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New code for co-ops to kick in from April Subject : Economics Context : All Central co-operative banks and States co-operative banks will follow new set of regulations as prescribed under Banking Regulations Amendment Act with effect from April 1, 2021. Concept : The Finance Ministry has issued a notification stating that from […]
PM to flag off country’s first-ever driverless Metro Subject: Economy Context: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off the driverless train service on the 37 km-Magenta Line (Janakpuri West to Botanical Garden) and will also be launching the fully operational National Common Mobility Card for travel on the 23-km Airport Express Line. Concept: […]
PM Modi to launch Dedicated Freight Corridor Subject: Economy Context: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will virtually inaugurate the largest section of the Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor at midday on December 29 to launch the operations of one of the largest rail infrastructure projects in India. Concept: The 351-km Khurja-Bhaupur (Kanpur) section of the […]
RBI to conduct simultaneous purchase and sale of G-Secs Subject : Economics Context : The Reserve Bank of India on Thursday said it will conduct simultaneous purchase and sale of government securities (G-Secs) under Open Market Operations (OMO) for an aggregate amount of ₹10,000 crores each on December 30. Concept : Open Market Operations Open […]
Subject: Governance Context: Nutritional Garden, an initiative of the Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK), is expected to bring in drastic changes in the food habits of many families from Kottoor, an adopted village of KVK. Concept: It is a year-long project under which the institute supplies locally available and indigenous seeds to the families nearby so […]
Subject : Environment Context : The Rajaji Tiger Reserve is set to welcome the first big cat from Jim Corbett Tiger Reserve on Thursday, in the first such relocation in Uttarakhand aimed at tiger population management. Concept : Rajaji National Park It is nestled between the Shivalik ranges and the Indo-Gangetic plains. Broadleaved deciduous forests, […]
Subject : Government Schemes Context : According to the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG), better bet is the Price Deficiency Payment Scheme, as it is easy to execute and can cover all crops and farmers. Concept : To correct the policy bias in MSP operations, the Centre introduced PM-AASHA (Pradhan Mantri-AnnadataAaySanrakshanAbhiyan) in […]
Subject : Governance Context : India’s digital infrastructure has been a global case study for modernisation and has amazed large tech corporations in private sectors across the globe. Making them more unified, relevant to each region and taking the services to the last mile is UMANG which has been in operation for the last three […]
Subject: Science & tech Context : Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan had said in November that India was set to receive investments of Rs 2 lakh crore in 5,000 CBG plants. Concept : Bio-gas is produced naturally through a process of anaerobic decomposition from waste / bio-mass sources like agriculture residue, cattle dung, sugarcane press mud, […]
Subject: Science & tech Context: Indian contingent in Antarctica is not worried about the virus spreading. The two Indian permanent stations, Maitri and Bharati, are at least 5,000 km away from the Chilean base in which 36 people have been found infected with the novel coronavirus. Concept: India presently has two research stations at Antarctica […]