In News The Codex Committee on Spices and Culinary Herbs (CCSCH) has finalised and recommended quality standards for nutmeg, saffron, chilli-peppers, and paprika during its sixth session. About CCSCH It was formed in 2013 with support of more than a hundred countries with India as the host country and Spices Board as the Secretariat for […]
In News The Union Minister of Commerce and Industry asked the Quality Council of India (QCI) to strive to bring about convergence of all the various quality and standards organisations in the country About Quality Council of India (QCI) It was established as a National body for Accreditation on recommendations of the Expert Mission of […]
Growth and related issues In News Recently, the opinion has emerged that Strengthening the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) framework is a profitable idea. Data of CSR participation of companies Rise in spending: Ever since the establishment of the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) regime in India (under Section 135 of the Companies Act 2013), CSR spending […]
In News Moonlighting has been a controversial topic in recent months after a few companies sacked their employees citing it as a reason. More about Moonlighting What is Moonlighting? Moonlighting — or employees working for remuneration with entities other than their employers. Moonlighting is neither new nor unusual. The practice has been around for a […]
In News Recently, the World Bank has released the report titled Poverty and Shared Prosperity 2022: Correcting Course. Major Highlights of the report Poverty The world is unlikely to meet the goal of ending extreme poverty by 2030. 70 million people were plunged into poverty in 2020, the largest one-year increase since global poverty monitoring […]
In News India overtakes other countries to become the world’s largest producer, consumer of Sugar, and second largest exporter of sugar. Key Points Production: A record amount of sugarcane—more than 5000 Lakh Metric Tons (LMT)—was produced in the nation during the sugar season Oct. to Sep. (2021–22), of which around 3574 LMT was crushed by […]
In News Recently, the No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels (NOPEC) bill was passed by a Senate committee which intends to protect U.S. consumers and businesses from engineered oil spikes. Key Points Background: Several attempts to pass NOPEC over more than two decades have long worried OPEC’s de facto leader Saudi Arabia, leading Riyadh to […]
Indian Express Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains GS 3 6 Delhi’s air quality is now poor, GRAP measures enforced (Environment) Know about the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP), Air Quality Index (AQI). Various categories and pollutants of AQI. Major reasons behind Delhi, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh’s poor Air Quality, […]
The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains GS 3 1 Nobel for work on ‘click chemistry’ and quantum mechanics (Science and Technology) Know about Nobel Prizes like who gave this Prize, about the nomination and recent winners for the Nobel Prize in chemistry, Physics and other domain areas. Also know […]
In News The Governor’s assent is the most crucial act in the whole law-making process. Key Points Role of Governor in ‘Bill to Law’ Process: A Bill passed by the State Assembly becomes law only after it is assented to by the Governor. The Governor being a part of the State legislature, the process of […]
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