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The foreign brokerage held back from upgrading India to ‘Overweight’ because of high-valuation premium and the weakening balance of payments Subject : Economy Context: Credit Suisse’s Global Equities Strategy team has upgraded India from ‘Underweight’ to ‘Benchmark’ for 2023, on the back of the country’s underlying economic strength. Details: In 2022, inflows from […]
Confluence of cultures of Kashi and tamilnadu Subject : Art and Culture Context: A sterling example of this is the month-long “Kashi-Tamil Sangamam”, which will culminate on December 16 in the world’s oldest living city — Kashi, also known as Varanasi. Concept: Kashi is the cultural capital of India whereas Tamil Nadu and […]
SC gives Centre three months to form T.N. Karnataka water disputes tribunal Subject: Polity Context: The Supreme Court in December 2022 gave the Union government three months to constitute an Inter-State River Water Disputes Tribunal to resolve the dispute of Pennaiyar river. About the issue The Supreme Court gave the Centre three months […]
GI tag for Beypore Uru Subject: Science and Technology Context: The District Tourism Promotion Council, Kozhikode has applied for a Geographical Indication (GI) tag for the famous Beypore Uru (boat). About Beypore Uru: It is a wooden dhow (ship / sailing boat / sailing vessel) handcrafted by skilled artisans and carpenters in Beypore, […]
Draft cybersecurity strategy has been formulated: Centre Subject: National Organisation Context: In response to a question from Lok Sabha members following recent cyber-attacks (for example, AIIMS, Delhi), the Minister stated that the NSCS had developed a draft cyber security strategy, but no date for implementation or other information was provided.. This year, a […]
Banks jack up deposit rates, MCLR after RBI raises repo Subject :Economy Banks hiking retail deposit rates by up to 65 basis points following the Reserve Bank’s move to increase the repo rate last week Marginal Cost of Lending Rate It is a benchmark lending rate for floating-rate loans which came into effect […]
India condemns OIC secretary general’s visit to PoK, his comments on J&K Subject : International relations Concept: The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) is the second largest intergovernmental organization after the United Nations with a membership of 57 states. It is the collective voice of the Muslim world. It endeavors to safeguard and […]
Plea seeking protection for forest staff Subject :Polity Context: The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notice to center on a plea seeking protection for forest staff. More about the news: The application was filed in the context of the death of Forest Range Officer Challamalla Srinivas after he was assaulted allegedly by a […]
Bill for ST status for Gond in four UP district got Rajya Sabha nod Subject :Polity Context: The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday passed with voice vote the Constitution (Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes) Orders (Second Amendment) Bill-2022, which seeks to give the ST status to the Gond community in four districts of Uttar […]
Supreme Court issues notice to Centre on plea for legal nod to same-sex union Subject :Polity Context: The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notice on a plea by a gay couple seeking legal recognition of their marriage in India. More about the issue: The plea was filed by a 46-year-old Indian national who […]