India-Australia Trade Agreement
Context: Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and Textiles said that duties on 100 percent tariff lines would be eliminated by Australia under the landmark India-Australia Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (Ind-Aus ECTA). Relevance: GS II- International Relations Dimensions of the Article: India-Australia ECTA Main features: What are the […]
Current Affairs Quiz 23 November 2022
Current Affairs 23 November 2022
CONTENTS India-Australia Trade Agreement Context: Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and Textiles said that duties on 100 percent tariff lines would be eliminated by Australia under the landmark India-Australia Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (Ind-Aus ECTA). Relevance: GS II- International Relations Dimensions of the Article: Olive Ridley Sea […]
PIB Summaries 23 November 2022
CONTENTS Honey Mission Programme Focus: GS III: Agriculture Why in News? Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has taken a giant leap towards “Aatmanirbhar Bharat” by creating local employment to unemployed youth through its flagship “Honey Mission” programme. Honey Mission Climate Change Performance Index 2023 Focus: GS III: Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation Why in […]
Static Quiz 23 November 2022 (Geography)
Rich Countries Must Pay For Climate Damage
Context Relevance GS Paper3: Environment (Conservation-related issues) Mains Question Describe the major outcomes of the 26th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). What are the commitments made by the India conference? (UPSC 2021) Summary of Recent Events: The Fund’s Background: Will India contribute […]
National Commission for the Protection of Child Rights
Context Relevance GS Paper 2: population and associated issues, poverty and developmental issues. Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. Mains Question “Child labour had been progressively waning in recent years as a result of government policies and intervention, but the pandemic has reversed […]
Central Depositories Services India
Context: Certain services at CDSL were disrupted due to a suspected cyber attack over the weekend. Relevance: GS II: Regulatory bodies, Facts for Prelims What is CDSL? -Source: Indian Express
What Are The Electoral Bonds?
Context: According to an RTI reply, electoral bonds worth ₹10,246 crore have been sold by the State Bank of India (SBI) since the instrument was launched in March 2018. Relevance: GS-II: Polity and Governance (Governance and Government Policies) Dimensions of the Article: What are Electoral Bonds? Why have they attracted criticism? Government’s response defending the […]
About Election Commission of India
Context: Recently, Arun Goel, a retired IAS officer of the 1985 Punjab cadre, assumed charge as the new Election Commissioner (EC) of India Relevance: GS II- Polity and Governance Dimensions of the Article: About Election Commission of India Litigations against EC Structure of the Election Commission Issues with ECI Some Powers: Other powers handled by […]