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Subject: History Context: Assam state government has ordered the arrest of political commentator who had described Chaolung Sukapha as a “Chinese invader” Concept: Sukapha was a 13th-century ruler who founded the Ahom kingdom that ruled Assam for six centuries. Contemporary scholars trace his roots to Burma. The founders of the Ahom kingdom had their own language […]
Subject: Science and tech Context: Plumes of water erupt from Europa and Enceladus which indicates that these bodies have subsurface oceans beneath their ice shells. Concept: Saturn’s moon Enceladus and Jupiter’s moon Europa may support life, because scientists have spotted water plumes bursting from their icy shells. A mathematical calculation by NASA scientists guesses that […]
Subject: Policy/Schemes Context: Latest round of fuel price increase has helped the state owned oil marketing companies (OMCs) to recover a part of ₹35,000 crore investments made in upgrading their refineries to BSVI fuels. Concept: Emissions from vehicles are one of the top contributors to air pollution, which led the government at the time to […]
Table Of Contents NIPFP Section 7 of RBI Act Gig Economy Stress hormone Mental Health Anti-defection law 1. NIPFP Subject: Economy Context: Mr.Urjit Patel was appointed as chairman of India’s premier economic think tank National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP), Concept: The National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP) is a centre […]
Subject: Polity Context: The BJP-led coalition government in Manipur came apart with three BJP MLAs defected to the Congress, thus reducing its number of legislators from 21 to 18 in the 60-member assembly. Concept: The Tenth Schedule was inserted in the Constitution in 1985 by 52nd amendment. It lays down the process by which legislators […]
Subject: Welfare schemes/Policies Context: COVID pandemic has increased mental illness through uncertainties it caused to people’s lives and has thrown light on India’s mental healthcare. Concept: Mental health problems were already a major contributor to the burden of illness in India before the pandemic, with a third of all female and a quarter of all […]
Subject: Science and tech Context: Researchers have reported in The Lancet that Covid-19 patients with very high levels of cortisol in their blood are more likely to deteriorate quickly and die. Concept: Cortisol is a steroid hormone, one of the glucocorticoids, made in the cortex of the adrenal glandsand then released into the blood, which transports it all […]
Subject: Economy Context: A Deloitte report from April “Future of work accelerated” notes that Indian organisations are considering to expand the share of gig workers, as dependence on full-time workers reduces. Current pandemic crisis also induced discussion on the levels of social protection available to gig workers including wage protection, health benefits and safety assurance […]
Subject: Economy Context: The RBI and the government differed on a number of policy-related matters including surplus transfer to the exchequer while Mr.Urjit Patel was RBI governor Concept: According to Section 7(1) of the RBI Act, 1934, the Central Government may from time to time give such directions to the Bank as it may, after […]
Subject: Economy Context: Mr.Urjit Patel was appointed as chairman of India’s premier economic think tank National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP), Concept: The National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP) is a centre for research in public economics and policies. Founded in 1976, the institute undertakes research, policy advocacy and capacity building […]