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RBI’s VRRR auction gets tepid response, again Subject :Economy Section: Monetary Policy RBI uses reverse repo auctions to suck excess liquidity from the banking system. Banks choose to park the excess liquidity through these Reverse Repo auctions when: There is certainty about near term interest rate The reverse repo rate is sufficiently higher […]
Inflation Targeting by RBI- Is it effective ? Subject :Economy Section: Monetary Policy How inflation is supposed to be controlled by RBI through change in Repo Rate: Repo rate is the rate at which RBI lends to the banks, the raising of repo reduces inflation through two channels of demand reduction: Consumption: Making […]
Poisoned Punjab: A single street in this city is home to some 20 cancer patients Subject :Environment Section :Pollution Context: An entire street in Abohar city of Fazilka district is colloquially known as “cancer street”, as a large number of cancer cases are reported among the residents. Details: Water contaminated with high levels […]
CSE analysis says South Delhi, New Delhi worst affected by ground-level ozone Subject :Environment Section :Pollution Context: According to a new analysis by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), parts of the Delhi-NCR region witnessed ground-level ozone readings exceeding the national standards on 87 out of 92 days in the summer period […]
Farmyard manure in natural farming leads to higher yields than the conventional method Subject :Environment Section :Agriculture Context: Natural farming practices alone could not yield as much as conventional farming, but supplemented with farmyard manure (FYM), crop yields were invariably higher than those from conventional or chemical farming. Details: This was established in […]
Why are migratory birds giving India a miss? Subject :Environment Section :Species in news Context: Harriers, hawk-like birds, are not visiting the grasslands of India as they were used to in the past. The reason is shrinking grasslands and the grasslands being replaced by trees and agriculture. Migratory birds: Thousands of birds migrate […]
China’s rise as a Space Power Subject : Science and Technology Section: Space technology Concept : Three astronauts working at China’s space station returned to Earth on Sunday (June 5), state media reported, hailing their six-month-long mission as a “complete success”. The astronauts have been replaced by the crew of Shenzhou 16 spacecraft, […]
World still off-track from achieving universal energy access to all, says UN report Subject : Environment Section: Concept : Factors like high inflation, uncertain macroeconomic outlook and debt distress are keeping the world off-track for attaining United Nations-mandated Sustainable Development Goal 7 by 2030, according to a new UN report. SDG 7 is […]
NATO to put up biggest air deployment exercise Subject : International Relations Section: International Organisation Concept : Germany is preparing to host the biggest air deployment exercise in NATO’s history, a show of force intended to impress allies and potential adversaries such as Russia. The Air Defender 23 exercise starting next week will […]
How can we transition to a low-carbon city? Subject : Environment Section: Climate Change Concept : In the year 2020, an enormous amount of 29 trillion tonnes of carbon dioxide was released into the atmosphere by cities. Considering the substantial influence cities have on the environment, the presence of low-carbon cities becomes essential […]