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Subject: Arts and culture Context: Zardozi workers have been left with joblessness due to lockdown Concept: Zardozi is form of embroidery that came to India from Persia. Its literal translation, “zar” meaning gold and “dozi” meaning embroidery, refers to the process of using metallic-bound threads to sew embellishment on to various fabrics. This heavy and […]
Subject: Schemes Context: Almost 1.4 lakh poor rural households have completed their quota of 100 days of work under MGNREGA in the first three months of the year, and will not be eligible for further benefits under the rural employment guarantee scheme for the rest of the year. Concept: Reason: With COVID-19 pandemic and the lockdown resulting […]
Subject: IR/Economy Context: The World Bank and the Government of India has signed the $750 million agreement for the MSME Emergency Response Programme. Concept: The World Bank’s MSME Emergency Response Programme will address theimmediate liquidity and credit needs of some 1.5 million viable MSMEs to help them withstand the impact of the current shock and […]
Table Of Contents Sindhu Darshan Festival Global Environment Facility NFSA Compulsory license Article 78 e-Waste Assessment of Climate Change over the Indian Region 1. Sindhu Darshan Festival Subject: Arts and culture Context: Prime Minister has performed Sindhu Darshan puja at Nimu in Ladakh Concept: It is celebrated annually from 1997with an objective to […]
Subject: Report Context: Ministry of Earth Sciences has released the report First Assessment of Climate Change over the Indian Region. Concept: Findings: West Bengal is one of the most climatically vulnerable states of India with a history of a high number of severe cyclones in the Bay of Bengal coast, severe thunderstorms, a high sea-level rise and projected […]
Subject: Environment Context: United Nations University (UNU) released report on e-waste. Concept: Findings: E-waste will increase by 38 per cent in the decade between 2020 and 2030. There was 6 million tonnes (MT) e-waste in 2019, according to the report. That is a nearly 21 per cent increase in just five years. Asia generated the […]
Subject:Polity Context: Prime minister called on President Ram at RashtrapatiBhavan and briefed him on issues of national and international importance. Concept: It is provision with respect to duties of Prime Minister in furnishing of information to the President It shall be the duty of the Prime Minister to communicate to the President all decisions of […]
Subject:Economy Context: Political party CPI(M) has asked the government to invoke Clause 92 of the Patents Act and issue compulsory license to manufacturers to produce the generic version of Remdesivir used for treating coronavirus patients Concept: Compulsory licensing is when a government allows someone else to produce a patented product or process without the consent […]
Subject: Schemes Context: States and Union Territories have drawn more than double the quantity of rice for distribution during April to June this year, compared to the corresponding period last year. Concept: Reason As relief package, the Central government had announced that Priority Household (PHH) and Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) cardholders in the country would […]
Subject:IR/Environment Context: Beijing made new territorial claim on eastern Bhutan while objecting to a request to develop the Sakteng wildlife sanctuary in eastern Bhutan’s Trashigang district at an online meeting of the Global Environment Facility (GEF). Concept: The Global Environment Facility (GEF) was established on the eve of the 1992 Rio Earth Summitto help tackle […]