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Role of IBC and IBBI in Insolvency process of India Subject : Economy Section: Monetary Policy Significant Supreme Court ruling: Upheld the constitutionality of IBC provisions on Personal Guarantors’ Insolvency Resolution. Dismissed over 200 petitions: Challenged the legal validity of the IBC provisions related to personal guarantors’ insolvency. Decision Summary: Insolvency and Bankruptcy […]
Food price shocks, a risk to inflation Subject: Economy Section: Monetary Policy Details: Even though CPI inflation has been projected at 5.4%for 2023-24by the Monetary Policy Committee(MPC), a moderation from6.7% in 2022-23,headline inflation remains vulnerable to recurring and overlapping food price shocks. Core inflation has also moderated by 170 basis points since its […]
India’s monetary policy must remain ‘actively disinflationary’ Subject :Economy Section: Monetary Policy Context: In the current situation, RBI Governor said monetary policy must remain actively disinflationary to ensure that ongoing disinflation process progresses smoothly What is Disinflation? Disinflation is a decline in the rate of inflation. The inflation rate is declining over time, but […]
Wildlife biologist Sumit Dookia on researching the understudied Asiatic wildcat Subject : Environment Section: Species in news Asiatic wildcat (Felis lybica ornata): Also known as Asian steppe cats or Indian Desert cats. It has back and reddish-brown spots. Range: Southeast and Central Asia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Mongolia and China In India: Thar Desert […]
Electoral Trusts Subject :Polity Section: Election Context: Recent SC hearing on Electoral bonds Electoral Trusts: Background: Before the controversial Electoral Bonds (EB) Scheme was introduced in 2018, there was something called an Electoral Trusts (ET) Scheme, which was introduced by the UPA government in 2013. What are electoral trusts? These are trusts set up by […]
Connaught Place smog tower to restart today Subject : Environment Section: Pollution Context: Delhi government has ordered the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) to restart the Connaught Place smog tower at full capacity. About Smog Tower: Setup in 2021 at the cost of 20crore Designed and developed by: IIT-Bombay, Minnesota University of the […]
‘Loss and damage’ fund talks leave developing nations at new disadvantage Subject : Environment Section: Climate Change Context: As the climate crisis intensifies, two terms are in sharp focus: adaptation and ‘loss and damage’ (L&D). Details: Adaptation is the proactive response to climate change, the art of survival using which communities and countries […]
Possible answer to farm fires: New rice variety can replace Pusa-44 Subject : Geography Section: Economic geography Context: In its order directing the Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan governments to ensure that the burning of crop stubble be “stopped forthwith”, the Supreme Court mentioned a “particular kind of paddy grown mostly in […]
How climate change is displacing animals Subject : Environment Section: Climate Change Context: A new analysis suggests that extreme weather linked to climate change might be much harder on native species than on non-native ones. Details: As the planet warms, extreme weather events– heat waves, cold snaps, droughts and floods- are becoming more […]
Rising trend of bank financing for non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) Subject :Economy Section: Monetary Policy The rising trend of bank financing for non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) has raised concerns about the potential for systemic contagion, prompting the need for tighter preventive measures, as emphasized by the Centre for Advanced Financial Research and Learning […]