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Subject: Economy Context: PMI for India’s manufacturing touched 56.3 in November, signaling that even as an improvement in wider industrial activity continued, the sector’s expansion as well as the pace of new orders slowed down while employment also declined further. Concept: It is a survey-based measure that asks the respondents about changes in their perception […]
Subject: Governance Context : Union Minister for IT launched the UMANG’s international version in coordination with Ministry of External Affairs for select countries that include USA, UK, Canada, Australia, UAE, Netherlands, Singapore, Australia and New Zealand. Concept: It will help Indian international students, NRIs and Indian tourists abroad, to avail Government of India services, anytime. […]
Subject: Polity Concept: Article 169 The Parliament can abolish a legislative council (where it already exists) or create it (where it does not exist) by a simple majority, that is, a majority of the members of each House present and voting, if the legislative assembly of the concerned state, by a special majority, passes a […]
Subject: Culture Context: Films Division (FD) has organised Lok Virasat, a festival of films on folk art and painting. Concept: An exclusive bouquet of documentary films on folk art and paintings – Lok Virasat – is being showcased on FD website and You Tube channel. The films being streamed include: The Kingdom of God , […]
Subject: Economy Context: Indian Oil launched a new premium grade petrol – Octane 100. Concept: Branded as XP100, the premium grade petrol was launched across ten cities by Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas. The technology for India’s first octane petrol has been indigenously created by Indian Oil Research and Development. The availability of XP100 […]
Subject: Science & tech Context: Moderna said it was applying for emergency use authorisation for its Covid-19 vaccine. In India, Serum Institute of India, which is trialling a version of the AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine, has said it expects to seek emergency use authorisation within the next two weeks. Concept: Vaccines and medicines, and even diagnostic tests […]
Subject: Geography Context : The Deep Depression over southwest Bay of Bengal moved west-north westwards with a speed of 09 kmph during past six hours, intensified into Cyclonic Storm ‘Burevi’. Concept: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) announced that a cyclone brewing in the Bay of Bengal is likely to affect Tamil Nadu and Kerala, less […]
Subject : Economy Context :The Inland Waterways Authority of India has eased tender terms for privatising the multi-modal cargo terminals at Varanasi, Haldia and Sahibganj on National Waterway 1. Concept : National Waterways Act came into effect in 2016. It proposed 106 additional National Waterways and merges 5 existing Acts which were declared the 5 […]
Subject: Geography Context: Developing ocean-atmospheric phenomenon (LaNina) will influence our weather in the coming months Concept: It means the large-scale cooling of ocean surface temperatures in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean, together with changes in the tropical atmospheric circulation, namely winds, pressure and rainfall. It has the opposite impacts on weather and climate […]
Subject: Current events Context: The Government of India (GOI) has announced the third stimulus package of Rs. 900 Crore for the Mission COVID Suraksha- The Indian COVID-19 Vaccine Development Mission. Concept: This grant will be provided to the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) for Research & Development of Indian COVID-19 vaccines. The COVID-19 Vaccine development Mission […]