Source: The post is based on the article “MPs and MLAs have special rights to free speech for a valid reason” published in Live Mint on 5th December 2022. Syllabus: GS 2 – Governance Relevance: Concerns associated with parliamentary privileges of MPs. News: The Supreme Court is reconsidering the privileges granted to the legislators in the Parliament or… Continue reading MPs and MLAs have special rights to free speech for a valid reason
First Loss Default Guarantee(FLDG) system: Digital lending – No clarity, awaiting RBI response, say bank & fintechs
Source: The post is based on the article “Digital lending: No clarity, awaiting RBI response, say bank & fintechs” published in Indian Express on 5th December 2022 What is the News? Two months after the Reserve Bank issued guidelines on digital lending, banks, non-banking financial companies and fintech players are still awaiting clarity on many… Continue reading First Loss Default Guarantee(FLDG) system: Digital lending – No clarity, awaiting RBI response, say bank & fintechs
State of Finance for Nature report: Double financing for natural ecosystems by 2025 to deal with climate, biodiversity crises: UN report
Source: The post is based on the article “Double financing for natural ecosystems by 2025 to deal with climate, biodiversity crisis: UN report” published in Down To Earth on 4th December 2022 What is the News? The second edition of the State of Finance for Nature report has been released. What is the State of… Continue reading State of Finance for Nature report: Double financing for natural ecosystems by 2025 to deal with climate, biodiversity crises: UN report
Just Energy Transition Partnership(JETP): India-G7 JETP stuck over coal, Centre’s insistence on own transition plan
Source: The post is based on the article “India-G7 JETP stuck over coal, Centre’s insistence on own transition plan” published in Business Standard on 5th December 2022 What is the News? Global efforts to bring India on board the Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) with G7 nations have failed to move forward. What is the… Continue reading Just Energy Transition Partnership(JETP): India-G7 JETP stuck over coal, Centre’s insistence on own transition plan
Gaslighting: All you need to know about Merriam-Webster’s word of the year
Source: The post is based on the article “Gaslighting: All you need to know about Merriam-Webster’s word of the year” published in Indian Express on 5th December 2022 What is the News? Merriam-Webster, America’s oldest dictionary publisher, has chosen “Gaslighting” as its Word of the Year. What is Gaslighting? Merriam-Webster dictionary defines Gaslighting as “psychological… Continue reading Gaslighting: All you need to know about Merriam-Webster’s word of the year
India saw highest levels of Covid-19 related religious hostilities in 2020: Pew Research Center
Source: The post is based on the article “India saw highest levels of Covid-19 related religious hostilities in 2020: Pew Research Center” published in The Hindu on 5th December 2022 What is the News? According to a Pew Research Center report, India saw the highest level of religious hostilities during the coronavirus pandemic in 2020.… Continue reading India saw highest levels of Covid-19 related religious hostilities in 2020: Pew Research Center
China-Indian Ocean Region Forum: Explained | China’s moves in the Indian Ocean
Source: The post is based on the article “Explained | China’s moves in the Indian Ocean” published in The Hindu on 5th December 2022 What is the News? China has convened the first “China-Indian Ocean Region Forum” in the southwestern Chinese city of Kunming. What is the China-Indian Ocean Region Forum? Organized by: China International… Continue reading China-Indian Ocean Region Forum: Explained | China’s moves in the Indian Ocean
Scientists urge Andhra Pradesh govt. to protect glacial-period coastal red sand dunes of Vizag
Source: The post is based on the article “Scientists urge Andhra Pradesh govt. to protect glacial-period coastal red sand dunes of Vizag” published in The Hindu on 5th December 2022 What is the News? Geologists have urged the Andhra Pradesh Government to protect the site of Coastal Red Sand Dunes, of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. What… Continue reading Scientists urge Andhra Pradesh govt. to protect glacial-period coastal red sand dunes of Vizag
Here is why the world needs regenerative agriculture
Source: The post is based on the article “Here is why the world needs regenerative agriculture” published in Down To Earth on 4th December 2022. What is the News? The importance of Regenerative Agriculture was emphasized in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report on “Climate Change and Land.” The report listed Regenerative Agriculture… Continue reading Here is why the world needs regenerative agriculture
COP27: Joining the dots between Binsar and Sharm El-Sheikh
Source: The post is based on the article “COP27: Joining the dots between Binsar and Sharm El-Sheikh” published in the Indian Express on 5th November 2022. Syllabus: GS 3 – Climate Change. Relevance: About the inconclusive deliberations at the COP27. News: Inconclusive deliberations at the COP27 in Sharm El-Sheikh will increase the impacts of climate change. Why COP27… Continue reading COP27: Joining the dots between Binsar and Sharm El-Sheikh
