₹76000-Crore Worth Dues in FY2023-24 Sub: Eco Sec: Capital Market Difficult to Recover (DTR) Dues: SEBI has marked dues worth ₹76,293 crore as Difficult to Recover (DTR) at the end of FY2023-24. This amount is 4.1% higher than the ₹73,287 crore recorded in the previous year. DTR dues […]
How can traffic which causes air pollution be controlled? Sub: Env Sec: Pollution The Severity of Air Pollution in India: Recent reports highlight that 83 of the world’s 100 most polluted cities are in India. Air pollution has resulted in the deaths of 2.1 million people, second only to China. Over 99% of […]
Dengue control: the unrealised promise of Wolbachia-infected mosquitoes Sub: Sci Sec: Health Dengue Burden in India: Dengue poses a significant threat to India’s economy, with direct costs amounting to approximately ₹28,300 crore annually and the loss of 5.68 lakh years of young life each year. Existing vector control measures, including the use of […]
Al-Shabaab: growing from Somalia’s ruins Sub: IR Sec: Places in news Context: Recently, a suicide bomber detonated an explosive device at a Hotel in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia. This was followed by a shooting at civilians. The strike was subsequently claimed by al-Shabaab, an affiliate of al-Qaeda, which has waged a war […]
Huge reservoir of water under Mars, seismic data indicates Sub: Science and Tech Sec: Space Context: An immense reservoir of liquid water may reside deep under the surface of Mars within fractured igneous rocks, holding enough to fill an ocean that would cover the entire surface of Mars, according to seismic data […]
Schemes mentioned in President Droupadi Murmu’s speech on 78th Independence Day eve Sub: Schemes Sec: Marginalised section Context: Social justice is a top priority of the Government, and it has taken a number of unprecedented initiatives for the welfare of the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and other marginalised sections of society. Schemes for […]
President Droupadi Murmu’s speech on 78th Independence Day eve Subject: History Sec: Modern India Context: Patriotic and brave souls took immense risks and made supreme sacrifices. We salute their memory. It was a nationwide movement, in which all communities participated. Tribal Leaders Tilka Manjhi He organized Adivasis into an army and led […]
What is the drug Captagon and how is it linked to Germany? Subject: Sci Sec: Health Context: Following the record discovery of hundreds of kilos of Captagon tablets in Germany in December 2023, the trial against four men began in Aachen on Wednesday. They are alleged to have sold tablets worth more than […]
DPIIT’s Review of Curbs on Chinese Investments Sub: Eco Sec: External Sector Objective of the Curbs: The restrictions on Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) from China were introduced to prevent opportunistic takeovers of Indian firms, especially during vulnerable times. This policy was implemented through Press Note 3 in 2020, which mandated that investments from […]
UN Launches Multidimensional Vulnerability Index (MVI) Sub: IR Sec: Report and Index Introduction of the MVI: The UN General Assembly officially launched the Multidimensional Vulnerability Index (MVI), a new data-driven tool designed to help small island developing states (SIDS) and other developing nations gain access to low-interest financing. The MVI is intended to […]