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SC to consider if Shiv Sena dispute needs to be referred to a seven-judge Bench Subject: Polity Context: The Uddhav Thackeray faction of Shiv Sena told the Supreme Court that it will seek reference of cases pertaining to Maharashtra political crisis to a seven-judge Constitution bench, to reconsider a 2016 ruling on the […]
World pledge USD 1 bn to Ukraine Subject :International Relations Context: World Leaders agreed to deliver 1 billion euros in fresh financial aid for Ukraine for repair of vital infrastructure. More about the news: The gathering in Paris extended far beyond the governments in North America, Europe and East Asia that have been […]
Moderna’s mRNA cancer vaccine shows promise in early trial Subject :Science and Technology Context- A customized Moderna Inc. vaccine combined with a Merck & Co. cancer drug helped ward off the recurrence of the skin cancer melanoma after surgery in patients in a mid-stage clinical trial. Detail- A combination of the Moderna’s experimental […]
India likely to be first to hold satellite spectrum auction: TRAI Chairman Subject :Science and Technology Context- India will be the first country to auction spectrum for satellite communication (SatCom), and it should be designed to attract investments in the sector, telecom regulator TRAI chairman P.D. Vaghela said. Detail- It is revealed at […]
Equitable benefit sharing of digitised genetic information to span across discussions at COP15 Subject : Environment Context: At CoP15 to CBD- Issues of access and benefit-sharing from digital sequence information on genetic sources (DSI) will be a critical point of negotiations at the UN Biodiversity Conference or COP15 in Montreal, Canada. The current […]
Real interest Vs Nominal Interest Subject : Economy Why in the news? India’s real interest rate has turned positive after headline retail inflation eased below 6% for the first time this year. Details Inflation had stayed above the central bank’s repo rate for this year, implying a negative real rate. India’s retail inflation […]
Write-off Subject : Economy Scheduled commercial banks have recovered just 13 per cent of the total write-off in the last five years. Details: Due to government reforms the gross NPA ratio of the SCB has declined to 5.9 per cent as on March 31, 2022. Concept: Write-off It refers to taking out a […]
Cartel in India Subject : Economy Why in the news? Government plans to include businesses accused of cartel behaviour in the ‘settlement and commitment scheme’ of the Competition Amendment Bill. Details: It will enable cartels to settle their case with the Competition Commission of India (CCI) by paying settlement fees. Concept: According to […]
Ex ante and ex post concept Subject : Economy Ex- Post and Ex- Ante are terms of Latin origin that mean “after the event” and “before the event,” respectively. In simple words, ‘Ex-ante’ means planned and ‘Ex-post’ means actual or realised. In the field of finance, these terminologies depict the returns from an […]
India Internet Government Forum Subject: International relations Concept: The India Internet Government Forum is an initiative associated with the UN Internet Governance Forum (UN-IGF). The Internet Governance Forum (IGF) is a multi-stakeholder platform bringing representatives together from various groups, all at par to discuss public policy issues related to the Internet. India IGF […]