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JEEVAN PRAMAAN Subject : Technology Context : Along with the extension of various tax deadlines recently, the submission of life certificate by pensioners was also extended to February 28, 2021. Concept : Life Certificate A life certificate is a proof of existence produced to an authorised pension distributor or agency such as bank […]
CYBER FRAUDS AGAINST EXPORTERS Subject : Economy Context : The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has warned the Commerce Ministry on the increasing number of phishing cyber frauds taking place against Indian exporters. Concept : The MEA has informed that email spoofing/phishing cyber frauds are causing increased bilateral trade disputes. Though this is […]
EXIM BANK Subject : National Organisations Context : The Exim Bank is in the international bond market with a more than $1 billion dollar money issue, merchant bankers said. Concept : Export-Import Bank of India is a wholly owned Govt. of India entity which was established in 1982. HQ : New Delhi Aim […]
FACELESS TAX SCHEME Subject : Economy Context : The government’s faceless tax assessment scheme, an attempt to remove individual tax officials’ discretion and potential harassment for income tax payers, has managed to deliver about 24,000 final orders since its introduction in August 2020. Concept : The government has now passed the Taxation and […]
Daily Prelims Notes 4 January 2021 By Santosh Sir All 6 Prelims qualified 4 CSE Mains qualified If I can do it, you can too Table Of Contents VOLTAGE DEPENDENT ANION CHANNELS OPEC COMPULSORY LICENSING LITHIUM TRIANGLE WESTERN DISTURBANCE CONJUGATE VACCINES DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS EFFICACY RATE IN VACCINES COVAXIN and COVISHIELD TRANSFAT […]
TRANSFAT Subject : Health Context : The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has capped the amount of trans fatty acids (TFA) in oils and fats to 3% for 2021 and 2% by 2022 from the current permissible limit of 5% through an amendment to the Food Safety and Standards (Prohibition […]
COVAXIN and COVISHIELD Subject: Science & tech Context: The Central Drugs and Standards Committee (CDSCO) on Sunday formally approved the COVID-19 vaccines by Bharat Biotech and the Serum Institute of India (SII). Concept : This allows the vaccines — Covishield by SII and based on the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine, and Covaxin by Bharat […]
EFFICACY RATE IN VACCINES Subject :Science& tech Context: Different pharmaceutical companies are now coming out with the success stories of their potential vaccines, and the efficacy rates of these vaccines are reported to be high – 70%, 90%, 95%, and so on. Concept: ‘Vaccine efficacy’ is defined to measure whether the vaccine is […]
DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS Subject :Economy Context : In her last Budget speech, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman proposed to set up DFIs for promoting infrastructure funding. Concept : About 7,000 projects were identified under the National Infrastructure Pipeline (NIP) with projected investment of a whopping ₹111-lakh crore during 2020-25. The proposed DFI would play a […]
CONJUGATE VACCINES Subject : Science & tech Concept : A conjugate vaccine is a type of vaccine which combines a weak antigen with a strong antigen as a carrier so that the immune system has a stronger response to the weak antigen. Vaccines are used to prevent diseases by invoking an immune response to an antigen, the foreign part of a bacteria or […]