CAD to narrow, bolster rupee against global risks #GS3 #ECONOMICDEVELOPMENT #INDIANECONOMY The current account deficit (CAD) is an economic indicator that measures the difference between a country’s total value of imports of goods and services and its total value of exports of goods and services. […]
Rapid Action Climate change #GS3 #ENVIRONMENT #DISASTERMANAGEMENT #CLIMATECHANGE The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is a United Nations panel made up of thousands of experts from around the world who assess the science related to climate change. Points to ponder: According to the IPCC […]
Foreign law Firms in India #GS02 #Government interventions and polices #Judicial Bodies Context: The Bar Council of India (BCI), a statutory body governing legal practice in India, has framed Rules that allow them to open offices there, five years after the Supreme Court permitted foreign […]
Kerala Radiation According to a pan-Indian study conducted by researchers at the Bhabha Atomic Research Center (BARC), background radiation levels or radiation released from natural sources like rocks, sand, or mountains are nearly three times higher in some areas of Kerala than previously thought. One […]
Difficult to allocate public funds to Art and Culture This year, the minister of culture received just 0.075% of the total budget, which stands in stark contrast to nations like China, the UK, and the US which allocate between 2-5% of their budgets to the […]
India-Bangladesh relationship #GS2 #International relations The India-Bangladesh Friendship Pipeline Project is a joint venture between India and Bangladesh to transport diesel fuel from India to Bangladesh. The project involves the construction of a 130-km long pipeline from Siliguri in India to Parbatipur in Bangladesh. The […]
Jews In India #GS1 #Indian society Jews have been present in India for over 2,000 years, with the first Jewish settlers believed to have arrived in the city of Cochin (now Kochi) in the southern state of Kerala in the 1st century CE. Over the […]
Revival of the Khalisthan movement #GS3 #Internal security The Khalistan movement refers to the movement for the creation of a separate Sikh state, called Khalistan, in the Punjab region of India. The movement gained prominence in the 1980s and early 1990s but was largely suppressed […]
India’s Deep ocean exploration #GS03 #scientific innovations and discoveries Context: NIOT is set to spearhead a 6000-meter dive into the Indian Ocean with a mission to explore marine biodiversity and the potential of the sea bed. Points to ponder: The National Institute of Ocean Technology(NIOT) […]
Drop in foreign trade Context India’s goods shipments dropped for the third time in five months in February, after falling 11.6% in October 2022 and 3% in December 2022. Tentative global demand reduced India’s commodities exports by 8.8% in February to 33.9 billion, while imports […]