CONTENTS
- The repo rate in India
- Places of Worship Act
- How Sikkim became a part of India
- Report flags Risk of Fortified Rice
- Ramgarh Vishdhari notified as India’s 52nd Tiger Reserve
The Repo Rate in India
Context:
Recently, the Reserve Bank of India, in a surprise move, announced that the bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) had held an ‘off-cycle’ meeting at which it had decided unanimously to raise the “policy repo rate by 40 basis points to 4.40%, with immediate effect”.
Relevance:
GS III- Indian Economy
Dimensions of the Article:
- What is the repo rate?
- Why is the repo rate such a crucial monetary tool?
- How does the repo rate work?
- What impact can a repo rate change have on inflation?
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Places of Worship Act
Context:
The Supreme Court will hear a challenge to the order of a civil court in Varanasi directing a videographic survey of a temple- mosque complex upholding the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991.
Relevance:
GS I- Communalism, Secularism, Regionalism, GS II- Polity and Governance
Dimensions of the Article:
- What is the Places of Worship Act?
- What are its provisions?
- When was this law passed?
- Issues with the law
- What is the recent uproar about?
- What did the Supreme Court say about the Places of Worship Act in its Ayodhya judgment?
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How Sikkim became a part of India
Context:
It was on May 16, 1975 that Sikkim became 22nd state of the Union of India.
Relevance:
GS II- Polity and Governance (Federalism)
Dimensions of the Article:
- Attacks during Namgyal Rule
- British Expansion
- Scenario after 1947
- 1974 Elections
- Decision to join India
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Report flags Risk of Fortified Rice
Context
A report has flagged issues due to threats posed to anaemic persons over iron over-nutrition created by rice fortification.
Relevance:
GS III- Indian Economy, Public distribution system
Dimensions of the Article:
- Highlights of the report
- What are the risks highlighted?
- What is rice fortification?
- Need of rice fortification
- What are the standards for fortification?
- Advantages
- Issues with fortified food
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Ramgarh Vishdhari notified as India’s 52nd Tiger Reserve
Context:
Ramgarh Vishdhari Wildlife Sanctuary is now notified as a tiger reserve after a nod by the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC).
Relevance:
GS III- Environment and Ecology
Dimensions of the Article:
- About Ramgarh Vishdhari TR
- About the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA)
- Project Tiger
- Project Tiger Reserves of India
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