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Subject: Economy Context: A maximum of 15 per cent cess on GST rate of 28 per cent are levied on luxury goods and aerated drinks which will help create a corpus for compensating states for any loss of revenue from GST implementation Concept: In economics, a demerit good is a good or service whose consumption is considered unhealthy, degrading, or otherwise […]
Table Of Contents SCO meet Parliamentary forum Project Dolphin Hydrophonic,darknet Act of God and force majeure Habitat corridor Indus Valley Civilisation Mission Milk 1. SCO meet Subject: IR Context: Peaceful resolution of differences key to ensure regional stability said Indian defence minister at SCO meeting. Concept: The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) is a […]
Subject: Schemes Context: In order to make our country self-reliant and self-sufficient in milk NDDB has launched second phase of National Dairy Plan(NDP) , which is promoted as ‘ Mission Milk’. The project target will be to enhance milk processing capacity, infrastructure of dairy cooperatives and also attempts will be made to establish milk quality […]
Subject: History Context: Shifting monsoon patterns linked to climate change likely caused the rise and fall of the ancient Indus Valley Civilisation, according to a study by an Indian-origin scientist which analysed data from North India covering the past 5,700 years. Concept: The Indus Valley Civilization was an ancient civilization located in what is Pakistan and northwest India, on the […]
Subject: Environment Context: The Assam government has approved the addition of 30.53 sq km to the 884 sq km Kaziranga National Park. Concept: The additions are habitat corridors and would help provide connectivity to Orang and Nameri National Parks across river Brahmaputra from KNPTR besides the hills of KarbiAnglong to the south of the park, […]
Subject: Economy Context: Amid disruptions caused by Covid-19, the Finance Minister has referred to an Act of God while businesses are looking at a legal provision, force majeure, to cut losses Concept: The law of contracts is built around a fundamental norm that the parties must perform the contract. When a party fails to perform […]
Subject: Science and tech Context: Hydroponic weed has seen a high demand and is ordered through the Darknet, Narcotics Control Bureau found in drug racket Concept: Hydroponic Hydroponics is the cultivation of plants without using soil. Hydroponic flowers, herbs, and vegetables are planted in inert growing media and supplied with nutrient-rich solutions, oxygen, and water. This […]
Subject: Environment Context: In his Independence Day Speech this year, Prime Minister announced the government’s plan to launch a Project Dolphin. The proposed project is aimed at saving both river and marine dolphins. Concept: Project Dolphin will involve conservation of Dolphins and the aquatic habitat through use of modern technology especially in enumeration and anti-poaching activities. The project […]
Subject: Polity Context: Discussions in parliamentary forums would have helped the government get feedback on the ground situation across the country and fine-tune its response. Concept: The first Parliamentary Forum on Water Conservation & Management was constituted on 12 August, 2005. Thereafter, four more Parliamentary Forums on Children, Youth, Population & Public Health and Global […]
Subject: IR Context: Peaceful resolution of differences key to ensure regional stability said Indian defence minister at SCO meeting. Concept: The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) is a permanent intergovernmental international organisation, the creation of which was announced on 15 June 2001 in Shanghai (China) by the Republic of Kazakhstan, the People’s Republic of China, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Russian Federation, the […]