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Minimum Support Price (MSP)

In News Recently, the Union government has approved the Minimum Support Prices (MSP) for the Khari season 2022-23, stating that the rates are at least 1.5 times of the weighed average cost of production. The rates for 14 Kharif crops have been increased, the hikes ranging from 4% to 8%. Minimum support price (MSP) Meaning: […]

RBI Rate Hike and Its Impact

In News Recently, the RBI raised its main policy rate and the Repo rate for the second time in over a month by an expected 50 basis points to control inflation. About the recent hikes Repo rate: The central bank has now raised the Repo rate by 90 basis points to 4.90 per cent. Repo […]

India and Vietnam Sign Mutual Logistics Agreement

In News Recently, the Indian defence minister visited Vietnam.  India and Vietnam signed a Joint Vision Statement on “India-Vietnam Defence Partnership towards 2030” during the visit. More about the visit The early finalisation of the $500 million Defence Line of Credit was extended to Vietnam.  India and Vietnam also inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) […]

QS World University Rankings 2023

In News Recently, Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings (WUR) were released. Key Findings Global:  The Massachusetts Institute of Technology was declared the best university for the 11th straight year.  The second place went to the University of Cambridge, followed by Stanford University. China has 28 universities among the top 500, including six in the […]

Health system in India

In Context Recently ,it has been noticed that Healthcare in India is ailing. Health System in India  Healthcare has become one of India’s largest sectors, both in terms of revenue and employment.  The Indian healthcare sector is growing at a brisk pace due to its strengthening coverage, services and increasing expenditure by public as well […]

Indian Express

Indian Express Subject  Pg No  Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 3   1   Government widens CDS selection pool: Rtd, serving 3-star officers also eligible   New Tour of Duty for recruitment likely today (Defence) What are the recently amended service rules of the armed forces?   What is the new Tour of […]

The Hindu

The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2   1 Govt  reaches out to all  OIC members (International Relations) What is the rationale behind MEA’s decision to send heads of missions special memos on dealing with diplomatic fallout of comments by BJP leaders?How is it going to affect India’s relations […]

Carbon Bombs

In Context A group of environmentalists, lawyers, and activists have come together to identify and ‘defuse carbon bombs’– coal, oil and gas projects that have the potential to contribute significantly to global warming. What are Carbon Bombs? It is “an oil or gas project that will result in at least a billion tonnes of CO2 […]

Green Jobs

In News  Recently,  the Prime Minister of India  mentioned India’s efforts to create ‘green jobs. What are ‘Green Jobs’? ‘Green jobs’ refer to a class of jobs that directly have a positive impact on the planet, and contribute to the overall environmental welfare.  Jobs involving renewable energy, conservation of resources, ensuring energy efficient means are […]

Election of Rajya Sabha MPs

In News On June 10, the Assemblies of 4 states will elect 16 Members of Parliament (MPs) to Rajya Sabha (RS). Rajya Sabha About: Rajya Sabha is a permanent House and cannot be dissolved. The term of a member is six years. Composition: The Fourth Schedule to the Constitution provides for allocation of Rajya Sabha […]

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