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Card Tokenization

In News The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) signalled that it would not extend the October 1, deadline for implementation for tokenization of card based payments. This rule is applicable to all stakeholders except card issuers and card networks. What is Tokenization? Tokenization refers to replacement of actual card details with an alternate code called […]

Pangasius Icaria

Context A new catfish species has been discovered in the river Cauvery near Mettur Dam. About The edible species has been named Pangasius icaria ( P. icaria) after the Indian Council of Agricultural Research that discovered the species. The species belongs to the Pangasius genus. The genus Pangasius is found in the Gangetic plains but […]

Foreigners’ Tribunal

In News  The Assam government has decided not to extend the term of members who were appointed for 200 additional Foreigners’ Tribunals (FT) that were set up primarily to handle cases related to the National Register of Citizens (NRC). About Foreigners’ Tribunal A Foreigners’ Tribunal is a quasi-judicial body and a member is a designation […]

Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) Meeting

In News  Recently ,The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) increased the policy repo rate by 50 basis points (bps) to 5.9% making loans expensive.  This is RBI MPC’s fourth consecutive rate hike in this financial year. Major Points  The MPC lowered the growth projection of FY23 from 7.2% to […]

India-US ties: Depth & nuance

In News  Recently ,External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that the relationship between India and US impacts the rest of the world as there are a lot of countries which look to the association individually and bilaterally . India- US ties Comprehensive global strategic partnership : India and the United States enjoy a comprehensive global […]

International Day for Older Persons

Context The United Nations marks October 1 as International Day for Older Persons, as part of the organisation’s efforts to draw attention to healthy ageing.  About Recently, a report by the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA), “World Population Prospects 2022”, has projected big shifts in global demographic patterns in the coming decades. […]

AFSPA Extended in Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh

In News The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has extended the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) in parts of Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland for another six months. About Tirap, Changlang and Longding districts in Arunachal Pradesh and the areas  along the Assam border, are declared as “disturbed areas” under Section 3 of the AFSPA […]

Indian Express

Indian Express Subject  Pg No  Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2   3& 16   Even single, unmarried women have the right to safe and legal abortion, rules SC Supreme Court’s abortion ruling (Polity and Governance) How did abortion laws come about in India?What does the law on abortion say?criticisms and What Supreme […]

The Hindu

The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2   1   SC axes 51-year-old curb, single women get equal abortion rights (Polity and Governance) What are India’s laws on abortions? And Supreme observations.    GS 1 1 UNESCO lists 50 iconic Indian textiles  (Art and Culture ) Know about UNESCO’s […]

Violence against working women in India

In News The murder of 19-year-old girl, a receptionist at a resort in Uttarakhand, has jolted the dreams of many young girls all over the country. About  There is a fresh wave of anxiety and fear that is generated in the minds of girls who have such dreams and their parents. Urban centres vs small […]

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