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SEBI mulls framework for market making to deepen bond markets Subject: Economy Section: Capital markets Concept: With over 98 per cent of corporate bonds being private placements, leading to a shallow secondary market, Sebi is planning to come out with a framework for market-making to help markets become more vibrant and funds cheaper, […]
Kollam is India’s first Constitution literate district Subject: Polity Section: Constitutional Framework Concept: Kollam will be officially declared India’s first Constitution literate district by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and the authorities say the constitution literacy campaign will continue even after that. The Citizen Constitution Literacy campaign The campaign is launched to educate the […]
Marriage of minor girls : SC to check legality of personal laws Subject: Polity Section: Constitutional framework Concept: The Supreme Court decided to examine whether girls as young as 15 years can enter into wedlock on the basis of custom or personal law when such marriages constitute an offence in statutory law. The […]
Daily Heat stress more dangerous to corals than ocean acidification Subject: Environment Section: Climate change Context: Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network (GCRMN) has released a report on the status of coral reefs across the world. Concept : Research details: Global warming poses a more significant threat to coral growth and reef accretion than […]
Term ‘Defect’ in The Consumer Protection (E-commerce) Rules 2020 Subject: Governance Section : Acts Context: CCPA has written to District Collectors across India to investigate unfair trade practices and violation of consumer rights concerning manufacture or sale of such goods and submit Action Taken Report to CCPA. Concept: Under Section 2(10) the Consumer […]
System and Method for Controlling Generation and Movement of Fugitive Dust Subject :Environment Section: Pollution Context: In order to minimize and control the fugitive dust in mining areas, Central Mine Planning and Design Institute Limited (CMPDIL), Ranchi (a consultancy subsidiary of Coal India Limited) has invented a “System and Method for Controlling Generation […]
Industrial output rebound to 7.1% in November 22 Subject : Economy Section: GDP Concept : India’s industrial growth, as per the Index of Industrial Production (IIP), accelerated to 7.1 percent in November, data released on January 12 by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation showed. Index of Industrial Production IIP is an […]
India, US ‘thinking big’, says Goyal, rules out mini trade deal or FTA Subject : Economy Section: External Sector Concept: Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal ruled out a mini-trade deal or FTA with the United States and said that they discussed the delay in business visa issuance at the conclusion of […]
Can give migrated minority status to Hindus: Delhi govt Subject : Polity Section: Constitutional Framework Concept : Hindus who migrated to the national capital from other regions may be accorded “migrated minority” status if they were a religious minority in their state of origin, the Delhi government has suggested as part of an […]
Under Constitution law declared by SC is binding on all parties Subject : Polity Section : Constitutional framework Concept : Vice-President of India Jagdeep Dhankhar’s public criticism of the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) judgment may be seen as comments by a high constitutional authority against “the law of the land”. The Supreme […]