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Subject: Economy Context : Banks with higher capital ratios transmit monetary policy actions more smoothly than banks with lower capital base according to recent study by RBI . Concept : The RBI study attempts to understand the link between bank capital and monetary transmission by looking at the relationship between bank capital and loan growth/cost […]
Subject : Economy Context : Infrastructure Investment Trusts are likely to acquire infrastructure assets worth over 4lakh crore rupees in the next five years. Concept : It is a Collective Investment Scheme similar to a mutual fund, which enables direct investment of money from individual and institutional investors in infrastructure projects. They are designed to […]
Subject : Polity Context : Special session of the Punjab Assembly passed three farm amendment Bills removing Punjab from the ambit of the central laws. It is sent to governor office. Concept : Bill states that the sale of wheat and paddy shall be valid only if the seller pays a price equal to or […]
Table Of Contents FERTILIZER SUBSIDY ASSAM- MIZORAM DISPUTE ASTEROIDS DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL SVAMITVA MALABAR EXERCISE ENFORECEMNT DIRECTORATE 1. FERTILIZER SUBSIDY Subject: Economy Context: The Centre is working on a plan to restrict the number of fertiliser bags that individual farmers can buy during any cropping season. Concept: Farmers buy fertilisers at MRPs (maximum […]
Subject: National Organisation Context: Enforcement directorate questioned former J&K CM regarding misappropriation of funds. Concept: It is a Multi Disciplinary Organization mandated with the task of enforcing the provisions of two special fiscal laws – Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (FEMA) and Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA). In the year 1957, this Unit […]
Subject: International Relations Context: Ministry of Defence announced that Australia will join the Malabar 2020 naval exercise. Concept: It is an annual exercise between the navies of India, Japan, and the U.S. held alternately in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It began in 1992 as a bilateral exercise between India and the U.S. Then it […]
Subject: Govt Schemes Context: The SVAMITVA scheme was launched by PM on the occasion of National Panchayati Raj Day and the distribution of property cards began later. Concept: SVAMITVA (Survey of Villages and Mapping with Improvised Technology in Village Areas) scheme is a collaborative effort of the Ministry of Panchayati Raj, State Panchayati Raj Departments, […]
Subject: Polity Context: The Centre amended the Jammu and Kashmir Panchayati Raj Act, 1989, to facilitate the setting up of District Development Councils (DDC). Concept: The District Development Councils (DDCs) are set to become a new unit of governance in Jammu and Kashmir.This structure will include a DDC and a District Planning Committee (DPC). This […]
Subject: Geography Context: Prominent astrophysicist has said that Asteroid 2018VP1, a refrigerator-sized space-rock that is on a collision course with Earth. Concept: Asteroid 2018VP1: Asteroid 2018VP1 has a diameter of about 2 metres, around the size of a small automobile. Only 1 in 240 chance that 2018VP1 would impact the Earth. It would likely burn […]
Subject: Polity Context: Over the last one week, residents of Assam and Mizoram have clashed twice over territory, injuring at least eight people and torching a few huts and small shops Concept: It spotlights the long-standing inter-state boundary issues in the Northeast, particularly between Assam and the states that were carved out of it. According […]