Overseas borrowing, a double-edged sword? For Mains Ways for companies to earn Capital: Infuse excess earnings into the company through retained earnings. Dilute the stake of existing shareholders of the company by creating a rights issue to infuse equity capital into the firm. Borrow money […]
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National Automated Fingerprint Identification System Context: · Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated the National Automated Fingerprint Identification System (NAFIS) on Wednesday (August 17), at the two-day National Securities Strategies (NSS) Conference 2022 held in New Delhi. · According to the Ministry of Home Affairs, NAFIS, which […]
PIB Analysis INSV TARINI Context: Cmde Sanjay Panda Commanding Officer, INS Mandovi flagged off a sailing expedition from Goa to Port Louis, Mauritius at early hours of 20 Aug 22. The expedition is being undertaken by a crew of six (incl three women officers), onboard […]
India’s Response to the Rohingya Crisis Context: Recently, Union Housing Minister Hardeep Singh Puri tweeted that Rohingya refugees would be shifted to flats meant for economically weaker sections (EWS), and provided with basic amenities and police protection. What is the current status? Around 1,200 Rohingya […]
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History of India’s Neighbours-5 Myanmar About Myanmar Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, is a country in Southeast Asia. It is the largest country in Mainland Southeast Asia, and has a population of about 54 million as […]
End this asymmetrical conflict over ‘freebies’ For Mains The Context: The Supreme Court of India on August 3, 2022, recommended constituting an expert committee comprising representatives of the beneficiaries, Union and State governments, the Finance Commission, NITI Aayog and the Reserve Bank of India to […]
Mishap at Meghalaya coal mine leaves one dead, another hurt For Prelims About Rathole mining: Rat-hole mining is a dangerous technique involving digging narrow vertical tunnels into the earth to extract coal. It is done by digging deep vertical shafts with narrow horizontal tunnels of […]