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Subject: Economy Context: It is reported that the former RBI Governor D Subbarao made a strong case for setting up a bad bank saying it is not just necessary but unavoidable in the present circumstances when NPAs are likely to balloon and much of the resolution will have to take place outside the IBC framework. […]
Subject: Polity The latest India-specific data on COVID-19 infections is alarming. With the nation spending substantial resources to manage the pandemic, the role of CAG as a supreme audit institution has gained greater importance. About CAG is an independent authority under the Constitution of India. He is the head of the Indian audit & account […]
Subject: Economy Context: Mumbai Police Commissioner said that police are looking into a scam about manipulation of TRPs (Television Rating Points) by rigging the devices used by the Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) India, which has the mandate to measure television audience in India. Concept: What is TRP? In simple terms, TRPs represent how many people, from […]
Subject: Agriculture Context: IARI has developed ‘decomposer’ capsules, which when mixed in a water solution and sprayed on land, gets to work on paddy stubble, softening and decomposing it to the extent it can mix with soil and act as compost Concept: Paddy stubble-burning season is here, and satellite remote sensing data from the Indian […]
Table Of Contents MASALA BONDS NATURAL GAS REFORMS ECONOMIC STIMULUS STAR CAMPAIGNER WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM NATIONAL INVESTIGATION AGENCY TRIBAL COUNCIL CRISPR-CAS9 1. MASALA BONDS Subject: Economy Context: Overseas borrowing through rupee-denominated bonds (masala bonds), which has been declining over the last few years, witnessed a sudden surge in interest from domestic borrowers. Concept: […]
Subject: Science and tech Context: French-American duo Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer Doudna have been awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize for the chemistry of CRISPR, which allows scientists to ‘cut-paste’ inside a genetic sequence Concept: The CRISPR technology The CRISPR is an acronym for Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats, developed in the year 2012 CRISPR […]
Subject: Polity Context: Gorkhaland Janmukthi Morcha (GJM) delegation to union minister meeting demands separate state. Concept: Gorkhaland consists of Nepali-speaking people of Darjeeling, Kalimpong, Kurseong and other hilly districts of West-Bengal. The people belonging to these areas have ethical, cultural and language differences with the Bengali community of West-Bengal. It is scheduled area under fifth […]
Subject: National Agencies Context: NIA is planning to probe the involvement of some officials in UAE consulate in Trivandrum in diplomatic baggage gold smuggling case. Concept: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) was constituted under the National InvestigationAgency (NIA) Act, 2008. It is a central agency to investigate and prosecute offences: affecting the sovereignty, security and integrity of […]
Subject: International Organisations Context: Tamil Nadu government’s nodal agency for investment promotion and single window facilitation, has partnered with the World Economic Forum (WEF) to establish India’s first advanced manufacturing hub (AMHUB) Concept: World Economic Forum: The World Economic Forum is the International Organization for Public-Private Cooperation. The Forum engages the foremost political, business, cultural and […]
Subject: Polity Context: The Election Commission (EC) reduced the maximum number of star campaigners permitted for campaigning during Bihar elections amid concerns over large gatherings in view of the pandemic. Concept: Who are star campaigners? They can be described as persons who are nominated by parties to campaign in a given set of Constituencies. These persons […]