Source: The post is based on the article “Explained: MSP and govt panel’s task” published in Indian Express on 20th July 2022. What is the News? The Government of India has constituted a committee to look into the issues of minimum support price(MSP), Natural Farming and Crop diversification. Why has the committee been set up?… Continue reading Explained: MSP and govt panel’s task
Vidya Samiksha Kendra
Source: The post is based on the article “Vidya Samiksha Kendra” published in PIB on 19th July 2022. What is the News? The Minister of Education has informed Rajya Sabha about Vidya Samiksha Kendra. What is the need of Vidya Samiksha Kendra? There are various initiatives of the Ministry of Education like UDISE, Student Database,… Continue reading Vidya Samiksha Kendra
Shortage of administrative capacity leading to underspending by states
Source: The post is based on the article “Shortage of administrative capacity leading to underspending by states” published in Business Standard on 20th July 2022. What is the News? According to the Comptroller and Auditor General(CAG) audit report, States often spend far less money on health and education for lack of departmental capacity rather than… Continue reading Shortage of administrative capacity leading to underspending by states
E- utthaan Portal
Source: The post is based on the article “E- utthaan Portal” published in PIB on 19th July 2022. What is the News? The Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment has informed Rajya Sabha about E- Utthaan Portal. What is E- Utthaan Portal? Developed by: National Informatics Centre(NIC) Cell of the Ministry of Social… Continue reading E- utthaan Portal
Pythagorean geometry in Vedic-era texts, centuries before Pythagoras
Source: The post is based on the article “Pythagorean geometry in Vedic-era texts, centuries before Pythagoras” published in Indian Express on 19th July 2022. What is the News? A position paper by the Karnataka government on the National Education Policy(NEP) 2020 has described Pythagoras’s theorem as “fake news”. It has referred to a text called… Continue reading Pythagorean geometry in Vedic-era texts, centuries before Pythagoras
Explained: The demand for ‘tribal’ status for Himachal’s Trans-Giri and its Hatti community
Source: The post is based on the article “Explained: The demand for ‘tribal’ status for Himachal’s Trans-Giri and its Hatti community” published in Indian Express on 19th July 2022. What is the News? The Government of India is considering the Himachal Pradesh government’s request for the inclusion of the Hatti community in the list of… Continue reading Explained: The demand for ‘tribal’ status for Himachal’s Trans-Giri and its Hatti community
NITI Aayog Releases Report on Digital Banks; Proposes a Licensing and Regulatory Regime for India
Source: The post is based on the article “NITI Aayog Releases Report on Digital Banks; Proposes a Licensing and Regulatory Regime for India” published in PIB on 20th July 2022. What is the News? NITI Aayog has released a report titled “A Proposal for Digital Banks in India: Licensing & Regulatory Regime”. What is the… Continue reading NITI Aayog Releases Report on Digital Banks; Proposes a Licensing and Regulatory Regime for India
India’s tenfold path to manage exchange rate volatility
Source: the article “India’s tenfold path to manage exchange rate volatility” published in the Live Mint on 21st July 2022. Syllabus: GS 3 Issues and Challenges pertaining to growth and development of the Indian Economy Relevance: Indian Rupee Depreciation; macroeconomic condition; Monetary policy measures News: In recent months, India has witnessed the depreciation of the… Continue reading India’s tenfold path to manage exchange rate volatility
Rupee@80: The Story Can Get Grimmer”
Source: The post is based on the article “Rupee@80: The story can get grimmer” published in The Times of India on 21st July 2022. Syllabus: GS 3 Issues and Challenges pertaining to growth and development of the Indian Economy Relevance: Indian Rupee Depreciation News: Recently, The Indian Rupee has dropped to a record below the… Continue reading Rupee@80: The Story Can Get Grimmer”
A friendlier tax regime can hold back an exodus
Source: The post is based on an article “A friendlier tax regime can hold back an exodus” published in the Live Mint on 20th July 2022. Syllabus: GS 2 International Relations; Indian Diaspora Relevance: Indian Citizenship News: This week, the government has placed the latest data in Parliament, which shows a rising number of people… Continue reading A friendlier tax regime can hold back an exodus
