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From Kingsway to Rajpath to Kartavya Path of Central Vista: a short history of Delhi’s century-old stretch Subject :History Section : Pollution Delhi’s iconic Rajpath – stretching from Rashtrapati Bhavan to India Gate – is all set to be renamed Kartavya Path (Path of Duty), with Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurating the revamped […]
The controversy over K.K. Shailaja’s nomination for the Ramon Magsaysay Award Subject :Current Affairs Section :Prizes The decision of former Kerala Health Minister K.K. Shailaja to decline an offer to be considered for the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award this year has sparked a row following allegations that the CPI(M) (Communist Party of India […]
Twitter can’t seek rights available to citizens: Govt in HC Subject :Polity Section : Pollution The decision on “whether content will cause national security or public order issues or not should not be allowed to be determined by the platforms,’’ the Central government had argued in the counter to a petition filed by […]
Environment takes back seat: MoEFCC extends SOx compliance deadline again Subject : Environment Section :Pollution The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEf&CC) September 5, 2022 once again granted more time to the thermal power plants for meeting the sulphur dioxide (SOx) standards. Thermal power plants within 10 kilometres of the […]
Difficult to implement; what is the idea of climate reparation? Subject : Environment Section : Climate change Context: Facing the worst flooding disaster in its history, Pakistan has begun demanding reparations, or compensation, from the rich countries that are mainly responsible for causing climate change. Concept: What is “Polluter Pays” principle? “Polluter Pays” […]
V. O. Chidambaram Pillai Subject: History Section: Personality Context: The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi paid tributes to freedom fighter V. O. Chidambaram Pillai on his birth Anniversary Concept: About V. O. Chidambaram Pillai: ValliyappanOlaganathan Chidambaram Pillai was born into a Royal Family of Tuticorin. He is also known as KappalottiyaTamizhan or “the […]
Status Report on India’s External Debt 2021-22 Subject: Economy Section: External sector Concept: The External Debt Management Unit (EDMU) in the Department of economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, has released 28th edition of the Status Report on India’s External Debt 2021-22. India’s external debt In a cross-country perspective, India’s external debt is modest, […]
PM SHRI Schools (PM ScHools for Rising India) Subject: Environment Section: Pollution Context: Context: On the occasion of Teacher’s Day today, the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has announced development and upgradation of 14,500 schools cross India under the Pradhan Mantri Schools For Rising India (PM-SHRI) Yojana. Concept: This will be a new […]
Regulatory sandbox scheme Subject: Environment Section: Pollution Context: HDFC Bank and Precision Biometric India have been selected by the Reserve Bank for testing their ‘on tap’ retail payments applications under the regulatory sandbox scheme Details: The RBI announced the opening of the ‘On Tap’ application facility for the theme ‘Retail Payments’ under the […]
External debt Subject: Economy Section: External Sector Context: Private long-term external debt outstanding of countries identified by the World Bank as belonging to the low and middle income category more than doubled from $1.04 trillion in 2012 to $2.18 trillion in 2020. Details: Overall, the share of governments in foreign currency bond issues […]