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IMPORTANT ECONOMY TRENDS
INTEREST RATE HIKE
WHAT IS INFLATION? HOW DOES IT AFFECT YOU?
Inflation is the rate at which prices rise. A 2% inflation implies the general price level in April this year was 2% more than wha...
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23-Jun 2022
DRUG RESISTANT TYPHOID STRAIN
DRUG-RESISTANT TYPHOID STRAINS
source- The IndianExpress
KEY POINTS-
The effectiveness of antibiotics for typhoid fever is threatened by the emergence of ...
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22-Jun 2022
TWIN DEFICIT
FISCAL DEFICIT AND GOVERNMENT DEFICIT
1. Background
A deficit is an amount by which the expenditures in a budget exceed the income.
A Government Deficit is the amount of money in the set budg...
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22-Jun 2022
TERMINOLOGIES OF PARLIAMENTARY DEMOCARCY IN INDIA
IMPORTANT PARLIAMENTARY TERMS AND THEIR ABBREVIATIONS
"Act"--A Bill passed by both Houses of Parliament and assented to by the President.
“Ad hoc Committee”- A Committee constituted by the House ...
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21-Jun 2022
BANNING SINGLE-USE PLASTIC
Banning single-use plastic
Source- Indiaexpress
Introduction-The Ministry of Environment, Forest and climate issued a gazett...
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21-Jun 2022
CONSTITUTIONAL - PROTECTION OF WILDLIFE
CONSTITUTION - PROTECTION OF WILDLIFE
Source: Conservation India
Background
The framers had not excepted the importance of environmental preservation.
This aspect did receive attention late...
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21-Jun 2022
BLACK SWAN EVENT
BLACK SWAN EVENT
Context: A study by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has spoken about the possibility of capital outflows to the tune of $100billion (7,80,000 crores) from India in case of a major...
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21-Jun 2022
RUSSIA'S GATEWAY TO GLOBAL WATER
RUSSIA-GLOBAL WATER
The treaty of Kucuk kaynarca, signed on July 21, 1774, by the Russian and Ottoman empires after the 1768-74 war between the two powers was one of the most consequential treat...
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21-Jun 2022
EPI-INDIA
EPI-INDIA
KEY POINTS:
The latest Environmental Performance Index(EPI) placed India last among all 180 assessed countries.
The assessment, carried out by Yale and Columbia University with an e...
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20-Jun 2022
MAN'S PARLIAMENT
A MAN’S PARLIAMENT STRIVING FOR AN INCLUSIVE INDIA
In 1952, when the Indian republic held its first parliamentary session, 39 women leaders sat in hallowed halls of power, challenging the centur...
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20-Jun 2022
WTO MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE
WTO Ministerial Conference
1.Context
The World Trade Organization (WTO) held its 13th Ministerial Conference (MC13) at Abu Dhabi in the UAE between February 26 and March 2, which was attended by ...
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20-Jun 2022
ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT
RISING TEMPERATURE OF THE ARCTIC
1. Background
New observations show that the increase in Arctic average surface temperature between 1979 and 2019 was three times higher than the global average...
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18-Jun 2022
SOVEREIGN GOLD BOND SCHEME-II
SOVEREIGN GOLD BOND SCHEME-SGBs
1.About
SGBs are government securities denominated in grams of gold. They are substitutes for holding physical gold.
Investo...
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18-Jun 2022
TAMILNADU'S RED DUNE DESERT
Red Dunes Desert
Source: Down to earth
Key Points
The small desert is situated in the state of Tamil Nadu. It consists of red dunes and is confined to the Thoothukudi district.
The Red ...
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18-Jun 2022
BONN CONVENTION
BONN CLIMATE CONFERENCE
1. Background
Developing countries have used various fora at the United Nations’ mid-year climate change conference underway in Bonn, Germany to put forth their agenda but ...
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18-Jun 2022