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Turkey under FATF Grey-List Subject – IR Context – global terror finance watchdog put Turkey under the lens Concept – The global terror financing watchdog, Financial Action Task Force (FATF), has added Turkey, along with Jordan and Mali, in its revised list of “jurisdictions under increased monitoring”. The FATF is an inter-governmental body […]
Daily Prelims Notes 22 October 2021 Table Of Contents Prisoners on Parole Genetically Modified Rice Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Pig Kidney to a Human Right to privacy Yadadri temple in Telangana Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) PM Gati Shakti plan Omega-3 Fatty Acids SAKSHAM Centres (Centre for Financial Literacy & Service Delivery) […]
India crosses 100 crore vaccination Subject – Science Context: Decades worth of experience of Universal Immunisation Programme helped Health Ministry proceed with COVID-19 vaccination rapidly: ICMR DG Concept: Evolution of the programme: 1978: Expanded Programme of immunization (EPI). – Limited reach – mostly urban 1985: Universal Immunization Programme (UIP). Ø For reduction of […]
Kaziranga National Park Subject – Environment Context – SC panel tells Assam to act on illegal construction Concept – Location State of Assam Located on the edge of the Eastern Himalaya biodiversity hotspot. Feature Single largest undisturbed and representative area in the Brahmaputra Valley floodplain. Legal Status Declared as a National Park in 1974. Declared a tiger reserve since 2007. […]
Strategic Oil Reserves Subject – Economy Context – India to sell half of Mangaluru strategic oil reserves by December Concept – India has started selling crude oil from its strategic reserves to state refiners with a view to soften the blow from surging global crude prices, while also creating space for leasing out […]
Pre-IPO Placement Subject – Economy Context – Paytm weighs scrapping pre-IPO sale plan on valuation differences Concept – A pre-initial public offering (IPO) placement is a private sale of large blocks of shares before a stock is listed on a public exchange. The buyers are typically private equity firms, hedge funds, and other […]
SAKSHAM Centres (Centre for Financial Literacy & Service Delivery) Subject – Governance Context – 152 SAKSHAM Centres (Centre for Financial Literacy & Service Delivery) launched in a week as part of Amrit Mahotsav Concept – As part of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, a total of 152 Centre for Financial Literacy & Service Delivery […]
Omega-3 Fatty Acids Subject – Agriculture Context – Department of Fisheries organises webinar on “Fish for Health and Fish for Wealth” as part of “Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav” Concept – The participants were made aware of the numerous health benefits provided through fish consumption due to micronutrients, minerals and animal proteins present including […]
PM Gati Shakti plan Subject – Economy Context – Government panel Okays group to steer PM Gati Shakti plan Concept – The government set in motion the execution of its ambitious PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan (NMP) by approving a three-tier mechanism, including an all-powerful empowered group of secretaries (EGOS) under the […]
Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) Subject – Governance Context – Genuine NGOs need not shy away from regulatory compliance: Centre to SC Concept – There is no fundamental right to receive unbridled foreign contributions without any regulation, the Centre has told Supreme Court, defending amendments made last year to the 2010 Foreign Contribution […]