Sheikh Zayed Book Award: Prominent German philosopher Juergen Habermas had turned down the Sheikh Zayed Book Award over its ties “with the existing political system” in the UAE, a hereditarily ruled country long criticized for its suppression of dissent. The Sheikh Zayed Book Award is a literary award begun in the UAE. The award is […]
Category: Current Affairs
China’s Seventh Census 2021 : Important Points
China’s seventh census: China’s seventh census, a once-in-a-decade population census, was conducted recently. Key findings: 12 million babies were born last year, the lowest number since 1961, a year when China was in the midst of a four-year famine unleashed by Mao Zedong’s Great Leap Forward policy in 1958 that devastated the farm sector and […]
DETER – Decentralized Triage and Emergency Response Committees : Karnataka
Decentralized Triage and Emergency Response (DETER) Committees: Karnataka: To manage the Covid pandemic at the local level, the Karnataka state government has formed Decentralized Triage and Emergency Response (DETER) Committees at ward levels in Bengaluru. About DETER committees: The objective is to strengthen government response and management of the coronavirus pandemic. These teams will emphasize […]
MLA-LAD Scheme : Important Points
MLA-LAD Scheme: Rajasthan Government has approved a proposal to provide Rs. 3 crore each from the MLA Local Area Development (LAD) Fund to mobilize resources for Covid-19 Vaccination of the people in the age group of 18 to 44 years. For meeting the expenses, the fund for each legislator has been increased from Rs. 2.25 […]
4th India-Swiss Financial Dialogue 2021
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
