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Growth in government debt of India Subject : Economy Section: Fiscal Policy Key points: From 2014 to 2022 the government’s debt has increased from ₹55-lakh crore to ₹155-lakh crore. India’s government debt as a proportion of GDP has remained relatively stable at around 82% in 2023 up from 81% in 2005. (the FRBM […]
US Fed rate hike pause: impact on India Subject : Economy Section: External Sector Context: Federal Reserve has maintained the policy rate, after continuously raising for 15 months Key Points: Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) has decided to pause the cycle of interest rate hikes despite inflation being at 4% The benchmark rate […]
CIL vs CCI Issue Subject : Polity Section: National Organisation Context : Supreme Court ruled that Competition Act, 2022 applies to statutory monopolies like Coal India Limited (CIL) Context: CIL had approached the Apex Court arguing against applicability of the Competition Act 2002 to its operations citing that the PSU operates under the […]
Landfall of a cyclone Subject : GEOGRAPHY Section: Physical geography Context: The Landfall process of cyclone Biporjoy is continuing and by midnight it will be completely over the land. Part of the eye (of the cyclone) is over the land,” the IMD said. What is the landfall of a cyclone? Landfall is the […]
Global warming breaches 1.5°C threshold in summer for 1st time Subject: GEOGRAPHY Section: Physical geography Context: For the first few days of June, global mean temperatures were more than 1.5 degrees Celsius higher than pre-industrial averages, the European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecast (ECMWF) said, making this the first time the 1.5 […]
Biporjoy: Saurashtra, Kutch highly vulnerable to cyclones Subject: GEOGRAPHY Section: Physical geography Context: Cyclone Biporjoy is set to batter Saurashtra and Kutch, regions that are already highly vulnerable to cyclones, according to the Gujarat State Action Plan on Climate Change. Details: Gujarat, with the longest coastline in India (1,663 km) and unique climatic […]
Glenmark pharma slashes breast cancer drug price by 70% Subject: Science and Technology Section: Health Context: The price of breast cancer drug Trastuzumab is reduced to ₹15,749 for a 440 mg vial from ₹54,000. Details: The drug is marketed in India as ‘Trumab’. Trastuzumab is a monoclonal antibody used to treat the aggressive […]
Guyana’s oil discovery, a game changer Subject :Geography Section: Economic Geography Context: In December 2019, into the Floating Production Storage and Offload vessel (FPSO), aptly named as Liza “Destiny “. It is on course to become one of the largest per capita oil producers in the world by 2030. Details: Guyana with its […]
Species with ‘objectionable’ scientific names: The naming process, the debate around it Subject : Environment Section: Species in news Context: There is a debate raging over taxonomy: the classifying and naming of all living being. Details: Some names are largely taken from problematic people, such as those linked to slavery and racism, or […]
The Bonn meet is to end soon; but there is no decision yet about Global Goal on Adaptation Subject : Environment Section: International convention Context: The informal consultations on the Global Goal on Adaptation (GGA) have hit major roadblocks even after a decently successful sixth workshop under the Glasgow Sharm El Sheikh (GlaSS) […]