Daily Archives: April 1, 2021
The Hindu
The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains GS II 1 Pakistan allows import of cotton and sugar from India (International Relations) India-Pakistan Relations and evolving dynamics. Latest move to adhere to […]
Facts in News
Facts in News DSIR-PRISM Scheme The Union Science And Technology Minister has inaugurated a awareness event for the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research – Promoting Innovations in Individuals, Startups and MSMEs (DSIR-PRISM) at IIT Delhi. PRISM is […]
Human Rights Report 2020
In News Released by the U.S. State Department, submitted each year to the U.S. Congress and contains a country-wise discussion of the state of human rights. Also, Freedom in the World 2021 report which was released in March 2021, had downgraded India’s status from ‘Free’ to ‘Partly Free’. Major findings of the Report Concern about […]
Article 244 (A)
News The Congress leader Rahul Gandhi promised to implement Article 244 (A) of the Constitution to safeguard the interests of the people in Assam’s tribal-majority districts. Background In the 1950s, a demand for a separate hill state arose around certain sections of the tribal population of undivided Assam. In 1960, various political parties of the […]
WEF’s Global Gender Gap Report
In News Recently, the World Economic Forum released the Global Gender Gap Report 2021. Key Findings of the report Globally The countries with the largest gender gaps in economic participation include Iran, India, Pakistan, Syria, Yemen, Iraq, and Afghanistan. The gender gap in political empowerment remains the largest: women represent only 26.1 percent of some […]
Inflation Targeting
In News The government has kept the inflation-targeting framework (4%, with a tolerance band of +/- 2 percentage points) for the RBI unchanged for the five-year period beginning 1 April 2021. Background The Central Government has notified 4 per cent Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation as the target for the period from August 5, 2016, […]
PLI for Food Processing Sector
In News Recently, The Union Cabinet approved a ?10,900 crore-production linked incentive (PLI) scheme for its food processing industry. Key Highlights Implementation This scheme will be implemented over six years till 2026-27 and the government expects it to aid the expansion of production capacities to generate processed food output worth ?33,494 crores. Coverage This scheme […]
