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Botanical gardens failed to conserve threatened plants despite Rs 48 crore budget: CAG report Subject :Environment Context: A scheme by the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) with a budget of over Rs 48 crore was ineffective in conserving threatened and endemic plants in the country said a report by […]
Long COVID, mental disorders among diseases to watch in 2023: IHME Context: The coronavirus infection has also given birth to sequelae conditions (Long COVID) and aggravated some existing ailments (mental health disorders). They are widespread and not understood very well. Long Covid: While SARS-CoV-2 is typically an acute illness lasting about three weeks, […]
One Nation, One Gas Grid Subject :Science and Technology Context: The national gas grid project has slowed down, with progress in parts of southwest and southeast India yet to pick up. Concept: “One Nation, One Gas Grid” Currently the Indian Power system for planning and operational purposes is divided into five regional grids.The integration […]
Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming and Comics (AVGC)- XR Sector Subject :Science and Technology Context: The government appointed AVGC Task Force, chaired by Apurva Chandra, submitted its report ‘Realising AVGC-XR Sector Potential in India’ Details: The main recommendations of the Task Force categorized broadly under 4 categories are as under Domestic Industry Development for […]
G-sec Subject :Economy Context: Private banks have bought bonds worth a net of 216.20 billion rupees ($2.61 billion) this month, the highest since March 2020. Cause: Rise in deposit growth-As bank balance sheets expand, more it will keep on the investment book. Higher bond yield-with expectations of (interest) rate cuts next year, and […]
Weighted average call rate Subject :Economy Context: Private banks continued to outpace public sector banks in credit growth, according to the latest RBI data. Details: The share of private banks in total credit increased to 38.4 per cent in September 2022 from 37.5 a year ago and 29.6 percent five years ago. Personal […]
World Economic League Table (WELT) Subject :Economy Context: The Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR)- a UK-based economics consultancy, predicted that India will rise from fifth place in the World Economic League Table (WELT) in 2022 to third by 2037. Details: Despite decelerating global demand and tightening monetary policy India is expected […]
Governor delaying nod to quota Bills, says Baghel Subject: Polity Context: Article 200 of the Indian Constitution provides provisions regarding the powers of the Governor when a bill is passed by the state legislature. Under Article 200, there are four courses open to a Governor to whom a Bill passed by the State […]
Emerging Omicron sub lineages across the world Subject :Science and Technology Recombination Recombination is a process of producing new combinations of alleles by the recombination of DNA molecules. It is also referred to as genetic recombination, as there is an exchange of genetic material (DNA) between two different chromosomes or between different regions […]
Dark Patterns Subject :Science and Technology Recently, it is been found that some Internet ¬based firms have been tricking users into agreeing to certain conditions or clicking a few links. Different Big Tech companies, like Apple, Amazon, Skype, Facebook, LinkedIn, Microsoft, and Google, employ dark patterns to downgrade the user experience for their […]