6-Rights-Issue?: Caste census: every Census until 1931 had data on caste. However, in 1941, caste-based data was collected but not published. Then every Census in independent India from 1951 to 2011 has published data on Scheduled Castes and Scheduled [...]
6-Corona?: Vaccine Nationalism / FakeNews: Russian Cyber groups targeted audiences in India, Latin America and US to spread misinformation about Covid-19 vaccines developed by British AstraZeneca and American Pfizer on Facebook. [रशियन हैकर्स द्वारा अमेरिकी और ब्रिटिश कोरोना वेकसिन [...]
Appointment: Appointment: Karnataka new chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai replaces B S Yediyurappa. Books-Authors: Books: Indian-Origin British novelist Sunjeev Sahota is among 13 authors longlisted for this year's Booker Prize for fiction for China Room. [though he could not win [...]
Bio-Diversity: Great Indian Bustards (GIBs): There are four bustard species in India- i) MacQueen’s bustard, ii) lesser florican iii) Bengal florican, (iv) Great Indian Bustards (GIBs). GIB are largest in size compared to other three varieties. GIB prefer grasslands [...]
1A1-Money-?: RESERVE Bank of India (RBI) has decided to allow non-bank payment system providers (PSPs), prepaid payment instruments (PPI) issuers like mobile wallets, card networks and white label ATM operators to participate in the Centralised Processing System (CPS = [...]
5-Infra-Transport⚓️: China unveiled a maglev train capable of a top speed of 600 kmph = the fastest ground vehicle globally. [चीन की मैग्लेव ट्रेन विश्व का सबसे तेज़ वाहन, जो ६०० किलोमीटर की रफ़्तार से चलेगा] 6-Corona?: Human visible [...]
Policy Governance 6-Corona?: Corona Right to life versus religious freedom: १) THE SUPREME Court asked the Uttar Pradesh government to reconsider even allowing a symbolic physical Kanwar Yatra given the fear of a third Covid-19 wave. Health of the [...]
1A1-Money-?: Cashaa company launched Unicas, the world’s first crypto friendly financial institution with physical branches in India. It allows services for both crypto and fiat (currencies) from a single savings account. It plans to extend loans to buy cryptocurrencies [...]
? Current Affairs 2021: polity and governance from July Week2 6-Rights-Issue?: Cow slaughter ban: A NEW Bill to protect cattle tabled in the Assam Legislative Assembly. It prohibits beef-trade in areas “predominantly inhabited by Hindu, Jain, Sikh and other [...]
? Current Affairs 2021: Economy & Environment from July Week2 1A2-Monetary Policy: RBI allows retail investors to open ‘Retail Direct Gilt Account’ (RDG Account) with the RBI they can directly purchase the G-sec, State development loans, Sovereign gold bonds- [...]
Current affairs 2021-July-Week1: polity and governance 6-Corona?: Vaccine compulsion: Manipur state government had prohibited unvaccinated people from going out of their homes. Vaccinated family members will be allowed to go out for purchasing groceries etc. GAUHATI High Court has [...]
Current affairs 2021-July-Week1: economy 1B-Bank Classification & Loans?: ⚾️?⚾️?✋Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has said unpaid and matured fixed deposits should be offered savings bank rates. E.g. SBI offers 2.70 per cent interest on savings bank accounts, while one [...]
1B-Bank Classification & Loans?: RBI gave small finance bank (SFB) license to Centrum Financial Services Ltd. In future, Centrum+ BharatPe may take control/ownership of scam-ridden Punjab and Maharashtra Co-operative Bank (PMC). लघु वित् बैंक के लिए लाइसेंस दिया 1c???SEBI-Sharemarket: [...]