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RBI Announces Measures to Boost Cross-Border Transactions in Rupee Sub: Eco Sec: External sector Why in News? The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has announced liberalised norms to encourage the use of the Indian Rupee (INR) for cross-border transactions, coinciding with the rupee’s depreciation to a record low of ₹86.70/USD. Context: These steps […]
Impacts of Rupee Weakening and RBI’s Exchange Rate Policy Sub: Eco Sec: External sector Why in News? The Indian rupee recently depreciated significantly, reaching a record low of ₹86.70 per dollar. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has reverted to its managed-floating exchange rate regime, allowing controlled depreciation to address capital outflows and […]
Integrating the HPV Vaccine into India’s National Immunisation Programme Sub: Sci Sec: Health Why in News Cervical Cancer Awareness Month in January has brought renewed attention to cervical cancer, a major health concern in India. Doctors are emphasizing the importance of screening and the inclusion of the HPV vaccine in the national immunisation […]
Short-Term Regimen for TB Sub : Sci Sec : Health Why in News The introduction of shorter, all-oral regimens for tuberculosis (TB), particularly multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB), has been hailed as a breakthrough in TB treatment. What is Tuberculosis: In 2023, of the 1,75,923 global cases of MDR-TB reported to the WHO, 27% were […]
Daily Prelims Notes 17 January 2025 Table Of Contents Short-Term Regimen for TB Integrating the HPV Vaccine into India’s National Immunisation Programme Impacts of Rupee Weakening and RBI’s Exchange Rate Policy RBI Announces Measures to Boost Cross-Border Transactions in Rupee Why Protesting Farmers in Punjab Want India to Withdraw from WTO China’s Trade […]
Daily Prelims Notes 16 January 2025 Table Of Contents The Discovery of Semi-Dirac Fermions: A New Chapter in Particle Physics U.S. and Japan Collaborate on Moon Lander Missions How and why are plants grown in space: Takeaways from ISRO’s success Iran acknowledges Israel’s tampering of centrifuge platforms using explosives Kosovo raids Serbia-backed public […]
Agasthyar’s legacy to be the focus of Kashi Tamil Sangamam 3.0 Sub: History Sec: Art and Culture Context: -Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Wednesday announced that the main theme of the third edition of Kashi Tamil Sangamam, a cultural exchange programme scheduled to be held from February 14 to 25, will be […]
Does ‘blood money’ have a legal standing? Sub : Polity Sec: Msc Context: – The death sentence awarded by a Yemen court to murdering her business partner, and the subsequent debates and efforts surrounding her acquittal and repatriation, which involves monetary compensation paid to the victim’s family, have brought the focus back on […]
Kosovo raids Serbia-backed public bodies ahead of polls Sub : IR Sec: Places in news Context: Kosovo authorities conducted raids on 10 municipal offices in ethnic Serb-majority areas, according to the Interior Ministry. These offices were reportedly backed by the Serbian government. This operation is part of a broader series of efforts aimed […]
Iran acknowledges Israel’s tampering of centrifuge platforms using explosives Sub: IR Sec: Places in news Context: For the first time, a senior Iranian official has acknowledged Israel’s role in supplying Iran with centrifuge platforms containing explosives, specifically targeting Iran’s nuclear enrichment program. He referenced the 2021 attack on Iran’s underground Natanz nuclear enrichment […]