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Subject: Economy Context: India has said that China’s complaint at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) against the country’s foreign direct investment (FDI) policy and banning of apps such as TikTok doesn’t hold merit as no global laws were violated and instead Beijing should reflect on its own transparency record. However china hasn’t filed a formal […]
Subject: Economy Context : Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman launched ‘MSME Prerana’, an online business mentoring programme for MSMEs by state-run Indian Bank Concept: Objective : The programme, to be made available in local languages, is aimed at empowering entrepreneurs through skill development and capacity building workshops through Indian bank branches. The initiative is in collaboration […]
Subject: Economy Context : Government nominates Ashima Goyal, Jayanth Verma, Shashank Bhide as new members of MPC Concept: Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is a committee of the RBI, which is entrusted with the task of fixing the benchmark policy interest rate (repo rate) to contain inflation within the specified target […]
Table Of Contents Adjuvant in a vaccine Hepatitis C RRBs SMART Buy Back Amazon to become savannah Keto diet Vaccine nationalism 1. Adjuvant in a vaccine Subject: Science and tech Context: Coronavirus vaccine Covaxin will use adjuvant Alhydroxiquim-II to boost immune response and longer lasting immunity. Concept: An adjuvant is a substance […]
Subject: IR Context: Even as the novel coronavirus vaccine is still a few months away, several wealthier countries like Britain, France, Germany and the US have entered into pre-purchase agreements with Covid-19 vaccine manufacturers Concept: When a country manages to secure doses of vaccines for its own citizens or residents and prioritises its own domestic markets before they are […]
Subject: Science and tech Context: There is fear of kidney failure in following a ketogenic diet. Concept: The ketogenic diet is one of the most popular weight loss diets the world over. It is a high-fat, moderate-protein and low-carb diet that helps in weight loss by achieving ketosis — a metabolic state where the liver […]
Subject: Environment Context: Amazon could be on the verge of losing its distinct nature and switching from rainforest to an open savana as resulting climate change. Concept: The Amazon forest in Brazil has experienced 74,155 fires since January 2019 and it became worst in a decade with the 60% increase in fire hotspot compared with […]
Subject: Economy Context: TCS company plans for a buy back Concept: A buyback, also known as a share repurchase, is when a company buys its own outstanding shares to reduce the number of shares available on the open market. Since companies raise equity capital through the sale of common and preferred shares, it may seem counter-intuitive that a business might choose to give that money […]
Subject: Science and tech Context: India successfully tests ‘game changer’ SMART torpedo system for anti-submarine warfare Concept: Supersonic Missile Assisted Release of Torpedo (SMART) is a missile assisted release of lightweight anti-submarine torpedo system for anti-submarine warfare (ASW) operations far beyond the torpedo range. All the mission objectives (of SMART) including missile flight upto the […]
Subject: Economy Context: As of March-end 2019, 11 RRBs had a collective accumulated loss of ₹2,887 crore. Concept: Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) were formed under the RRB Act, 1976 with an objective to provide credit and other facilities to small farmers, agricultural labourers and artisans in rural areas. Regional Rural Banks were set up on the […]