• ball by ball commentary NOTIMP: SERVICES AND AGRICULTURE AID GROWTH High input prices hurt growth down to 6.3%
  • ball by ball commentary NOTIMP: Why 10-quarter high farm growth of 4.6% raises some questions
  • Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019 amended the Citizenship Act, 1955 to grant citizenship to non-Muslim communities (viz Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi and Christian) from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan, who entered India on or before December 31, 2014.. 2022: DMK to SC: add Sri-Lankan Tamil refugees also in the purview of CAA-2019. Presently, persecuted minorities from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh can get indian citizenship.
  • Quote: They should rule who are able to rule best. — Aristotle
  • ‘Gaslighting’ is Merriam-Webster’s word of the year. It is a way to describe the subtle ways in which people in relationships, romantic. This world has become popular in the post-truth era of fake news, political campaigns
  • Cybersecurity / Ransomware: AIIMS servers and eHospital network managed by the National Informatics Centre (NIC) hacked. Hackre demanded Rs 200 crores in cryptocurrency, as typically witnessed with a ransomware.
  • Delhi’s power subsidy is an example
  • Column by PM Modi: One earth, one family, one future India’s agenda during its G20 Presidency will be inclusive, ambitious, action-oriented, and decisive. https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1880141
  • Subsidy: Under the AAP Delhi government’s electricity subsidy scheme, households are classified into two categories — those consuming up to 200 units per month are provided electricity free of cost, while those using between 200–400 units are provided with a subsidy of up to Rs 800 per month. Less than 10% of Delhi Public is below poverty line (2011), so disproportionate number of non-poor are benefiting from this revdi.
  • freedom of speech:government of Manipur issued an order that requires prior approval to publish books on the state on the history, culture, tradition and geography of Manipur.
  • Sports: President Droupadi Murmu presents the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award, the country’s highest sporting honour, to table tennis player Achanta Sharath Kamal; and (left) boxer Nikhat Zareen receives Arjuna Award.
  • SUPREME Court will have an all-women comprising Justices Hima Kohli and Bela M Trivedi. This is happening third time in Indian history
  • Ethics: 2018: Bihar’s Gopalganj hooch tragedy killed 19 people. Then the district administration had got all palm and date trees felled, affecting the livelihood of Pasi community The Patna HC later came down heavily on the decision, saying that felling palm trees was not the proper way to implement or enforce prohibition. 2022: Bihar state government says we will provide subsidy to such persons affected due to loss of Neera biz.
  • How to read Q2 GDP data = NOT IMP.
  • SC floats idea of ‘Project Great Indian Bustard (GIB) on the lines of ‘Project Tiger’ This bird, found mainly in Rajasthan and Gujarat, has been categorised as critically endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Among the biggest threats to the GIBs are overhead power transmission lines
  • UN PUTS French bakery item BAGUETTE ON CULTURAL HERITAGE LIST
  • Diaspora: Three Indian-origin women scientist named Australia’s Superstars of STEM- (Scientists, technologists, engineers, and mathematicians). They’re
  • Neelima Kadiyala, Dr Ana Baburamani, and Dr Indrani Mukherjee .
  • Aus-India FTA to be in force from 29th Dec. = didn’t already studied this? Toh fir roj panchaat Kyo karni hai?
  • General Network Access (GNA) regulations ki ball by ball commentary not important, sufficient to know that it will make the electricity power distribution more efficient.
  • The Reserve Bank’s modified guidelines on digital lending for customers also not imp, Beyond the simple line that it aims to protect the customers.
  • Oil ministry’s KIRIT Parikh panel to review natural gas prices in India has recommended 1) price band of $46.50/unit for gas from old legacy fields (2) fully market determined rates by January 2027.