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Subject: Schemes Context: The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has notified new regulations that will make mandatory the display of the calorie count of food products on menu cards for restaurant chains and online food aggregators by 2022 Concept: Food service establishments (restaurants) having central licences or outlets at 10 or more […]
Subject: Economy Context: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has retained Rs 73,615 crore within the RBI by transferring it to the Contingency Fund (CF) of the central bank, thus leading to a sharp fall in the transfer of surplus to the government in the current year. Concept: This is a specific provision meant for […]
Subject: Polity Context: Rajya Sabha Chairman wrote to chairpersons of the House panels to “impress upon” members of the committees not to divulge any “information to the media” about proceedings of the committees. Concept: Parliamentary privilege refers to rights and immunities enjoyed by Parliament as an institution and MPs in their individual capacity, without which […]
Subject: Economy Context: The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council met to discuss on compensating states for revenue shortfall. Concept: GST Council Goods & Services Tax Council is a constitutional body for making recommendations to the Union and State Government on issues related to Goods and Service Tax. As per Article 279A (1) of the amended Constitution, […]
Table Of Contents APEDA National food security act 2013 Warli painting Animals and coronavirus Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) OMO Sin Tax Bishnoi tribe Miyawaki method Mono cropping and Crop rotation Current status of Indian economy 1. APEDA Subject: Government organisation Context: APEDA signs MoUs with AFC India Ltd and NCUI, Delhi to utilise […]
Subject: Economy Context: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has indicated that the economy which is expected to contract for the first time ever, will take “quite some time to mend and regain” the pre-Covid momentum. Findings: Although data on Gross Capital Formation are not yet available for 2019-20, underlying indicators point to investment having […]
Subject: Agriculture Context: Crop rotation and diversity should be promoted to mitigate the environmental effects of growing just rice and wheat Concept: Mono cropping Mono-crop farming is the practice of growing large amounts of one crop on the land. This practice was recognized as a very economical way to provide farmers with a way to […]
Subject: Environment Context: The Maruvan project strives to rejuvenate an arid stretch of the Marwar region in Rajasthan hopes by restoring the native forests by developing patches using the Miyawaki technique of rejuvenation. Concept: Miyawaki is a technique pioneered by Japanese botanist Akira Miyawaki, that helps build dense, native forests. The approach is supposed to […]
Subject: Arts and culture Concept: Since the 15th century, the Bishnoi community in Rajasthan has been devoted to environmental protection. In 1485, the Bishnoi tradition was born in the hands of Guru Jambeshwar, a Rajput chieftain of Marwar, in western Rajasthan. He formulated 29 commandments, which a Bishnoi is expected to follow until death. Of […]
Subject: Economy Context: The government may consider bringing down Goods and Services Tax (GST) on two-wheelers from the highest slab of 28% as they are neither a luxury nor a sin good, hence merit a rate revision Concept: A sin tax is levied on specific goods and services at the time of purchase. These items receive the excise […]