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India and China: A Comparative Analysis of Consumer Markets Sub: Economy Sec: National Income Population Dynamics: India: Surpassed China in 2023 to become the world’s most populous country. India’s population is expected to continue growing and peak around 2060. China: Facing a declining birth rate (6.4 births per 1,000 people), a low total […]
Tighter AIF Norms Prompt Fund Managers to Consider Offshore Routes Sub: Economy Sec: Financial Market A number of sponsors and investment managers — especially those wanting to raise predominantly foreign capital — are considering taking the offshore route to invest in India instead of setting up alternative investment funds (AIFs) amid regulatory uncertainty […]
Reconsideration of Sachetisation of F&O Trade to Safeguard Household Savings: CEA Nageswaran Sub: Economy Sec: Financial Market Chief Economic Advisor (CEA) V Anantha Nageswaran emphasized the need to reconsider sachetisation of Futures and Options (F&O) trade to protect household savings. Key Points: Context of the Discussion: Reference: Nageswaran highlighted historical financial crises, specifically […]
Renew the Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) Sub: Economy Sec: External Sector Importance: GSP: An approach adopted by nearly all developed countries over the last half-century to offer incentives for economic reform in developing countries through lower tariffs. Customization: Each developed country customizes its GSP program to meet specific economic reform criteria while […]
Why is the European Union probing Facebook and Instagram? Sub: Science and tech Sec: Awareness in IT Context: The European Union has opened a fresh investigation into Meta’s Facebook and Instagram over suspicions that they are failing to protect children on their platform. More on news: The 27-nation bloc has said it is […]
Balancing two forms of SNCA protein could help manage Parkinson’s, study finds Sub: Science and tech Sec: Health Context: Many Parkinson’s disease researchers are focused on reducing the prevalence of SNCA proteins in neurons as a therapeutic measure. What is Parkinson’s disease? Parkinson’s disease is a chronic, degenerative neurological disorder that affects the […]
WHO updates Bacterial Priority Pathogens List to combat antimicrobial resistance Sub: Science and tech Sec: Health Context: The World Health Organization (WHO) today released its updated Bacterial Priority Pathogens List (BPPL) 2024, featuring 15 families of antibiotic-resistant bacteria grouped into critical, high and medium categories for prioritization. More on news: Since the first […]
With food scarce, lion-tailed macaques come down forest canopies, enter the urban jungle Sub: Environment Sec: Species in news Context: Lion-tailed macaques were seen in urban areas of Valparai town in Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu searching for food waste. Their natural habitat, Puthuthottam, is about four kilometres away. The Valparai plateau, with its […]
Three-day synchronised elephant census in southern states from May 23 Sub: Environment Sec: Species in news Context: An elephant census in the border areas of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Telangana, and Andhra Pradesh will be held from May 23 to 25. While the elephant census is usually held for an entire forest patch […]
Women with no sexual autonomy twice likely to get STIs: study Sub: Science and tech Sec: Health Context: omen who had controlling husbands and had experienced intimate partner violence in their married life are more at risk of developing sexually transmitted infection (STI) or reproductive tract infection (RTI) than women who do not […]