Healthy tax collection and the challenge of effective utilization

Context Notwithstanding the likely slowdown in economic momentum in the second half of the year, the Union government’s tax collections are on track to surpass its budgeted target by a significant amount this year. Click and get your FREE Copy of CURRENT AFFAIRS Micro Notes The current status Union government’s tax collection Gross tax collections… Continue reading

Criminalization of Politics

Context The increasing trend of criminalization of politics is dangerous and has steadily been eating into the vitals of our democratic polity along with growing corruption of a humongous nature. What is criminalization of politics? Criminals becomes legislators: The criminals entering the politics and contesting elections and even getting elected to the Parliament and state… Continue reading

India’s Soil conservation strategy

Context As soil is the basis of food systems, it is no surprise that soil health is critical for healthy food production. World Soil Day (WSD) 2022, annually observed on December 5, aligns with this. Click and get your FREE Copy of CURRENT AFFAIRS Micro Notes Theme of the World soil day WSD 2022, with… Continue reading

India tops index on Social Hostilities Index (SHI)

In 2020, India has been ranked first in the Social Hostilities Index (SHI) released by US think-tank Pew Research Center. What is Social Hostilities Index (SHI)? SHI measures acts of religious hostility by private individuals, organisations or groups in society. The SHI measures acts of religious hostility by private individuals, organizations or groups. The index… Continue reading

North East as Gateway to Indo-Pacific Strategy

Click and get your FREE Copy of CURRENT AFFAIRS Micro Notes Context India’s ‘Look East’ and ‘Act East’ policies have moved into the phase of Indo-Pacific policy and strategy. But what we in the national capital interpret as the ‘Indo-Pacific’ is different from the perceptions of this policy in North-eastern and eastern India. What is… Continue reading

India’s Central bank digital currency (CBDC) in detail

Click and get your FREE Copy of CURRENT AFFAIRS Micro Notes Context The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has launched the first pilot of the retail digital rupee, also known as e₹-R, on December 1, 2022. The digital token that represents legal tender will be issued in the same denominations as paper currency and coins.… Continue reading

Remittances to India set to cross record $100-billion mark in 2022

India is expected to receive a record $100 billion in remittance in 2022, the top recipient this year, the World Bank has said. What are Remittances? A remittance is a non-commercial transfer of money by a foreign worker, a member of a diaspora community, or a citizen with familial ties abroad, for household income in… Continue reading

‘French Baguette’ gets UNESCO heritage status

Baguette the staple French bread has been inscribed into the UN’s list of intangible cultural heritage (ICH). What is a Baguette? The baguette is a long and thin loaf made of flour, water, salt and yeast, and is consumed as a staple in France. Some believe that it was invented by August Zang, a baker… Continue reading

DigiYatra Initiative for facial recognition technology at Airports

The centre has introduced paperless entry at select airports to make air travel hassle-free under the DigiYatra initiative. What is DigiYatra? DigiYatra envisages that travellers pass through various checkpoints at the airport through paperless and contactless processing. This means, passengers won’t need to carry their ID card and boarding pass. This would rather use facial… Continue reading

Current status of India’s economic growth

Context India’s economic growth slowed to 6.5 percent during the July-September quarter because of a fading low-base effect. For the full year, the economy is expected to grow at 7 percent, with risks tilted to the downside. This implies that the second half of the year (October–March) will see growth slow down to 4.6 percent, again… Continue reading

G20: Setting the World Agenda Through Task Forces

Click and get your FREE Copy of CURRENT AFFAIRS Micro Notes Context India’s G20 presidency began on December 1. It will be driven by the underlying vision of “Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam”, best encapsulated by the motto “One Earth, One Family, One Future”. As the main “ideas bank” of the G20, the activities and deliberations of the… Continue reading

What are Personality Rights?

The Delhi High Court recently passed an interim order to prevent the unlawful use of a megastar’s name, image and voice. What did the HC say? The court, through its order, restrained persons at large from infringing the personality rights of the actor. Why are we discussing this? Celebrities are protected from commercial misuse of… Continue reading

Places in news: Great Barrier Reef

A joint report by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and UNESCO’s World Heritage Centre (WHC) expressed concern about the status of the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) in Australia, recommending that it “be inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger.” About Great Barrier Reef Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is the world’s… Continue reading

Taking care of Vulnerable Homeless People

Context In India, the northern states face extreme weather in peak winter and summer. Hundreds of homeless people die in winter due to harsh cold conditions and, in summer, due to intolerable heat. Click and get your FREE Copy of CURRENT AFFAIRS Micro Notes Why homelessness needs attention? Lack of record: There is an absence… Continue reading

What is SHAKTI Policy?

Ministry of Power has launched a scheme for procurement of aggregate power of 4500 MW for 5 years under SHAKTI Policy to help states that are facing power shortages and help generation plants to increase their capacities. SHAKTI Policy SHAKTI is an acronym for Scheme for Harnessing and Allocating Koyala Transparently in India. It was… Continue reading

In news: Exercise Yudh Abhyas

China expressed concern over the India-US joint military exercise Yudh Abhyas being held in Uttarakhand, about 100 km from the LAC. Exercise Yudh Abhyas Exercise Yudh Abhyas is the largest running joint military training and defence cooperation endeavour between India and the US. The exercise aims at enhancing understanding, cooperation and interoperability between the two… Continue reading

Jallikattu Case: What right do you want to protect, Supreme Court asks petitioners

The Supreme Court has asked activists what they found wrong in Tamil Nadu’s Jallikattu law when it protects animals from “unnecessary pain” and sought to preserve the “culture and traditions” of the people in the State. What is the news? The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (TN Amendment) Act of 2017 and the Prevention of… Continue reading

Mauna Loa: Hawaii’s biggest Volcano set to erupt

Mauna Loa, the world’s largest active volcano has erupted after 38 years, spewing ash and debris, and covering the sky of Hawaii’s Big Island. Where is Mauna Loa? Mauna Loa is one of five volcanoes that together make up the Big Island of Hawaii (biggest being the Mauna Kea). It is the southernmost island in… Continue reading

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