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Supreme Court hears plea to monitor drug pricing Subject: Scheme The Supreme Court on Thursday took serious note of a plea to bring transparency in drug pricing and monitoring mechanism while pointing to a recent accusation against the manufacturer of Dolo-650 tablet of indulging in “unethical practices”. An NGO that has filed the […]
Blockchain Infrastructure Subject: Economy Context: We need resilient digital platforms, which may be based on the Web 3.0 architecture. Web 3.0 The concept of Web3, also called Web 3.0, used to describe a potential next phase of the internet World Wide Web, which is also known as a Web, is a collection of […]
Windfall tax Subject: Economy Why in the news? In line with the moderation in global crude prices and drop in refining margins, Centre undertook the third review of its recently imposed levies on fuel and cut the tax levy on domestic crude oil production. Details: This is the third review undertaken by the […]
SEBI new rules–AIF and VCF Subject: Economy Why in the news? SEBI eases norms on alternate investment funds (AIFs) and venture capital funds (VCFs) investments in overseas firms Details: Earlier, it was mandated that AIFs and VCFs raising funds in India should invest in only those companies globally that have connection to India […]
Electricity Sector Subject: Economy Power System Operation Corporation Ltd (POSOCO) has asked three power exchanges — IEX, PXIL and HPX — to restrict electricity trading by 27 discoms in 13 states having outstanding dues as per the information available on the PRAAPTI portal. Details: The action appears to be taken under the Electricity […]
Liquidity Adjustment Facility Subject: Economy Why in the news? The Reserve Bank of India increased the repo rate to 5.40 per cent under the liquidity adjustment facility (LAF) Details: Repo rate, which is the rate at which the RBI lends money to commercial banks, is now higher than the pre-Covid level of 5.15 […]
Inflation target breach Subject: Economy Why in the news? CPI-based inflation is expected to remain above the 6 per cent upper limit in the July-September quarter too. Details: The average retail inflation in January-March 2022 and April-June 2022, according to data released by the National Statistics Office, was 6.34 per cent and 7.28 […]
Tilapia Subject: Environment Concept: Tilapia’ has emerged to be one of the most productive and internationally traded food fish in the world. Tilapia are mainly freshwater fish inhabiting shallow streams, ponds, rivers, and lakes, and less commonly found living in brackish water. Tilapia can become a problematic invasive […]
Great Indian Bustards (GIBs) Subject: Environment Context: Great Indian Bustards (GIBs) in Rajasthan’s Desert National Park (DNP) have laid around 20 eggs this breeding season, with four females laying two eggs each. Concept: The Great Indian Bustard is one of the heaviest flying birds in the world. Scientific Name: Ardeotisnigriceps Habitat: Dry grasslands […]
UN meet begins over treaty to govern use of high seas Subject :Environment Section: Biodiversity United Nations member states have gathered in New York to create a new, legally-binding global treaty to govern the use of the high seas. This could be the last round of negotiations for the conservation and sustainable use […]