In News A rare variety of tea from Assam called Manohari Gold has been sold at a record-breaking price of Rs 99,999 per kg. Earlier, a rare variety of handmade Assam tea called the Golden Butterfly Tea of Dikom Tea Estate of Rossell Tea Industries fetched Rs 75,000 per kg. About the Manohari Gold Tea: […]
In News Recently, the Union Minister for Rural Development and Panchayati Raj launched MIS (Management Information System) Vikas Portal for rankings of States/UTs in Land Acquisition Projects under RFCTLARR Act, 2013. This portal is a result of the vision of the Prime Minister of India to give impetus to the government’s Gati Shakti Mission. About […]
In News Under the Deep Ocean Mission, a manned scientific submersible has been proposed to be developed for deep ocean exploration. The project is named Samudrayaan. About Samudrayaan Project It is a part of the Ministry of Earth Sciences’ pilot project for deep ocean mining for rare minerals. National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT) […]
In News India has registered the highest ever annual Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflow of 81.97 billion dollars in 2020-21. Key Points FDI inflows in the last seven financial years are over 440 billion dollars, which is nearly 58 per cent of the total FDI inflow in the last 21 financial years. The top five […]
In News Recently, a spacecraft launched by NASA has successfully touched the atmosphere of the Sun. About The spacecraft plunged through the unexplored solar atmosphere known as the corona of the Sun. It made its way through an extreme environment which is roughly 2 million degrees Fahrenheit. Thus, it has touched the place which was […]
In News The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs(CCEA) chaired by the Prime Minister, has approved the implementation of PMKSY for 2021-26. About PMKSY It was launched in 2015 and is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme, providing central grants to the State Governments for specific activities (90:10 for NE states & 75:25 for rest). The major objective […]
In News Recently, the government has said in the Parliament that Rs 2,476 crore has been collected as tax and penalty under the one-time three months compliance window during 2015. Black Money Definition: Black money includes all funds earned through illegal activity and otherwise legal income that is not recorded for tax purposes. Black money […]
In News The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister of India approved the Treaty on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters between India and Poland. About Treaty Aim: To enhance the capability and effectiveness of both countries in the investigation and prosecution of crimes, including crimes related to terrorism through mutual legal assistance through […]
In News Recently, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) proposed that all orders emanating from the Application Programming Interface (API) of stockbrokers should be treated as Algorithmic Trading or Algo. What is Algo Trading? It refers to orders generated at superfast speed by the use of advanced mathematical models that involve the automated […]
Indian Express Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains GS 2 1 Cabinet clears push to raise marriage age of women from 18 to 21 (Governance) Why did the Union Cabinet pass a proposal to raise the legal age of marriage for women from 18 to 21 years — the same […]
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