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MCA’s new portal for checking for unclaimed shares, dividends Subject: Economy Section: Capital Market Context: Checking for unclaimed shares, dividends to become easier with a new integrated IT platform. Key Points: MCA’s new integrated IT platform to enable users to deep dive for details of unclaimed securities. Setting-up the integrated portal was announced […]
Oil firms raise ATF and commercial LPG prices Subject :Economy Section: Msc In News: Jet fuel or ATF and commercial prices raised. Key Points: Jet fuel or ATF price on Sunday was hiked by 5 per cent and commercial cooking gas (LPG) rates were raised by a steep ₹209 per 19kg cylinder, in […]
Andhra Pradesh plans to provide legal guarantee to MSP Subject : Economy Section :Agriculture Context: Andhra Pradesh plans to provide legal guarantee to Minimum Support Price (MSP). Key Points: Andhra Pradesh is set to enact a law to ensure Minimum Support Price (MSP) for farmers which simultaneously envisages heavy penalty including a jail […]
India hopes to establish carbon credit trading, verifiers by 2026 Subject : Environment Section :Climate change Context : The Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) enters into application in its transitional phase from 1 Oct 2023. Key Points: With EU’s CBAM entering the transition phase, India prepares groundwork. What is the transitional phase? A […]
PM announces setting up of National Turmeric Board Subject: Geography Section: Economic geography Context announces setting up of National Turmeric Board More about the news: Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the formation of a National Turmeric Board to support turmeric farmers, addressing a long-standing demand. He highlighted India’s significant role in turmeric production […]
Karman line Subject: Science and technology Section: Space technology More about Karman line: The most widely accepted boundary of space is known as the Kármán line. The Kármán line is 62 miles above ground and is recognized by the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI), a Swiss organization that sets global rules for air sports. […]
Storing energy in blocks: How gravity may solve green power’s problem Subject: Science and technology Section: Msc Context: As countries step up renewable energy capacity addition, there is growing urgency to develop long-duration energy storage systems Some facts about Gravity Battery: A Gravity battery is a type of electricity storage device that stores […]
The largest Climate action suit against 32 countries Subject: Environment Section: Climate change More about the news: On September 27, a significant legal battle will commence at the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, involving 32 European governments and six young Portuguese individuals aged 11 to 24. These young plaintiffs will argue […]
The story of Mahatma Gandhi’s portrait on Indian banknotes Subject: Economy Section: Monetary Policy The origins of Gandhi’s image on Indian currency: The portrait of Mahatma Gandhi on Indian banknotes is not a caricature but a cut-out from a 1946 photograph with British politician Lord Frederick William Pethick-Lawrence. The photo was chosen for […]
Clues to ancient Kosi superflood say it could happen again today Subject: Geography Section: Places in news Context: A study led by an IIT Kanpur scientist has found that an ‘extreme monsoon event’ occurred around 11,000 years ago. More about the news: A team of geologists, including researchers from IIT Kanpur and the […]