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State Bank of India allows CBDC users to link to UPI Subject: Economy Section: Monetary Policy In News: SBI has introduces UPI interoperability in its Digital Rupee (e rupee). Key Points: SBI has introduced UPI interoperability in its Digital Rupee (e rupee), also known as the Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC). This feature […]
CBDCs can make payments across borders efficient: Das Subject: Economy Section: Monetary Policy In News: RBI Governor highlights the benefits to cross border payments from adoption of the Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs). Key Points: RBI Governor said that the adoption of Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), or digital currency, can help in […]
Basic structure and Art 370 Subject: Polity Section: Constitution Context: Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud on September 4 said petitioners were placing Article 370 on a pedestal loftier than the Basic Structure Doctrine of the Constitution and even beyond the reach of the amending powers of Parliament. Details: Senior advocate Kapil Sibal […]
Laïcité: the French principle of secularism Subject: Polity Section: Constitution Context: Recently, the French government announced that the practice of wearing abaya would be banned in state-run schools as it violated the principle of Laïcité, which is the French idea of secularism. What is the meaning of Laïcité: Laïcité, which refers to the […]
Maritime Infrastructure Perspective Plan 2023-37 Subject: Science and technology Section: Defence Context: Maritime Infrastructure Perspective Plan 2023-37 was released in the Naval Commanders Conference. More details about Maritime Infrastructure Perspective Plan 2023-37 The Maritime Infrastructure Perspective Plan 2023-37, aims to create sustainable architecture in sync with the broader policy directive of the PM […]
Article 370 case: SC asks petitioner MP to file affidavit pledging allegiance to Constitution Subject: Polity Section: Constitution Context: Supreme Court asks Article 370 Case Petitioner to file affidavit accepting India’s Sovereignty & affirming allegiance to Indian Constitution More about the news: The five-judge bench, headed by Chief Justice of India Dhananjaya Y […]
Daily Prelims Notes 4 September 2023 Table Of Contents Mobile internet services suspended in Gilgit-Baltistan Centre’s Digital Infrastructure for Knowledge-Sharing Education Platform to Offer AI Help As UPI crosses 10 billion transactions mark, a look at India’s key foreign policy sell: Digital public infra What is the Pirola variant of the Coronavirus? Coral […]
Simultaneous election will need special constitution amendment Subject : Polity Section: Constitution Context: The centre setup committee to examine various aspects, both legal and logistical, for implementing the “one nation, one election” idea. The Law Ministry has outlined seven terms of reference for the eight-member panel headed by former President Ram Nath Kovind […]
After 3 years of drought, Greater Horn of Africa to get early, heavy rains, courtesy El Nino Subject: Science and Technology Section: Awareness in IT and computer Context: The Greater Horn of Africa is likely to get heavy rains from October-December 2023, said the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Climate Prediction and Applications […]
Coral breach: A silent, catastrophic invasion has happened in the Gulf of Mannar; here is how Subject: Environment Section: Biodiversity Context: An investigation of three coral colonies adjoining Kurusadai island of the Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park along the Tamil Nadu coastline, shows them to be grey and eerie, an indication of […]