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Why an aircraft carrier matters, even more so that it is Made in India Subject: Defence Section: Navy Context: The Navy has taken delivery of the IAC-1, which after commissioning will be named ‘INS Vikrant’ after India’s beloved first aircraft carrier. Why is it important for India to have an aircraft carrier? An […]
What was the Pal-Dadhvav massacre, whose centenary the Gujarat govt is observing? Subject: History Section: Modern India Context: The Gujarat government marked 100 years of the Pal-Dadhvav killings, calling it a massacre “bigger than the Jallianwala Bagh”. Before this, the incident had been featured on the state’s Republic Day tableau. The day was […]
Google brings ‘Street View’ to India Subject: Science and Technology Section: Awareness of IT Context: For the launch this time, Google has partnered with two Indian firms – mapping solutions provider Genesys International and Tech Mahindra. As per the National Geospatial Policy, 2021, local companies can collect such data and foreign firms can […]
World Nature Conservation Day: These 5 communities of India preserve ecology in their own distinct ways Subject :Environment Section: Agriculture Context: The theme of World Nature Conservation Day 2022 is “Forests and Livelihoods: Sustaining People and Planet”. Forest and Trees: At the heart of land degradation neutrality released in 2019 by the United […]
What is crypt jacking- the cyber attack carried out by crypto miners? Subject :Economy Section: Agriculture Context: ‘Cryptojacking’ attacks on computer systems have gone up by 30% to 66.7 million in the first half of 2022 compared to the first half of last year, according to a report by SonicWall, a US-based cybersecurity […]
The economics of the US Economy Subject: Economy Section: National income Context: Since March, the Fed has steadily pushed up the targeted Federal Funds Rate (FFR) from zero to almost 2.5% now. Implications: Curb Inflation- by raising the cost of borrowing (the interest rate), the Fed hopes to reduce overall demand in the […]
Legal meteorology and GST Subject : Economy Section: Fiscal Policy Context: From July 18, a 5% Goods and Services Tax (GST) has been levied on several food items and grains that are sold in a pre-packed, labelled form even if they are not branded. Details: Earlier GST levy was limited to branded food […]
Employment elasticity Subject : Economy Section: Employment Context One percentage of GDP growth today yields less than one fourth the number of good quality jobs that it did in the 1980s. Concept: Employment Elasticity: Employment elasticity is a measure of the percentage change in employment associated with a 1 percentage point change in economic […]
More Opportunities for youth to become part of voters list Subject :Polity Section: Elections Context: 17+ year old youngsters can now apply in advance for having their names enrolled in Voter’s list and not necessarily have to await the pre-requisite criterion of attaining age of 18 years on 1st January of a year. […]
Centre to amend Warehousing Act Subject: Economy Section: Agriculture Context: The Union Food and Public Distribution Ministry has suggested major amendments to the Warehousing (Development and Regulation) Act of 2007. the amendment was to make registration of godowns compulsory and to raise the penalty for various offences and to do away with the […]