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Indian Express

Indian Express Subject  Pg No  Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 3 1& 17 Eye on inflation, RBI goes for 3rd rate hike this year Higher capacity utilisation signals investment revival (Economy) Know about  Highlights of the RBI’s fourth monetary policy review of fiscal year 2022-23? And their objectives . GS 2 6   […]

The Hindu

The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 3 1 RBI raises rates, vows nimble policy (Economy) What are Highlights of the RBI’s fourth monetary policy review of fiscal year 2022-23? And their objectives . GS 2  1 Supreme Court moots verdict to help unmarried women gain ‘bodily autonomy’ under MTP […]

India’s climate change goals

Context  Recently the Union Cabinet approved India’s Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) ahead of the 27th Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC (COP 27)in  Egypt.  About   India’s first pledge, also known as a Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), had three primary targets.  To reduce the emissions intensity of the economy by 33–35 percent below 2005 levels.  […]

Taiwan’s ‘porcupine strategy’

In News Recently, China launched aggressive and unprecedented military exercises near Taiwan in response to US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to the island that China claims as part of its territory. About porcupine strategy Overall Defence Concept  It was adopted by Taiwan in 2017 when Lee Hsi-Ming, then-chief of the Taiwanese military forces, referred […]

Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao

In News Recently, the Ministry of Women and Child Development has informed the Parliamentary Committee on Empowerment of Women that the funds under the ‘Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao’ scheme were underutilised in the early years of the scheme due to lack of awareness and information. About Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao It is a flagship scheme […]

Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion plant (OTEC)

In Context Ocean thermal energy conversion plant coming up in Lakshadweep. About Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion plant (OTEC) Ministry: The National Institute of Ocean Technology, an autonomous institute under the Union Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) is establishing an Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion plant. Location: It is being established in Kavaratti, the capital of Lakshadweep. […]

Carbon Market

In News Recently, a Bill to amend a 20-year law, the Energy Conservation Act 2001, was introduced in Parliament. About  The Energy Conservation (Amendment) Bill, 2022, seeks to mandate: Use of non-fossil sources, including biomass and ethanol for energy and feedstock Use of green hydrogen and green ammonia. Objectives:  To make it compulsory for a […]

Lachit Borphukan

In News Recently, the Assam government made a request to include Lachit Borphukan’s valour in textbooks.   Image Courtesy: TN    Lachit Borphukan Born: on November 24, 1622 in Charaideo, the first capital of the Ahom kings.  Led two battles against an alien Mughal army. Battle of Alaboi: Fought on August 5, 1669 in the […]

RBI’s hawkish stance

In News Recently, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of India hiked the policy repo rate by 50 basis points to 5.4 per cent, a three-year high owing to inflation concern. What is the Dovish and Hawkish View of Monetary Policy? Dovish View of Monetary Policy Doves support the idea of low-interest […]

Suspect Beneficiaries under the National Food Security Act

In News Recently, the Union government has found that 70 lakh beneficiaries under the National Food Security Act (NFSA) are suspect. Key Points Very recently, a similar exercise has been done and around 70 lakh beneficiaries have been found to be suspected and now that data has been again pushed to respective states to do […]