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    Record Decline in the Share of Imported Coal in the Last Decade Sub: Geography Sec: Eco geo Coal Import Trends: The CAGR of coal imports was significantly high at 21.48% from fiscal year 2004-05 to 2013-14. However, it dropped to 2.49% from fiscal year 2014-15 to 2023-24. Similarly, the CAGR of the share […]

    India achieves an ‘outstanding outcome’ in FATF mutual evaluation 2023-24 Sub: IR Sec: Int Conventions Context: India achieved an outstanding outcome in the Mutual Evaluation by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) for 2023-24, placing it in the “regular follow-up” category, shared by only four other G-20 countries. This marks a significant milestone […]

    Delhi-NCR’s June deluge a result of rapid, strong monsoon onset in the presence of active Western Disturbance: Experts Sub: Geography Sec: Climatology Extreme Rainfall and Flooding in Delhi and NCR: The extreme rainfall and flooding in Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) on the night of June 27-28 was due to the […]

    Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh launches ‘Bhuvan Panchayat (Ver. 4.0)” portal for rural land record Sub: Science and tech Sec: IT Context: Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh today launched two Geoportals namely ‘Bhuvan Panchayat (Ver. 4.0)” portal for rural land record and “National Database for Emergency Management (NDEM Ver. 5.0)” developed by Indian […]

    Camouflaging as a dead enzyme VEGFR1 holds key to medical solutions for colon and renal cancers Sub: Science and tech Sec: Health Context: Researchers have decoded the molecular mechanism in which a cell surface receptor belonging to the family of enzymes that bind growth factors, regulate cell differentiation, proliferation, survival, metabolism, and migration, […]

    Union Ministers of State for Health and Family Welfare unveiled three initiatives at the आयुष्मान भारत, गुणवत्त स्वास्थ्य event Sub: Schemes Sec: Health Context: Union Ministers of State for Health and Family Welfare, Shri Prataprao Ganpatrao Jadhav and Smt. Anupriya Singh Patel unveiled three initiatives at the आयुष्मान भारत, गुणवत्त स्वास्थ्य event. More […]

    AAP MP’s suspension revoked, six new members take oath in Rajya Sabha Sub: Polity Sec: Parliament and legislation Context: Six newly-elected members of Parliament from Bihar, Jharkhand and Madhya Pradesh took oath as members of the Rajya Sabha on June 27. More on news: Rajya Sabha Chairperson Jagdeep Dhankhar also announced the revocation […]

    SEBI Tightens Norms on Financial Influencers and Eases Delisting Rules Sub: Economy Sec: Capital market Overview: India’s markets regulator, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), has introduced new regulations to address the rising influence of unregulated financial influencers who advise on stocks and investments through social media platforms like YouTube and […]

    CBIC to Launch Automated Currency Exchange Rate Publishing System on July 4 Sub: Economy Sec: External Sector Overview: The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) will introduce the automated Exchange Rate Automation Module (ERAM) system on July 4, replacing the manual process of notifying exchange rates. This new system is part […]

    Indian Government Bonds in JP Morgan Index Sub: Economy Sec: External Sector Inclusion and Timeline: The inclusion of Indian Government Bonds (IGBs) in JP Morgan’s emerging markets bond indices will start on June 28, 2024. This inclusion will be phased over 10 months until March 31, 2025. Expected to bring in $20-25 billion […]