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Concessional Tax Regime Subject : Economy Section: Fiscal Policy Context: The government aims to establish a tax regime with no exemptions and deductions. Details: The Union Budget 2020-21 introduced a new tax regime. It gave taxpayers the option to choose between the old regime and the new tax regime. The intention behind the […]
Have coastal ecosystem norms been violated? Subject: Environment Section: This week, the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India tabled a report in Parliament on whether steps taken by the Union Environment Ministry to conserve India’s coastal ecosystems have been successful. The CAG frequently undertakes ‘performance audits’ of government programmes and ministries. This […]
India @75: Freedom songs that catalysed struggles against colonialism Subject: Modern History Section: Freedom struggle Context: Poets like Rabindranath Tagore, Aurobindo Ghosh, Subramania Bharati, Vallathol Narayana Menon, Sarojini Naidu, Mahadevi Verma and others in India rejected the racialised territorial notion of nationalism during the freedom struggle and linked it to the larger cause […]
India at 75: Milestones in space that made us a force to reckon with Subject: Science and Technology Section: Space Technology Vikram Sarabhai formed the Indian National Committee for Space Research (INCOSPAR) in 1962. With Dr. Sarabhai leading the charge, INCOSPAR set up the Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station (TERLS) in Thiruvananthapuram for […]
HIV drugs shortage is a challenge to ending AIDS in India Subject: Government Schemes Section: Health Context: In June, PLHIV (People Living with HIV) networks across the country started witnessing an acute shortage of certain Antiretroviral (ARV) drugs in Anti-Retroviral Therapy (ART) centres. Among them were pediatric formulations and dolutegravir, the backbone of […]
Competition Commission of India (CCI) Subject : Polity Section:National organisation Context: The Competition Commission of India (CCI) approves (a) acquisition of majority shareholding in Optimus Drugs Private Limited (ODPL) by Sekhmet Pharmaventures Private Limited (Sekhmet). Concept: Competition Commission of India is a statutory body responsible for enforcing the objectives of the Competition Act, […]
All India Radio Subject: Modern India Section: Freedom Struggle Context: Memories and Magical Moments with All India Radio since Independence All India Radio to broadcast every day from 15th August in its Prime-time News Bulletins Concept: All India Radio All India Radio is one of the largest broadcasting organisations in the world broadcasting […]
Bengaluru woman goes to Delhi HC to stop friend’s euthanasia trip to Europe Subject: Polity Section :Constitution Context: A 49-year-old woman from Bengaluru wants the court to stop her friend, a Noida-based 48-year-old man with a debilitating health condition, from travelling to Europe allegedly to undergo assisted suicide or euthanasia — an option […]
New research: Giant meteorite impacts created continents Subject: Science and Technology Section :Space Context: A new Curtin University study has found the most robust evidence yet showing that Earth’s continents were formed by giant meteorite impacts. The paper, ‘Giant impacts and the origin and evolution of continents’, was published in Nature on August […]