The 4th India-Swiss Financial Dialogue: The 4th India-Swiss Financial Dialogue was held virtually through video conferencing. Highlights from the Dialogue: Talks for collaboration on various aspects including investments, International Financial Services Centre Authority (IFSCA), National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF), FinTech, sustainable finance and cross border financial services. The matters relating to G20, the International […]
Month: May 2021
What Is Beema Bamboo?
Beema Bamboo: The Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU) has designed an ‘oxygen park’ within its premises at Coimbatore with Beema Bamboo. Beema or Bheema Bamboo is a superior clone, selected from Bambusa balcooa, a higher biomass yielding bamboo species. This bamboo clone has been developed by the conventional breeding method. This species is considered to […]
Person in Control Concept of SEBI
SEBI: The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has proposed doing away with the concept of promoters and moving to ‘person in control.’ It has also suggested reducing the minimum lock-in periods post a public issue for promoters and pre-Initial Public Offering (IPO) shareholders. SEBI is a statutory body established in April, 1992 in […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 11th May 2021
Today Current Affairs: 11th May 2021 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
NITI Aayog Report : Connected Commerce
NITI Aayog Report: NITI Aayog and Mastercard released a report titled ‘Connected Commerce: Creating a Roadmap for a Digitally Inclusive Bharat’. The report identifies challenges in accelerating digital financial inclusion in India and provides recommendations for making digital services accessible to its 1.3 billion citizens. Key recommendations in the report include: Strengthening the payment infrastructure […]
Rise In Global Commodity Prices
Rise In Global Commodity Prices: Recently, there has been an across-the-board rise in global commodity prices that is being billed as a new commodity supercycle. A commodity is a basic good used in commerce that is interchangeable with other goods of the same type. Commodities are most often used as inputs in the production of […]
Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana
Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana: Thirteen states have started distributing foodgrains under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana (PMGKAY). The scheme has been rolled out again for two months (May and June 2021) as the country’s healthcare infrastructure has reached its capacity and several states have taken steps like complete lockdown, night curfew […]
JJM : 100% Tap Water Connection In Rural Areas In Puducherry
100% Tap Water Connection In Rural Areas In Puducherry: JJM: The Union Territory of Puducherry has become the fourth State/UT after Goa, Telangana, and Andaman & Nicobar Islands to provide assured tap water supply to every rural home under Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM). Further, the State of Punjab and the UTs of Dadra & Nagar […]
Illegal Sale Of Uranium
Illegal Sale Of Uranium: Two people were arrested under the Atomic Energy Act, 1962 for possessing uranium without license and selling it illegally. On testing, the sample was confirmed as natural uranium by Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC). Uranium: Uranium occurs naturally in low concentrations in soil, rock and water. It is a hard, dense, […]
Sinopharm COVID-19 Vaccine
Sinopharm COVID-19 Vaccine: The World Health Organization approved the Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use — the first Chinese jab to receive the WHO’s green light. The UN health agency signed off on the two-dose vaccine, which is already being deployed in dozens of countries around the world. The WHO has already given emergency use […]
