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Subject: International Organisation Context: Pakistan likely to remain on FATF grey list. Concept: Financial Action Task Force The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is an inter-governmental body established in 1989 during the G7 Summit in Paris. The objectives of the FATF are to set standards and promote effective implementation of legal, regulatory and operational measures […]

Subject: Science and tech Context :A Regional Raw Drug Repository (RRDR) for Ayurveda, Siddha and Unani medicines for the southern plateau region is being set up at the National Institute of Siddha, Chennai. Concept: The repository will serve as a library-cum-museum and house database of raw drugs of Ayurveda, Unani and Siddha in the southern […]

Subject: International Report Context : Indian Economy is expected to contract by 10.3% in current fiscal year and the world by 4.4% ,according to IMF(WEO). Concept : World Economic Outlook WEO is a survey by the IMF that is usually published twice a year in the months of April and October. It analyzes and predicts […]

Subject: National Organization Context: ICMR chief has said that India is taking 100 days as the cutoff period in the identification of reinfection of novel coronavirus cases. Concept: Indian Council of Medical Research Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) is the apex body in India for the formulation, coordination and promotion of biomedical research. ( […]

Subject: Science and tech Context: Union Health Ministry has said that the e-VIN network is going to be repurposed for the delivery of the COVID-19 Vaccine. Concept : It is an indigenously developed technology system that digitizes vaccine stocks and monitors the temperature of the cold chain through a smartphone application. eVIN aims to support […]

Subject: Polity Context: After recent controversy between Maharashtra CM and Governor , the oath of office of governor has gained importance. Concept : Article 159 of Indian Constitution mentions about the Oath or Affirmation by the governor. The oath of office to the governor is administered by the chief justice of the concerned state high […]

    Table Of Contents COASTAL ZONE REGULATIONS REPURPOSED DRUGS Stimulus to boost demand DISTRICT MINERAL FOUNDATION FORENSIC AUDIT MOUSHIK ENCRYPTION ECONOMICS NOBEL PRIZE NORTH EAST MONSOON   1. COASTAL ZONE REGULATIONS Subject: Environment Context: Central government has allowed various exemptions for beaches from CRZ Norms to ease blue flag certification for Indian Beaches. Concept: […]

Subject: Geography Context: Northeast monsoon is likely to set in after october 25 according to Indian Meteorological Department, Concept: October to December is recognised as the period for Northeast monsoon by the India Meteorological Department (IMD). The northeast monsoon (winter monsoon) blows from land to sea. During this period, rainfall is experienced over southern states, […]

Context: The Nobel Prize for Economics, 2020 was awarded to Paul R Milogrom and Robert B Wilson. Concept: They were awarded for improvements to Auction Theory and also for inventing new auction formats. What is Auction Theory? It is an applied branch of economics that speaks of people action in auction markets. It deals with […]

Subject: Science and tech Context: Leading Intelligence agencies has written to tech companies to seek a way around encryption. Concept: End-to-end encryption (E2EE) is a system of communication where only the communicating users can read the messages. In principle, it prevents potential eavesdroppers – including telecom providers, Internet providers, and even the provider of the […]