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Subject : Govt Schemes Context : Railways Ministry and Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) have joined hands to extend 50 per cent subsidy on rail freight for transportation of notified fruits and vegetables through ‘ Kisan Rail’. Concept : Kisan Rails are the first ever multi commodity trains. Earlier, Indian Railways had run single […]
Subject : National Organisation Context : Delhi High Court has given two weeks time to NBSA to decide on complaints filed against it. Concept : National Broadcasting Standards Authority News Broadcasting Standards Authority is an independent body set up by the News Broadcasters Association. Its task is to consider and adjudicate upon complaints about broadcasts. […]
Subject: International Organisation Context : Finance Minister addressed Plenary meeting of International Monetary anfd financial committee through video conferencing. Concept : International Monetary and Financial Committee It is the Ministerial-level committee of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). It meets twice a year, once during the Fund-Bank Annual Meetings in October and once during the Spring […]
Subject: International Events Context : PM will be launching a commemorative coin to mark World Food Day . Concept : World Food Day is celebrated annually on 16 October across the globe to honour the establishment of the Food and Agriculture Organisation. This year marks the 75th anniversary of FAO. It is celebrated by several […]
Subject: Security Context : Mumbai police last week began “chapter proceedings” against a prominent Journalist. Concept : Chapter proceedings are preventive actions taken by the police if they fear that a particular person is likely to create trouble and disrupt the peace in society. These proceedings are unlike punitive action taken in case of an […]
Subject: Economy Context : India is likely to end the current year with a per captia GDP lower than of bangladesh , making it third poorest nation in south asia according to IMF world economic outlook. Concept : Per capita income (PCI) or average income measures the average income earned per person in a given […]
Subject: Science and tech Context : New Shephard has been named after astronaut Alan Shephard, the first American to go to space, and offers flights to space over 100 km above the Earth and accommodation for payloads. Concept : Blue Origin( company which built new shephard) will eventually allow space tourists to experience microgravity by […]
Subject : Economy Context : Vedanta Resources said that, hey have failed to garner the required number of shares to delist Indian subsidiary Vedanta. Concept : Delisting means the permanent removal of a stock from stock exchange. Share delisting is the removal of a listed stock from a stock exchange platform, and thus it would […]
Subject: Science and tech Context : Swedish-British drug giant AstraZeneca recently said it was moving an antibody combination developed for Covid-19 treatment into late-stage human trials. The firm has also received around $486 million from the US government. Concept : About: AZD7442, a similar class of the drug cocktail used to treat US President recently, […]
Subject: Govt Schemes Context: Union Cabinet approves STARS programme for school eduaction reform. It is partially funded by World Bank. Concept: STARS Project The STARS project will be implemented through the Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan, the flagship central scheme. The six states include- Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha and Rajasthan. It will help improve […]