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India that is Bharat and the Constituent Assembly Subject: Polity Section: Constitution Context; A political row has erupted after invites for a dinner to be hosted by the President for world leaders, during the upcoming G20 Summit, were sent out in the name of the ‘President of Bharat’ instead of the customary ‘President […]
India that is Bharat Subject : History Section: Ancient India Context: A political row has erupted after invites for a dinner to be hosted by the President for world leaders, during the upcoming G20 Summit, were sent out in the name of the ‘President of Bharat’ instead of the customary ‘President of India’. […]
India rejects UN expert’s remark on Manipur Subject : International Relations Section: International Organisation More about the news: India’s response came after a group of UN experts raised alarm about reports of ‘serious human rights violations and abuses’ in Manipur. India has termed comments on Manipur by UN experts as “unwarranted, presumptive and […]
Myanmar will not be allowed ASEAN leadership in 2026 Subject : International Relations Section: Groupings Context: Myanmar won’t be allowed to lead Association of Southeast Asian Nations in 2026 More about the news: Southeast Asian leaders have decided that Myanmar will not take over the rotating leadership of their regional bloc as scheduled […]
Africa Climate summit and call for global carbon tax Subject : Environment Section: Environmental conventions Context: African leaders call for new global taxes to fund climate change action More about the news: African leaders proposed new global taxes to fund climate change action in a declaration that will form the basis of their […]
Govt tightens ‘beneficial owner’ rules under PMLA Subject: Economy Section: Fiscal Policy Context: Government has further tightened rules for the ultimate beneficiary and fine-tuned the definition of reporting entity under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) Key Points: The Finance Ministry has notified changes in the Prevention of Money Laundering (Maintenance of Records) […]
Problem posed by converging nominal and real GDP Subject: Economy Section: National Income Context: GDP growth rates show interesting behaviour with both nominal and real terms are almost the same. Key Points: GDP growth rates show interesting behaviour with both nominal and real terms are almost the same (convergence), at 7.8-8 per cent. […]
To boost chip industry, China to launch new $40b State fund Subject: Economy Section: External Sector Context:: China is set to launch a new state-backed investment fund that aims to raise about $40 billion for its semiconductor sector. Key Points: China is set to launch a new state-backed investment fund that aims to […]
Delhi HC upholds Centre’s decision to include all medical devices as drugs Subject: Govt schemes Section: Health In News: Delhi High Court upholds the Central government’s decision to include all medical devices within the ambit of the term ‘drug’ under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act. Key Points: In 2018, the Centre had first […]
RBI to allow CBDC in call money market Subject: Economy Section: Monetary Policy Context: RBI plans to allow using Central bank Digital Currency (CBDC) in call money market Key Points: At present RBI has two pilot projects – one for CBDC (Retail) and other for CBDC (Wholesale) are going on. RBI is now […]