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Supreme Court upholds powers of arrest- raid under PMLA Subject :Polity Section: Constitution Context: The SC upheld the core amendments made to the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). What is Money Laundering? Whosoever directly or indirectly attempts to indulge or assist other person or actually involved in any activity connected with the […]
India’s role in UN Peacekeeping Missions over the years Subject :International Relations Section: International Organization Context: Two BSF personnel, who were part of the UN Peacekeeping Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), were among five people killed during a protest in an eastern town near the border with Uganda on Tuesday. What […]
Chess and chaturanga Subject: History Section: Art and Culture Context: Prime Minister will inaugurate the world’s biggest chess event at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Chennai. Concept: Chaturanga is an old Indian two-player board game that was invented at least 1,500 years ago and is believed to be the earliest predecessor of the game of chess. […]
Trend on Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in India Subject :Economy Section: External Sector Context:Singapore (27.01%) and USA (17.94%) have emerged as top 2 sourcing nations in FDI equity flows into India in FY2021-22. Concept: As per the UNCTAD World Investment Report (WIR) 2022, on the global trends in FDI inflows, India has improved […]
The repechage format introduced by World Athletics for the 2024 Paris Olympics Subject :International Relations Section: International World Athletics on Monday announced that they were set to introduce a repechage round in individual track events from 200m to 1500m races for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. According to World Athletics, the events at […]
India adds five more Ramsar sites, ups tally to 54 Subject :Polity Section: National body Context: These are the Karikili Bird Sanctuary, Pallikaranai Marsh Reserve Forest and Pichavaram Mangrove in Tamil Nadu, the Sakhya Sagar in Madhya Pradesh and Pala Wetland in Mizoram. India’s Ramsar wetlands are spread over 11,000 sq km — […]
No shortage of antiretroviral drugs in India: Health Ministry Subject :Polity Section: National body Context: There is adequate stock for around 95% ‘People Living with HIV’, Health Ministry clarifies 1st & 2nd line antiretroviral drugs ARV regimens like Tablet TLD (Tenofovir+ Lamivudine+ Dolutegravir) and other ARV regimens. India is one of the very […]
Consumer protection body issues notices to EV-makers on fire incidents Subject :Polity Section: National body Context: Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has issued notices to several electric vehicle makers taking suo motu cognisance of recent incidents of fires and exploding batteries. It is also working on guidelines to check on misleading fake and […]
Gross domestic product (GDP) Subject :Economy Section: National income Context: GDP not effective measures of progress Gross domestic product (GDP) is the single standard indicator used across the globe to indicate the health of a nation’s economy: one single number that represents the monetary value of all the finished goods and services produced […]
Lumpy Skin Disease Subject : Science and Technology Section: Biology Context: Cattle herders in western Rajasthan have suffered heavy losses due to an outbreak of the contagious Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD). Hundreds of cattle have died from infection, according to data from the state animal husbandary department. The state’s dairy sector has also […]