Graded Response Action Plan
Focus: GS III: Environment and Ecology Why in News? Delhi’s AQI in ‘Very Poor’ category, Stage III of GRAP remains enforced. What is the Graded Response Action Plan? Other Details: How is the GRAP different this year? Who will implement and enforce the GRAP? What are the measures that will be enforced? Stage 1 (AQI […]
Unified Payments Interface
Focus: GS III: Indian Economy Why in News? The Prime Minister has lauded fellow Indians for embracing digital payments as India reached a milestone of 782 Crore UPI Transactions worth ₹12.8 Lakh Crore in Dec 2022. What is Unified Payments Interface (UPI)? National Payments Corporation of India
Current Affairs Quiz 03 January 2023
Current Affairs 03 January 2023
CONTENTS Supreme Court’s Verdict on Demonetisation Context: Recently, A majority of four judges on a Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court found no flaw in the Union government’s process to demonetise ₹500 and ₹1,000 banknotes through a Gazette notification issued on November 8, 2016. Relevance: GS-III: Indian Economy (Fiscal Policy, Government Policies and Initiatives) Dimensions […]
Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 03 January 2023
Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 03 January 2023 Contents The New Global Biodiversity Framework Context Member countries adopted the “Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework” (GBF) at the 15th Conference of Parties (COP15) of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), which includes four goals and 23 targets to be met by 2030. Relevance: GS Paper-3: Environment, Biodiversity and […]
PIB Summaries 03 January 2023
CONTENTS Unified Payments Interface Focus: GS III: Indian Economy Why in News? The Prime Minister has lauded fellow Indians for embracing digital payments as India reached a milestone of 782 Crore UPI Transactions worth ₹12.8 Lakh Crore in Dec 2022. What is Unified Payments Interface (UPI)?
Static Quiz 03 January 2023 (Geography)
International Year of Millets (IYM) 2023
Context: International Year of Millets (IYM) 2023 kick starts with Focussed Activities being undertaken by Central Ministries, State Governments and Indian Embassies. Relevance: GS III: Agriculture Dimensions of the Article: About Millets crop: Advantages of promoting millets About International Year of Millets: Objectives: Millets under PDS Main millets states -Source: Indian Express
Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme
Context: The proportion of women workers participating in the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) has touched a 10-year high in the financial year 2022-23. According to the latest statistics available with the Union Rural Development Ministry, 57.8% of the workers who used the scheme this year were women, their highest level of […]
What Is A Bad Loan?
Context: Recently, Finance Minister told Parliament that banks had written off bad loans worth ₹10,09,511 crore during the last five financial years. Relevance: GS III: Indian Economy Dimensions of the Article: What is a loan write-off? Why do banks resort to write-offs? What is a bad loan? NPA recognition Why is there a need to […]