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Unit-linked Investment Plans (ULIPs) Subject: Economy Context: Private insurers ended with huge losses due to plunge in ULIPs during 2019-20. Concept: It is a multi-faceted insurance product issued by insurance companies that combine insurance coverage and investment exposure in a single offering. regular premium payments, part of which are utilized to provide insurance […]
Habeus Corpus Context: A report by the Forum on Human Rights in Jammu and Kashmir has concluded that the priority to counter-insurgency has vitiated protections like habeas corpus, prevention of illegal detention Concept: The SC (under Art 32) and the HC (under art 226) can issue writs(a formal written order issued by a […]
Tribunals Subject: Polity Context: The government proposes to wind up five tribunals, including Airport Appellate Tribunal, Authority for Advance Rulings and Intellectual Property Appellate Board, Appellate Tribunal under the Cinematograph Act and Plant Varieties Protection Appellate Tribunal through Tribunals Reforms (Rationalisation and Conditions of Service) Bill, 2021 Concept: Tribunalisation has become a major […]
Power to make changes in the SC list Context: The Union government on Saturday introduced a Bill in the Lok Sabha to group seven Scheduled Caste groups in the Tamil Nadu under a common nomenclature as “DevendrakulaVellalars”. Concept: The bill to classify the community is based on accepting the recommendation of the Hansraj […]
Speaker of Lok Sabha Context: In a session marked by four straight days of disruption, heightened aggression, bitter fights and deepening divides, the Lok Sabha, according to Speaker Om Birla, has seen “record productivity” over the past three days. Concept: Amidst the frequent disruptions, running to well and decline in parliamentary productivity the […]
Hot money Subject: Economy Context: The Reserve Bank of India’s strategy to shift some of its rupee intervention to the forwards market is drawing hot money in India. Concept: Hot money refers to the currency that quickly and regularly moves between financial markets and is invested for short-term. In this investors lock in […]
Tax buoyancy Subject: Economy Context: the finance secretary said the revised estimates of revenue and expenditure for the current fiscal were realistic and tax buoyancy expectations are realistic. Concept: Tax buoyancy explains relationship between the changes in government’s tax revenue growth and the changes in GDP. It refers to the responsiveness of tax […]
Affordable Rental Housing Complexes scheme (ARHCs) Subject: Welfare schemes Context: ARHCs are seen as part of Atma Nirbhar Bharat and seeks to create a sustainable ecosystem of affordable rental housing solutions for urban migrants/ poor. Concept: It is a sub-scheme under Pradhan MantriAwasYojana – Urban (PMAY-U) and is under Ministry of Housing and […]
News Showcase Subject: Events of International importance Context: Google proposed to the Australian govt “News Showcase” product which could be used to compensate news publishers under the upcoming law. Concept: The google is embroiled in a tussle with the Australian government over a proposed legislation that would require it to pay news publishers. […]
Leader of Opposition Context: Mallikaarjun Kharje is set to succeed Ghulam Nabi Azad as the Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha. Concept: It is the leader of the largest opposition political party not having less than 1/10th of the total seats of the house. (Ex- In Lok Sabha a party which is […]