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Basmati Rice Subject – Agriculture Context – India may get exclusive rights to sell Basmati in EU Concept – It is one of the best known varieties of rice all across the globe. It is long grain rice which has its origin from India and some parts of Pakistan. Basmati rice has a unique […]
Inflation Subject – Economy Context – At 5.3%, retail inflation softens further in Aug on cheaper food Concept – To know about retail inflation, please click here. To know about retail vs WPI inflation, please click here.
Input Tax Credit and Inverted Tax Structure in GST Subject – Economy Context – Inverted duty refund only for inputs, not input services: SC Concept – The Supreme Court held that inverted duty refund is admissible only with respect to inputs and not for input services. A fundamental feature of GST is the […]
Stealthing Subject – IR Context – New California Bill trying to add Stealthing in sexual battery Concept – California State Legislature has passed a bill that makes stealthing — the act of removing a condom during intercourse without consent — a crime. If passed, California would be the first state to criminalise the […]
Electricity usage by Bitcoin Subject – Science and Tech Context – Bitcoin uses more electricity than many countries. Concept – Cryptocurrencies have emerged as one of the most captivating, yet head-scratching, investments in the world. They soar in value. They crash. They’ll change the world by displacing traditional currencies like the dollar, rupee […]
Software as a Service (SaaS) Subject – Science and Tech Context – Recently there was news that Freshworks — a Chennai- and Silicon Valley-based Software as a Service (SaaS) provider has filed for IPO in the US. Concept – SaaS is a way of delivering software applications over the internet when a customer […]
Thawing Permafrost Subject – Environment Context – Thawing permafrost cause another pandemic Concept – The latest IPCC report has warned that increasing global warming will result in reductions in Arctic permafrost and the thawing of the ground is expected to release greenhouse gases like methane and carbon dioxide. Defined as ground (soil, rock […]
Daily Practice Sheet 14 September 2021 Daily Prelims Topic Thawing Permafrost Software as a Service (SaaS) Electricity usage by Bitcoin Stealthing Inflation Basmati Rice Suryamitra Skill Development Programme Groundwater Contamination Black Tigers Asymmetric Federalism Input Tax Credit and Inverted Tax Structure in GST Daily Mapping Simplipal Tiger Reserve Daily Constitution Article 371 […]