State-owned NBFCs put under PCA norms

Source: The post is based on the article “State-owned NBFCs put under PCA norms” published in “The Hindu” on 11th October 2023 What is the News? The Reserve Bank of India(RBI) has announced that it will bring state-owned non-banking finance companies(NBFCs) under the prompt corrective action (PCA) framework from October 2023. What is the Prompt… Continue reading State-owned NBFCs put under PCA norms

What is Hamas, the Palestinian militant group?

Source: The post is based on the article “What is Hamas, the Palestinian militant group?” published in “The Hindu” on 11th October 2023 Contents1 What is the News?2 What is Hamas?3 When was Hamas formed and what is its aim?4 What is the Gaza Strip? What is the News? Israel and the armed Palestinian group… Continue reading What is Hamas, the Palestinian militant group?

ICMR to set up study to develop solutions to remedy childhood undernutrition

Source: The post is based on the article “ICMR to set up study to develop solutions to remedy childhood undernutrition” published in “The Hindu” on 10th October 2023 Contents1 What is the News?2 What is the study ICMR planning to conduct?3 What is Complementary Feeding?4 What is the Take Home Rations (THR) programme? What is… Continue reading ICMR to set up study to develop solutions to remedy childhood undernutrition

Smart fence along Myanmar border in the pipeline: govt.

Source: The post is based on the article “Smart fence along Myanmar border in the pipeline: govt.” published in “The Hindu” on 10th October 2023 Contents1 What is the News?2 What is the Free Movement Regime(FMR) along the India Myanmar Border(IMB)?3 Why was FMR conceptualized between India and Myanmar?4 Why is the Government now planning… Continue reading Smart fence along Myanmar border in the pipeline: govt.

What is multimodal artificial intelligence and why is it important?

Source: The post is based on the article “What is multimodal artificial intelligence and why is it important?” published in “The Hindu” on 10th October 2023 What is the News? This article talks about Multimodal artificial intelligence and its importance. What is Multimodal artificial intelligence? Multimodal artificial intelligence refers to a type of AI system… Continue reading What is multimodal artificial intelligence and why is it important?

Claudia Goldin wins 2023 Economics Nobel Prize for research on workplace gender gap

Source: The post is based on the article “Claudia Goldin wins 2023 Economics Nobel Prize for research on workplace gender gap” published in “The Hindu” on 10th October 2023 What is the News? The Nobel Prize for economics has been awarded to Harvard University professor Claudia Goldin for her research that has advanced the understanding… Continue reading Claudia Goldin wins 2023 Economics Nobel Prize for research on workplace gender gap

The state of India’s Scheduled Areas

Source: This post has been created based on the article “The state of India’s Scheduled Areas” published in The Hindu on 10th October 2023. UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper 2 Social Justice — Welfare schemes for vulnerable sections of the population by the Centre and States and the performance of these schemes News: This article discusses… Continue reading The state of India’s Scheduled Areas

Mental health and the floundering informal worker

Source: This post has been created based on the article “Mental health and the floundering informal worker” published in The Hindu on 10th October 2023. UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper 2 Social Justice — Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health. News: This article discusses the prevailing issue of informal workers suffering from… Continue reading Mental health and the floundering informal worker

The end of the two-state solution

Source: The post is based on the article “The end of the two-state solution” published in The Hindu on 10th October 2023. Syllabus: GS 2 – International Relations Relevance: reasons behind Palestine-Israel conflict News: The Jewish-Arab (Palestine) conflict is a longstanding historical issue with a solution that is clear but difficult to attain. Read – Israel… Continue reading The end of the two-state solution

Udangudi Panangarupatti gets GI tag

Source: The post is based on the article “Udangudi Panangarupatti gets GI tag” published in “The Hindu” on 9th October 2023 What is the News? Udangudi ‘Panangkarupatti’ from Tamil Nadu has received a Geographical Indication (GI) Tag. What is Udangudi Panangkarupatti? Udangudi Panangkarupatti is also referred to as palm jaggery. It is prepared using the… Continue reading Udangudi Panangarupatti gets GI tag

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