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Subject: Environment Context: Lion-tailed macaque (Macacasilenus), a primate endemic to Western Ghats continues to be in the ‘endangered’ category in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Concept: The latest conservation status of the primate was updated in the IUCN database recently based on technical reports over the years from a group of researchers As […]
Subject: Polity/Geography Context: The Cauvery Water Management Authority’s (CWMA) meeting saw a sharp exchange of words between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu over the Mekedatu dam project. Concept: Central Government, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 4 of the Inter-State River Water Disputes Act, 1956 had constituted the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal in 1990 […]
Subject: Polity Context: Historic reform in the field of medical education has been effected by the Union Government with the constitution of the National Medical Commission (NMC), along with four Autonomous Boards. Concept: NMC will subsume the Medical Council of Indiaand will regulate medical education and practice in India. Functions of the NMC include: (i) […]
Subject: History Context: President has addressed the valedictory function of Dr Vikram Sarabhai Birth Centenary Celebrations, being organized by the Department of Space and Department of Atomic Energy. Concept: Based on his persuasion, the Indian government agreed to set up the Indian National Committee for Space Research (INCOSPAR)in 1962. Sarabhai was the first chairman of the committee. […]
Table Of Contents Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana National Biopharma Mission National Service Scheme (NSS) Jnanpith award R Value Drain of wealth MSP Inflation and fixed deposit Artemis program CAG 1. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana Subject: Schemes Context: 25th September, 2014 was declared the ‘AntyodayaDiwas’ in honour of PanditDeenDayalUpadhyaya’s 98th Birth […]
Subject: Polity Context: Finance Minister told Parliament last week that there was no provision in the law to compensate states for loss of GST revenue out of the Consolidated Fund of India (CFI). However, the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India has found that the government itself violated the law by retaining Rs 47,272 crore […]
Subject: Science and tech Context: NASA published the outline for its Artemis program, which plans to send the next man and first woman to the lunar surface by the year 2024. The last time NASA sent humans to the Moon was in 1972, during the Apollo lunar mission Concept: With the Artemis program, NASA wishes […]
Subject: Economy Context: In a situation of high inflation and declining interest rates, fixed deposits (FDs) with banks will have to take the backseat in an investor’s asset allocation, especially for those in the highest marginal tax bracket. Concept: A fixed deposit (FD) is a financial instrument provided by banks or NBFCs which provides investors a higher rate of interest than a regular savings […]
Subject: Economy Context: Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomarhas assured farmers that MSP will be continued at a time when farmers are concerned about the MSP after the newly passed farm bills Concept: The National Food Security Act, 2013 (NFSA) provides a legal basis for the public distribution system (PDS) that earlier operated only as a […]
Subject: History Context: British charity organisation National Trust released a report on September 22 stating that many historical properties it manages have a colonial past and links to slavery.The report states that when the employees returned, they also flooded Britain with “associated objects, furnishing its homes, forging fashions, identities and cultural change”. Concept: DadabhaiNaoroji was among the […]