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Subject: Economy Context: Amid a surge in investor inflows that have pushed stock market indices to new highs over the past six months, the Finance Ministry has flagged specific concerns over “low filing” and “poor quality” of Suspicious Transaction Reports (STRs) by brokers. Concept: The FinCEN Files refer to a set of over 2,100 “Suspicious Activity Reports” […]
Subject: Schemes Context: Kisan Rail started to function Concept: Mango special, Banana Special, Onion Special, Sapota Special are some of the routes of Kisan Rail Thesespecial seasonal trains identified by the government for farmers to send fresh fruits, vegetables and other perishable goods to buyers across India. Rail and Agriculture ministries are working to institutionalise […]
Table Of Contents Mahatma Gandhi Counter cyclical fiscal policy Right to life and Right against exploitation Free speech Armenia VS Azerbaijan 1. Mahatma Gandhi Subject: History Context: Gandhi Jayanti is celebrated all over the country on October 2 Concept: Mahatma Gandhi was born on 2 October, 1869 at Porbandar, Gujarat. Mahatma Gandhi […]
Subject:IR Context: Over the last one week, military action in Nagorno-Karabakh, a region disputed between Armenia and Azerbaijan, has resulted in the death of at least 100 civilians and Armenian combatants. Concept: Straddling western Asia and Eastern Europe, Nagorno-Karabakh is internationally recognised as part of Azerbaijan, but most of the region is controlled by Armenian separatists. […]
Subject: Polity Context: The Bombay High Court said that in a democracy citizens are free to express their views, but they have to ensure that while exercising their right they don’t violate someone else’s constitutional rights. Concept: Article 19 in the Indian constitution gives us the freedom of speech and expression with some reasonable restrictions […]
Subject: Polity Context: The Supreme Court on Thursday quashed the Gujarat government’s notifications granting temporary “relaxations” to employers on certain conditions related to working hours and payment of wages under the Factories Act, 1948. The court observed that the notifications, in denying humane working conditions and overtime wages provided by law, are an affront to […]
Subject: Economy Context: Think tanks want government to pursue a counter-cyclical fiscal policy when the economy faces its worst recession with millions of job losses in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, and the subsequent strict national lockdown. Concept: A counter-cyclical fiscal policy refers to strategy by the government to counter boom or recession through fiscal measures. […]
Mahatma Gandhi Subject: History Context: Gandhi Jayanti is celebrated all over the country on October 2 Concept: Mahatma Gandhi was born on 2 October, 1869 at Porbandar, Gujarat. Mahatma Gandhi was a renowned freedom activist who had played an important role in India’s struggle for Independence against the British rule of India. His […]
Table Of Contents Brahmos Decarbonization and Energy Transition Agenda Ambedkar Social Innovation & Incubation Mission (ASIIM) Fiscal Deficit target Recommended Dietary Allowances’ and ‘Nutrient Requirements’ report Current account surplus Mutation EPCA Diminishing antibodies 1. Brahmos Subject: Science and tech Context: BrahMos surface-to-surface supersonic cruise missile was successfully flight tested for designated range in […]
Subject: Science and tech Context: Delhi’s third sero-surveillance report threw up a surprise of sorts, with the overall seroprevalence falling. According to experts this could be attributed to “diminishing antibodies”. A significant decrease in seroprevalence was seen in Northeast, North and Central districts as per the survey report, while a slight increase was seen in […]