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Affordable Rental Housing Complexes scheme (ARHCs) Subject: Welfare schemes Context: ARHCs are seen as part of Atma Nirbhar Bharat and seeks to create a sustainable ecosystem of affordable rental housing solutions for urban migrants/ poor. Concept: It is a sub-scheme under Pradhan MantriAwasYojana – Urban (PMAY-U) and is under Ministry of Housing and […]
News Showcase Subject: Events of International importance Context: Google proposed to the Australian govt “News Showcase” product which could be used to compensate news publishers under the upcoming law. Concept: The google is embroiled in a tussle with the Australian government over a proposed legislation that would require it to pay news publishers. […]
Leader of Opposition Context: Mallikaarjun Kharje is set to succeed Ghulam Nabi Azad as the Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha. Concept: It is the leader of the largest opposition political party not having less than 1/10th of the total seats of the house. (Ex- In Lok Sabha a party which is […]
Losar Subject: Art and Culture Context: Tibetan New Year is being celebrated today. Concept: It is a festival of Tibetan Buddhism. It is celebrated on lunisolar (a calendar in many cultures whose date indicates both the Moon phase and the time of the solar year.) Tibetan calendar. It is celebrated on various dates […]
Collegium Subject: Polity Context: The current CJI is set to retire in a month with 14-month tenure coming to next month, yet, not a single judge to the SC has been appointed (around 6 vacancies). Concept: Collegium system was born through “three judges’ case”and it is in practice since 1998. It consists of the […]
Inter-state Workmen Act (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act 1979 Subject: Polity Context: Jharkhand CM said the state had received a commitment from BRO to recruit labourers directly from the state, register itself under the Inter-State Migrant Workmen Act, and sign an MoU, yet, there had been many complaints from labourers. […]
Daily Prelims Notes 12 February 2021 By Santosh Sir All 6 Prelims qualified 4 CSE Mains qualified If I can do it, you can too Table Of Contents Enforcement Directorate Remittance Mangar Bani Next generation battery technology for Electric vehicles to replace Lithium-ion batteries Gilt Funds Writer’s Cramp and the Rights of Persons […]
Crowding Out of Investment Context: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has pegged fiscal deficit for the coming year 2021-22 at 6.8% of GDP and aims to bring it back below the 4.5% mark by 2025-26. This year’s fiscal deficit has been funded through government borrowings, multilateral borrowings, Small Saving Funds and short term borrowings. […]
Digital Service Tax Context: The United States Trade Representative (USTR) has termed India’s Equalisation Levy (also known as Google Tax) on e-commerce companies as ‘discriminatory’ India. Content: Base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS) refers to tax planning strategies used by multinational enterprises that exploit gaps and mismatches in tax rules to avoid paying […]
Hedyotis Sithiravaraiensis (Karumthumbai or Senthumbai or Sakkaraithumba) Subject: Environment Context: Chennai-based botanists have foundNew plant species with possible medicinal properties discovered. Concept: It is a critically endangered species majorly due to unregulated commercial collection of the plant by the locals It is a critically-endangered species of the Rubiaceae family in Pakkamalai in the […]