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Subject: Economy Context: Food Minister PiyushGoyal on Friday said the government cannot reduce the FRP, the minimum price at which sugar mills buy cane from farmers, and asked the industry to be efficient, profitable and diversify product portfolio with less dependency on the central subsidy. Concept: Fair and remunerative price (FRP) is the minimum price […]
Subject: International Report Context: The Human Freedom Index 2020, a worldwide ranking of civil, economic and personal freedom, released recently placed India at the 111th spot out of 162 countries. India ranked 94 on the index in 2019. Concept: India’s scored 6.30 out of 10 in personal freedom and 6.56 in economic freedom. The country’s […]
Subject: Science & tech Context : The ‘SolarWinds hack’, a cyberattack recently discovered in the United States, has emerged as one of the biggest ever targeted against the US government, its agencies and several other private companies. In fact, it is likely a global cyberattack. Concept: This is being called a ‘Supply Chain’ attack. Instead […]
Subject: Defence Context: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh handed over three indigenously developed Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) systems to Army, Navy and Air Force at a function held in DRDO Bhawan. Concept: BOSS is an all-weather electronic surveillance system successfully designed and developed by Instruments Research & Development Establishment (IRDE), Dehradun. The system facilitates […]
Subject: Science & tech Context: The human enzyme ACE2, which enables the novel coronavirus to infect the cell, is also key in protecting against cardiovascular, lung and kidney diseases. And, new research has found, it may be offering protection to women against Covid-19 disease. Concept: The study of several thousand patients has revealed that men […]
Subject : Economy Context: Markets regulator Sebi on Friday gave certain relaxations to non-resident Indians in respect of holding of depository receipts (DRs) issued by India-listed companies. Concept: NRIs can now hold DRs issued by the company under the employee stock option schemes, bonus issue and rights issue, the regulator said. Depository Receipts A Depository […]
Subject: Science & tech Context: Bharti Global and UK government-led OneWeb announced the launch of 36 communications satellites and said it aims to offer high-speed internet from its constellation of satellites in India by mid-2022. Concept: The Low Earth Orbit (LEO) broadband satellite communications company on Friday launched the 36 satellites from a Soyuz launch […]
Subject: Economy Context: The Textiles Ministry is working on a structure to roll out the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme for technical textiles and man-made fibre (MMF) segment, Textiles Minister has said. Concept: Technical Textiles are defined as Textile material and products manufactured primarily for their Technical performance and functional properties rather than aesthetic and […]
Subject: International Report Context: The value of the FAO Food Price Index (FFPI) from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations stood at 105 points in November 2020. Concept: The FAO Food Price Index (FFPI) is a measure of the monthly change in international prices of a basket of food commodities. It consists […]
Subject: Economy Context : The World Bank has corrected two of its recent ease of doing business rankings, adjusting the scores for China and three other nations based on an internal audit after staffers’ claimed of “undue pressure” by management to alter ratings. Concept: Ease of doing business’ refers to the regulatory environment in a […]