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INSIDER TRADING Subject: Economics Context: The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) imposed penalties totaling Rs 70 crore on Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL), its chairman & managing director and two other entities for alleged manipulative trading in the shares of erstwhile Reliance Petroleum Ltd (RPL) in November 2007. Concept: The RPL case […]
GLOBAL CORRUPTION PERCEPTION INDEX Subject: International Reports Context: India and China both share the 80th rank with a CPI score of 41 in the Global Corruption Perception Index 2019—an empirical measure for corruption accepted worldwide. Concept: Released by Transparency International from 1995. This index is annually released (once a year.) Corruption is defined […]
NORTHEAST MONSOON Subject: Geography Context: The southern states recorded normal rainfall during the recently concluded Northeast monsoon season, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has said. Kerala, however, ended with a 26 per cent deficit of rainfall this season. Concept : In 2020, the onset of the Northeast monsoon, also known as winter monsoon, […]
UMRED PAONI KARHANDALA SANCTUARY Subject: Environment Context: A tigress and her two cubs were found dead on Friday evening in Umred Paoni Karhandala Sanctuary, some 50 kilometres from Nagpur, an official said. Concept: About the Sanctuary UmredKarhandla Wildlife Sanctuary, about 58 km from Nagpur and 60 km from Bhandaraspreed over PauniTahsil of Bhandara […]
TSO KAR WETLAND COMPLEX Subject: Geography Context: One more wetland in India has been added to the list of recognised sites of international importance under the treaty of Ramsar Convention, taking the number of such wetlands in the country to 42, the highest in South Asia. Concept: The latest site to be added […]
DIGITAL PAYMENTS INDEX Subject : National Report Context : Digital payment transactions surge in lockdown to surpass pre-Covid levels according to the report. Concept : About the Index The RBI has constructed a composite Digital Payments Index (DPI) with March 2018 as the base period to capture the extent of digitization of payments […]
EMERGENCY USE AUTHORIZATION Subject : Governance Context : The government-appointed expert panel on Friday emergency use approval for the Oxford University-AstraZeneca Vaccine made and distribute by the Serum Institute of India. Concept : After Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) gives its approval India too will likely begin the mass immunisation programme with […]
CENTRAL CONSUMER PROTECTION AUTHORITY Subject : Governance Context : Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) Chief Commissioner stated that 2,850 complaints pertaining to “transactions failed/cancelled but money not refunded” forming 20 per cent of grievances registered in the banking sector have been received through the government-run National Consumer Helpline (NCH). Concept : Central Consumer […]
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES Subject : Governance Context : The Finance Ministry has sought feedback from key stakeholders in the financial system on whether compliances under major Acts administered by the Department of Financial Services (DFS) can be rationalised. Concept: This exercise is aimed at making the regulatory framework simple and to rationalise […]
INFLATION EXPECTATIONS OF HOUSEHOLD SURVEY Subject : Economics Context : The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced the launch of the next round of household surveys to capture inflation expectations and consumer confidence, which provide useful inputs for its monetary policy. Concept : RBI said it aims to capture subjective assessments on price […]