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PM CARES Fund

In Context The PM CARES Fund collected ?10,990 crores from its inception in March 2020 until March 2021.  It spent ?3,976 crores during the 2020-21 financial year and as of March 31, 2021, the Fund had an unspent balance of ?7,044 crores. About  (PM CARES Fund) Prime Minister’s Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations […]

China, Pakistan Ink New CPEC Agreement

In Context China and Pakistan have signed a new agreement on industrial cooperation as part of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) plan. About The agreement for the Second Phase has been signed between China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) and Pakistan’s Board of Investment.  The agreement is a key part of what is […]

Survey on MSMEs: SIDBI

In Context  Two-thirds of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (67 per cent) in India were temporarily shut for three months or more in FY2021 according to a survey of 1,029 enterprises by Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI). Major Findings  About 66 per cent of respondents in the survey reported a decline in profitability […]

Ordinance to Amend the Kerala Lokayukta Act

In News Kerala governor signed the ordinance to amend the Kerala Lokayukta Act, 1999 aimed at curtailing powers of the anti-corruption body. What are the Amendments made? According to the Ordinance, a competent body will have the power either to accept or reject the verdict of Lokayukta after giving an opportunity to hear the parties […]

Media One case: I&B Ministry’s Powers to Regulate Content

In News The Information and Broadcasting Ministry (I&B) informed Media One, a Malayalam-language news channel, through an order that its broadcast license had been canceled. The cancellation order cited a Home Ministry order that had denied security clearance to the channel. About Until last year the I&B Ministry had the powers to regulate content across […]

Motion of Thanks

In News The Prime Minister is likely to reply to the Motion of Thanks to the President’s Address in the Rajya Sabha in the ongoing Budget Session of the Parliament. About Article 86(1) of the Constitution provides that the President may address either the House of Parliament or both Houses assembled together, and for that […]

Operation AAHT to Curb Human Trafficking

In News Recently, Railway Protection Force has launched a nationwide operation named “Operation AAHT” to curb human trafficking.  Objectives and Need  The National Crime Records Bureau registers about 2,200 cases of Human Trafficking cases on an average each year. The Indian Railways is the largest, fastest and most reliable carrier for suspects who trafficked scores […]

Indian Express

Indian Express Subject  Pg No  Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 1 1   She was the voice of India’s beating heart, young, old, broken and united  (Art & Culture) Learn facts related to Lata Mangeshkar GS 2 7 10 Assembly seats with less than 1 lakh people each (Polity and Governance) Know about  […]

The Hindu

The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 1   1   Nation mourns its ‘nightingale’ (Art and Culture) Learn facts related to  Lata Mangeshkar. GS 2 1 Centre plans to tweak no-build zone around monuments (Polity and Governance) What are the proposed amendments for the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites […]

1961 Madrid Protocol

In News A team of Argentine scientists is using microorganisms native to Antarctica to clean up pollution from fuels and potentially plastics in the pristine expanses of the white continent.  About The Antarctic continent is vast: It embraces the South Pole with permanent ice and snow. It is encircled by floating barriers of ice, stormy […]