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Global Ranking Of Pension Systems Subject – Economy Context – India fares poorly in global ranking of pension systems Concept – Old age security is a big worry for Indians as income at retirement is far from adequate for most people. Now, a global study done by Mercer Consulting validates this fear as […]
Negative Real Rates Subject – Economy Context – The Reserve Bank of India in its latest monetary policy review has projected retail inflation to be at 5.3 per cent for 2021-22 Concept – The Reserve Bank of India in its latest monetary policy review has projected retail inflation to be at 5.3 per […]
Energy efficiency needs a policy charge Subject – Economy Context – India’s Energy Conservation Act has recently completed 20 years Concept – India’s Energy Conservation Act, which recently completed 20 years, under which the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) was set up, has implemented quite a few programmes and regulations. Some of these […]
Daily Prelims Notes 19 October 2021 Table Of Contents Shadow Cabinet Rashtriya Gokul Mission National Livestock Mission Kushinagar Nebra Sky Disc Idukki dam Rainy October Allium negianum Stagflation 2016 panel to study Indian culture GMO rice from India withdrawn in EU White Light Emitters For LED Applications 1. Shadow Cabinet Subject – […]
White Light Emitters For LED Applications Subject – Science and Tech Context – IIT-Madras researchers design white light emitters for LED applications Concept – Conventional LED materials cannot emit white light and specialised techniques such as coating blue LED with yellow phosphor and combining blue, green and red LEDs, have been used to […]
GMO rice from India withdrawn in EU Subject – Environment Context – GMO rice from India withdrawn in EU: Indian coalition asks for action Concept – The discovery of 500 tonnes of genetically modified (GM) rice in a consignment that India exported to the European Union countries in June 2021 has led to […]
2016 panel to study Indian culture Subject – Art and Culture Context – 2016 panel to study Indian culture did not submit report: ASI Concept – A committee formed in 2016 to “study evolution of Indian culture from 12,000 years ago” did not submit any report to the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), […]
Stagflation Subject – Economy Context – Premature tightening may lead to stagflation: RBI report Concept – The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has cautioned that premature tightening of the monetary policy could bring about the stagflation — slow growth and high level of unemployment and inflation — that “all fear, quashing growth just […]
Allium negianum Subject – Environment Context – A plant discovered in Uttarakhand in 2019 has been newly confirmed as a new species of Allium Concept – A plant discovered in Uttarakhand in 2019 has been newly confirmed as a new species of Allium — the genus that includes many staple foods such as […]
Rainy October Subject – Geography Context – The monsoon is over but several parts of the country are still receiving rainfall. Concept – The monsoon is over but several parts of the country are still receiving rainfall. Delhi, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh and Uttarakhand, for example, have received very high rainfall in the last […]