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NCERT proposal for PARAKH Subject: Polity Context: Recently, the three global educational non-profits —Educational Testing Services (ETS), American Institutes for Research (AIR) and the Australian Council for Educational Research(ACER) approached the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) to set up the proposed regulator PARAKH. What is PARAKH: PARAKH stands for Performance […]
Muscow pull out from Ukraine grain export Subject: International relations Context: Recently Russia has suspended participation in a UN-brokered deal to export agricultural produce from Ukrainian ports following attacks on ships in Crimea. What was the deal about: The deal was agreed through UN and Turkish mediation. It established safe corridors along which […]
Budget spending in FY23 to exceed BE by Rs 2 trillion Subject: Economy Details: Extra expenditure will be funded through additional tax revenue receipts, while keeping the fiscal deficit within the targeted level of 6.4% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and below 4.5% by FY26 Budget estimate (BE)- Rs 39.5 trillion of […]
Zero defect Why in the news? The finance ministry has advised banks to support ZED-certified MSMEs Details: The incentives that lenders are being advised to extend include concessional credit, lower loan processing fees and any other benefit that they deem appropriate. Lenders to ensure complete integration of the ZED portal with banks’s online […]
Central Power PSEs cannot exercise delegated powers in respect of projects of their subsidiaries Subject: Economy Context: The Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) has said that Maharanta, Navratna, and Miniratna Central Power PSEs cannot exercise delegated powers in respect of projects of their subsidiaries. Details: Navratna CPSE – Oil India (OIL) queried whether […]
Chhath Pooja Subject: Art and Culture Context: The administration in the national capital has put a ban on Chhath Puja festivities in the Yamuna river at Delhi’s ITO ghat. Concept : The devotees will be allowed to perform Chhath Puja at articifical ghats created along the banks of the Yamuna by the Delhi […]
Centre restricts use of common weedicide glyphosate Subject: Environment Context :The Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare issued a notice restricting the use of glyphosate, a widely used herbicide, citing health hazards for humans and animals. Only authorised Pest Control Operators are allowed to use it. Concept : The notification was based […]
Demand grows but DNA tests fall under a grey area Subject: Science & tech Context: The Supreme Court of India declared that a forced DNA test violates the right to privacy and personal liberty. Concept: The decision came in a property dispute, wherein the plaintiff claimed to be the son of late Trilok […]
At meeting on State Home Minister- Amit Shah flags surge in mazaars in Bet Dwarka Subject: Geography Context- Union Home Minister Amit Shah red-flagged the disproportionate rise in the number of mazaars (shrines) in Bet Dwarka, an island off the coast of Dwarka in Gujarat to highlight the challenges in coastal security at […]
Pit stop in Northeast: Manipur district bans airguns as migratory birds arrive- Subject: Environment Context- With the arrival of the Amur falcon, the longest-flying migratory bird, the Tamenglong district administration in Manipur has banned airguns and directed them to be deposited with village authorities. Hunting, catching, killing and selling the bird is also […]