What is Anti-Dumping Duty?
India has initiated an anti-dumping probe against imports of a certain type of tiles, used for covering the floors in… Continue reading What is Anti-Dumping Duty?
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What is America COMPETES Act?
The US has unveiled the Creating Opportunities for Manufacturing, Pre-Eminence in Technology, and Economic Strength (COMPETES) Act of 2022 that… Continue reading What is America COMPETES Act?
Govt tweaks spending norms for Contingency Fund of India
The government has tweaked spending norms for Contingency Fund of India, allowing 40% of the total corpus to be placed… Continue reading Govt tweaks spending norms for Contingency Fund of India
What are Padma Awards?
The central government has announced the names of Padma awardees for this year. What are Padma awards? The Padma awards… Continue reading What are Padma Awards?
Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), 2021
The 2021 Corruption Perception Index by Transparency International places India 85th on a list of 180 countries, one position… Continue reading Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), 2021
Who are the Chakmas and Hajongs?
In Arunachal Pradesh, the Chakma and Hajong people are feeling heat since the State government decided to conduct a special… Continue reading Who are the Chakmas and Hajongs?
Specie in news: Spot-billed Pelicans
A nematode infestation has led to mass mortality of spot-billed pelicans (Pelicanus philippensis) at Telineelapuram Important Bird Area (IBA) in… Continue reading Specie in news: Spot-billed Pelicans
Dealing with the macroeconomic uncertainties
Context Macroeconomic uncertainties are mounting. Impact of US Fed’s decision Against the backdrop of possible interest rate hikes by the… Continue reading Dealing with the macroeconomic uncertainties
Places in the news: Sittwe Port
Context Notwithstanding the unfortunate developments since the Tatmadaw took over, a recalibration exercise for developing a robust relationship with Naypyidaw is… Continue reading Places in the news: Sittwe Port
What is a K-shaped Economic Recovery?
Former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan has said that the government needed to do more to prevent a K-shaped recovery of… Continue reading What is a K-shaped Economic Recovery?
What are Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs)?
A French luxury fashion brand is suing American digital artist who created a series of NFTs (Non-Fungible Tokens), a rapidly… Continue reading What are Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs)?
[pib] One District One Product (ODOP) Initiative
As a major boost to Centre and State collaboration in promoting products under the ODOP Initiative – a State Conference… Continue reading [pib] One District One Product (ODOP) Initiative
[Burning Issue] IAS cadre rules amendments
UPSC 2022 countdown has begun! Get your personal guidance plan now! (Click here) Context The Central Government has proposed four… Continue reading [Burning Issue] IAS cadre rules amendments
Budgeting for the education emergency
Context Faced with an unprecedented education emergency, this is the time to substantially ramp up public spending on education and… Continue reading Budgeting for the education emergency
A chance to support growth, fiscal consolidation
Context The adverse effect of the third wave of COVID-19, which is mainly affecting the last quarter of 2021-22, may… Continue reading A chance to support growth, fiscal consolidation
Netaji’s relationship with Nehru, Gandhi and the Congress
In public discourse, the popular imagination of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose is increasing all across the length and breadth of… Continue reading Netaji’s relationship with Nehru, Gandhi and the Congress
Suspension of MLAs
Some legislators were suspended for one year by the Maharashtra Assembly for alleged disorderly conduct. The unusually long period of… Continue reading Suspension of MLAs
Kerala gets its first-ever Scientific Bird Atlas
The Kerala Bird Atlas (KBA), the first-of-its-kind State-level bird atlas in India, has created solid baseline data about the distribution… Continue reading Kerala gets its first-ever Scientific Bird Atlas
UNESCO tag sought for Living Root Bridges of Meghalaya
The Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) has underlined some green rules for the living root bridges of Meghalaya to get… Continue reading UNESCO tag sought for Living Root Bridges of Meghalaya
Who was Sri Ramanuja?
Work is going apace on the 216-ft tall ‘Statue of Equality’ of the 11th century reformer and Vaishnavite saint, Sri… Continue reading Who was Sri Ramanuja?
