Contents1 What is the News?2 What is Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana(PMJJBY)?3 What is Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana(PMSBY)?4 What is Atal Pension Yojana(APY)?5 What is the significance of these schemes? What is the News? Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana(PMJJBY), Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana(PMSBY) and Atal Pension Yojana(APY) has completed 7 years… Continue reading Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana(PMJJBY), Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana(PMSBY) and Atal Pension Yojana(APY) complete 7 years of providing social security net
State of India’s Birds(SoIB) report: Future looms dark for 48% of bird species
Contents1 What is the News?2 What is the State of India’s Birds(SoIB) report?3 What are the key findings of the report?3.1 Findings related to the Global level4 Findings related to the Indian level5 Reasons for Declining Bird Species What is the News? The State of India’s Birds(SoIB) report has been released. What is the State… Continue reading State of India’s Birds(SoIB) report: Future looms dark for 48% of bird species
The standard model of particle physics gets a jolt
Contents1 What is the News? 2 What is the Standard Model of Elementary Particles?3 What are the Fundamental Particles described by this Model?4 Why is the standard model believed to be incomplete?5 What is W Boson? What is the News? Researchers from the Collider Detector at Fermilab(CDF) Collaboration in the U.S announced that they have made… Continue reading The standard model of particle physics gets a jolt
Taxing digital companies: UN tax panel working on new set of rules
What is the News? The United Nations(UN’s) tax committee is developing a set of rules to tax digital services in a way that is distinct from global tax deals for large multinationals including Google, Facebook, Netflix and Microsoft. Note: India is also a part of this UN Tax committee. What are the rules the UN… Continue reading Taxing digital companies: UN tax panel working on new set of rules
Andaman and Nicobar islands to get gas plant
What is the News? The Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change has approved gas-powered plants to be set up in Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Background In 2019, the Government of India notified the Island Coastal Zone Regulation(ICRZ). It declared certain coastal stretches as ‘Coastal Regulation Zone’ and imposed restrictions on setting up and expanding… Continue reading Andaman and Nicobar islands to get gas plant
Explained: What is monkeypox, a smallpox-like disease from Africa that has been reported in the UK?
What is the News? Health authorities in the United Kingdom have confirmed a case of monkeypox, a rare viral infection similar to smallpox in an individual who recently travelled to the UK from Nigeria. What is Monkeypox? Monkeypox is a viral zoonotic disease (a disease that is transmitted from infected animals to humans) that occurs… Continue reading Explained: What is monkeypox, a smallpox-like disease from Africa that has been reported in the UK?
Explained: What is the Rocket-Propelled Grenade, used in attack on Punjab Police Intelligence HQ in Mohali?
What is the News? The Rocket-Propelled Grenade(RPG) attack on the Punjab Police’s Intelligence headquarters in Mohali has brought the weapon into focus. What is a Rocket Propelled Grenade(RPG)? Rocket-Propelled Grenade(RPG) is a weapon of Soviet origin and its initials stand for Rucknoy Peotivotankovvy Granaromyot which roughly translated means a handheld anti-tank grenade launcher. It is… Continue reading Explained: What is the Rocket-Propelled Grenade, used in attack on Punjab Police Intelligence HQ in Mohali?
Powering up after the power crisis shock
News: India is currently going through a power crisis. Consequentially, the government has cancelled passenger trains to allow the Indian Railways to transport more coal to power plants. In addition, the directives have been issued to use more imported coal to tide over the supply shortfall. Contents1 Structure of India’s power sector 2 How did the… Continue reading Powering up after the power crisis shock
The reasons behind the slow disinvestment pace
Context: The government aims to earn ₹65,000 crore through the sale of its stakes in various central public sector enterprises (CPSEs) in FY23. However, privatization is still on the slow track. Contents1 What is the Centre’s disinvestment plan?2 What is responsible for these delays?3 How important is disinvestment?4 Has the Govt met its disinvestment targets?… Continue reading The reasons behind the slow disinvestment pace
It is time for our corporate sector to work on export performance
Context: In fiscal year 2021-22, India’s exports did rather well. They were nearly $420 billion, raising hopes that India was putting behind it a decade of export under-performance. For India to be a $5 trillion economy by 2024-25, we need to export at least $1 trillion worth of goods and services, as exports contribute around… Continue reading It is time for our corporate sector to work on export performance
