CONTENTS
- Financial Action Task Force (FATF)
- Forever chemicals
- Solar Prominence
- Prepaid payment instruments
- Demand for a Greater Tipraland
- MicroLED display technology
Financial Action Task Force (FATF)
Context:
Government agencies have expedited efforts to further strengthen the anti-money laundering and counter-terror financing frameworks in view of the coming Financial Action Task Force (FATF) assessment of India in the fourth round of mutual evaluations expected later this year.
Relevance:
GS II- International Relations
Dimensions of the Article:
- Financial Action Task Force (FATF)
- FATF Greylists
- FATF Blacklists
- Effects of FATF Blacklisting
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Forever Chemicals
Context:
An Oxford University-led recent study found alarming levels of toxic PFAS also known as “forever chemicals” in ice around Svalbard, Norway which pose a risk to the region’s wildlife.
Relevance:
GS III: Environment and Ecology
Dimensions of the Article:
- What are PFAs?
- What harm do PFAs cause?
- How can these chemicals be removed from rainwater?
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Solar Prominence
Context:
Scientists recently observed a large prominence near Sun’s north pole.
Relevance:
GS I: Geography
Dimensions of the Article:
- Solar Prominences
- Solar Filaments
- Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs)
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Prepaid Payment Instruments
Context:
Recently, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) permitted all inbound travellers from the Group of Twenty (G-20) countries and non-resident Indians to access Unified Payment Interface (UPI) for their merchant payments (P2M) at select airports while they are in the country.
Relevance:
GS III: Indian Economy
Dimensions of the Article:
- What does it mean?
- Who can utilise this system?
- What are prepaid payment instruments (PPIs)?
- What’s UPI?
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Demand For a Greater Tipraland
Context:
The newest political party in Tripura, the Tipraha Indigenous Progressive Regional Alliance (TIPRA) Motha, floated in 2019, has created a flutter with its demand for a Greater Tipraland.
Relevance:
GS II: Polity and Governance
Dimensions of the Article:
- Greater Tipraland
- Genesis of the demand for Greater Tipraland
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