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Most tax filers report zero income tax liability Subject: Economy Section: Fiscal Policy Context: 70% ITR fillers have zero tax liability as per data presented to the Parliament by finance minister. Key Points: Around 70% of people who filed income tax returns in FY23 reported no tax liability. In FY23, 7.4 crore persons […]
₹33000 cr backstop fund for bonds to be launched Subject: Economy Section: Capital Market Context: Finance Minister to launch ₹33,000 crore backstop fund for the corporate bond market and limited purpose clearing corporation for repo transactions in corporate bonds Key Points: Earlier this year the capital markets regulator had approved setting up a […]
SEBI to review delisting regulation among other measures Subject: Economy Section: Capital Market Context: SEBI to 1. Review regulations for delisting of shares by considering a fixed price option, and 2. Review trading plans for insiders 3. To bring in a mechanism of instantaneous settlement in exchanges. Key Points: At present, 90 per […]
Fishers groups ask govt not to ratify ‘unequal’ WTO pact Subject: Economy Section: External Sector Context: Fishermen trade bodies urge the government to not sign the fisheries subsidies agreement which is being ratified at the WTO saying it will not be favourable for Indian fishing communities. Key Points: A trade trade body representing […]
Raigad landslides Subject: Geography Section: Physical geography Context: Recent Raigad landslides Landslide Causes Geological causes Weak or sensitive materials Weathered materials Sheared, jointed, or fissured materials Adversely oriented discontinuity (bedding, schistosity, fault, unconformity, contact, and so forth) Contrast in permeability and/or stiffness of materials Morphological causes Tectonic or volcanic uplift Glacial rebound Fluvial, […]
Battling TB in speed mode Subject: Science and technology Section: health Why in the news? Recent research by the Department of Community Medicine and Family Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, suggests that the country stands a chance of eliminating it by 2025,five years ahead of the global target. Tuberculosis (TB) […]
ISRO: The shape of rockets to come Subject: Science and technology Section: Space technology Context: With seven straight successful launches so far, the LVM3 rocket — which most recently ferried the 3.9-tonne Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft to the dropoff point 180 km above earth — has proved to be a reliable one. Details: Now ISRO […]
OneWeb to set up India’s first ‘satelllite network portal site’ in Gujrat Subject: Science and technology Section: Space technology Context: The Gujarat government through its Department of Science and Technology (DST) signed a memorandum of understanding with OneWeb India Communications Pvt Ltd for setting up a ‘satellite network portal site’ — a first […]
Silver cockscomb isn’t a troublesome weed for Karnataka’s Soliga tribe Subject: Environment Section: Species in news Silver cockscomb: Also known as lagos spinach, the weed belongs to the Amaranthaceae family, which includes economically important plants like spinach (Spinacia oleracea), beetroot and quinoa. Believed to have originated in tropical Africa and grows abundantly in […]
Will generic supply of bedaquiline be accessible? Subject: Science and technology Section: Health Context: Bedaquiline has now become the cornerstone to cure drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB). Details: Johnson & Johnson’s patent on bedaquiline expired on July 18. This expiry will allow generic manufacturers to supply the drug. J&J has filed secondary patents over bedaquiline […]