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Mauritius loses edge on equity inflows Subject: Economy Section: External Sector Mauritius is fast losing its relevance as being the preferred destination for equity investments into India given the greater regulatory oversight over the island nation and the perception of it being a tax haven. Investments from Mauritius as gauged by the equity […]
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Subject : International Relations Section: Groupings What is it? General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a law enacted by the European parliament in May 2016 to lay down stringent ground rules for all entities that collect, store or use personal data belonging to residents in 28 EU countries. […]
Government to provide financial support to eligible agencies to promote GI Subject : Economy Section: Msc Context: The government will provide financial assistance to eligible agencies for undertaking initiatives for the promotion of Geographical Indications (GIs) products. What is the news? The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) has issued […]
RBI’s ‘sandbox’ tests for fraud-proof fintech Subject: Economy Section: Monetary Policy Context: RBI picks fintech’s to test ways of preventing, mitigating financial fraud What’s the news? On January 5, the Reserve Bank of India called for applications for the testing phase of the fourth cohort of its ‘regulatory sandbox’. The theme is ‘prevention […]
Lightning as a ‘Natural Disaster’ Subject: Geography Section: Physical Geography (Climatology) Concept: Several states have demanded that ‘lightning’ be declared as a ‘natural disaster’ because deaths caused by it surpass any other disaster in the country. About Lightning: Lightning is a giant spark of electricity in the atmosphere between clouds, the air, or […]
Atacama desert Subject : Geography Section: Places in news Concept: Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning could revolutionize the search for life on other planets. A team of researchers have successfully trained an AI to map biosignatures — any feature which provides evidence of past or present life — in a three-square-kilometer area […]
India and Australia eye stronger ties in critical minerals field Subject : Geography Section: Economic geography Concept : Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal and his Australian counterpart Don Farrell announced the formal resumption of negotiation for the Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA) which will cover a “much wider” area of commercial […]
Crypto Trade within PMLA Ambit Subject: Economy Section: Msc Concept: In order to regulate the crypto market, the Ministry of Finance announced that all virtual digital assets (VDAs) will come within the ambit of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA). In July 2022, it was reported that the Enforcement Directorate recorded […]
Sickle cell screening meets only 1% of target Subject : Science and technology Section: Health Concept : Under the National Health Mission, Government of India supports the states for prevention and management of sickle cell disease as per their annual performance improvement plans proposals. The Union Health Ministry has also released technical operational […]
Japanese encephalitis vaccination Subject: Science and technology Section: Health Concept: A small study involving 266 children, who had received two doses of a live, attenuated Japanese encephalitis vaccine SA-14-14-2 made in China, found very low levels of neutralising antibodies IgG at different time points after vaccination. Study did not measure cell-mediated immune responses […]