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Sarsa: Rivulet associated with pivotal moment in Guru Gobind Singh’s life, is dying Subject: Geography Context: As Sikhs across India and the rest of the world observe the 356th birth anniversary of Guru Gobind Singh, a rivulet in north India associated with a key moment in his life is gasping for breath. Sarsa […]
Govt debt rises 1% to Rs 147 lakh crore in Q2 Subject : Economy Context: The total liabilities of the government increased to Rs 147.19 lakh crore at September-end from Rs 145.72 lakh crore at the end of June this fiscal year. Details: It reflects a quarter-on-quarter increase of 1 per cent in […]
Keep an eye on slippages in rejigged assets: RBI to banks Subject : Economy Context: RBI asks banks to closely monitor slippages in restructured assets. Details: PSBs restructured around 10 lakh accounts in 2021-22 compared to 3 lakh accounts in 2020-21. The private sector lenders restructured close to 45 lakh accounts in 2021-22 […]
Rise in Direct Tax Subject: Economy Context: Direct tax growth in Covid year. Details: Telangana, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Rajasthan and Gujarat recorded the highest growth rate in net direct tax collections in 2021-22 as against the pre-Covid period of 2019-20. The northeaster states of Nagaland, Mizoram, and Manipur also witnessed an increase in tax […]
Election Commission of India start process of delimitation of Assam Subject :Polity Context: Recently, the Election Commission (EC) has mentioned that it has decided to start delimitation of assembly and parliamentary constituencies in Assam. More about the news; The Process will be based on Census data from 2001. The last Delimitation of constituencies […]
Bihar to start caste census Subject :Polity Context: Bihar set to start caste census exercise from Jan 7 More about the news: The Bihar government plans to compile data on each family digitally through a mobile application as part of the eight-level survey from the panchayat to the district level. The mobile app […]
Maharashtra passes resolution for inclusion of Marathi speaking areas Subject :Polity Context; Maharashtra passes resolution for inclusion of Marathi-speaking areas More about the news: Both Houses of the Maharashtra state legislature on Tuesday unanimously passed a resolution to support a legal battle to ensure that every inch of land in Karnataka, where the […]
Parliamentary panel pulls up govt. for failure to create Tourism Council Subject :Polity The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture has urged the government to set up a National Tourism Council on the lines of the GST Council to make recommendations directly to the Union and the State governments. The Committee […]
Indian National Congress Subject :History The Indian National Congress was founded at Bombay in December 1885. The early leadership – DadabhaiNaoroji, Pherozeshah Mehta, Badruddin Tyabji, W.C. Bonnerji, Surendranath Banerji, Romesh Chandra Dutt, S. SubramaniaIyer, among others – was largely from Bombay and Calcutta. A retired British official, A.O. Hume, also played a part […]
What is the CAG audit report on Assam’s NRC? Subject :Polity Context: The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) in its compliance report of “logistical arrangements for NRC update project in Assam” has found several anomalies in the updating of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam. Concerns highlighted by the […]