Source: The Indian Express News: Union Environment Minister has released the Status of Leopards in India 2018 Report. Facts: Key Takeaways from the report: Method Used: The leopard population has been estimated using camera trapping method apart from satellite imaging and field work by teams of forest officers. Leopards in India: There are 12,852 leopards in India as of… Continue reading Status of leopards in India, 2018 Report
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Himalayan trillium, an endangered common Himalayan herb
Source: The Hindu News: Himalayan trillium (Trillium govanianum), a common herb of the Himalayas was declared ‘endangered’ by the International Union for Conservation of Nature(IUCN). Facts: Himalayan Trillium: It is a common herb of the Himalayas. It is often locally called as Nagchatri. Vegetation: It is found in temperate and sub-alpine zones of the Himalayas at an altitude… Continue reading Himalayan trillium, an endangered common Himalayan herb
Modern History Quiz: The advent of Europeans and the British Conquests | 22nd Dec, 2020
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10 PM Current Affairs Quiz: December 21, 2020
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9 PM Daily Current Affairs Brief – December 21, 2020
Good evening dear reader Here is our 9pm current affairs brief for you today GS 1 Shakti Act 2020 concerns GS 2 Health care in India WTO rulebook GS 3 Economic Growth GS 4 Values of advertising 9 PM for Preliminary examination FACTLY Shakti Act 2020 concerns Source- The Hindu Syllabus- GS 1 – Salient… Continue reading 9 PM Daily Current Affairs Brief – December 21, 2020
WTO terminologies: Agreement on Agriculture (AoA), Blue| Green| Amber Box, Peace clause
Agreement on Agriculture (AoA) WTO members have taken steps to reform the agriculture sector and to address the subsidies and high trade barriers that distort agricultural trade. What did Uruguay Round do? Agreement on Agriculture was negotiated during the Uruguay Round (1986-1994). The Uruguay Round achieved two things in relation to agriculture. It introduced specific disciplines on… Continue reading WTO terminologies: Agreement on Agriculture (AoA), Blue| Green| Amber Box, Peace clause
Download EPIC! | November 2020
Click Here to Download – EPIC! Magazine for November 2020 Dear Forumites, The seventh edition of EPIC! Magazine comes at a crucial time for mains preparation. As the mains exams are fast approaching, this magazine provides perfect value addition required to get the extra marks to improve your chances for clearing Mains. EPIC! Magazine provides… Continue reading Download EPIC! | November 2020
Values of advertising
Context: Ethical values in advertising. What are the guiding principles for publishing advertisements in the newspaper? Principles: The code of business values has eight governing principles: honesty and integrity, respect, humility, excellence, consumer focus, transparency and fairness, neither favour nor discrimination, and finally, commitment to social good. A fair balance: If journalism is about maintaining a fair balance… Continue reading Values of advertising
Economic Growth
Context: It is important that, only if the Indian economy grows at 8% in 2021-22 we will be able to compensate for the decline in 2020-21. What needs to be done to make Indian economy to grow @ 8%? Accommodative Monetary policy: A reduction in interest rate through changes in policy rate, providing liquidity through… Continue reading Economic Growth
WTO rulebook
Context: WTO rulebook must evolve to support food security and rural livelihoods in developing countries. What are the existing issues related to India? Whether the current farm subsidy rules provide enough room for developing countries to buy food at government-set minimum support prices as part of their public stockholding programmes. To negotiate a permanent solution. India’s farm… Continue reading WTO rulebook
