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 [...]
Case-Studies?: Judicial ethics: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee challenged the Assembly poll result in Nandigram in Calcutta High Court. Case was to be heard by JUSTICE KAUSIK Chanda, who was previously a lawyer associated with BJP. So, Mamta [...]
? 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 [...]
Case-Studies?: Naxalism: in Chhattisgarh, State government created Pota Cabin Schools (named so because they are made of pota or bamboo). More than 30,000 students were studying but because of the corona they went back to families and due to [...]
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 [...]
UPSC has undoubtedly become the most sought after exam in India. Every year around 8 lakh students appear but more than 15 lakh prepare for the exam. The desire to crack this exam is such that a lot of [...]
Yes Mitron, for upcoming UPSC Prelims and Mains 2021, to provide free updates to the economy's current affairs, budget & Economic survey- I've been conducting the Win21 Series. So far following free lectures completed (?Use Free Unlock Code 'Mrunal.org' [...]
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: [...]
?? Polity from June-Week2: (8,9,10,11,12,13,14th) 6-Rights-Issue?: LGBT Rights: conversion therapy = pseudo-medical therapy wherein LGBT person given physical and emotional abuse so he/she gets ‘cured’ and becomes heterosexual. Madras High Court has ordered a complete ban on such practices. [...]
Creating new Officers’ Cadre: Scams in Banks (Yes Bank, PMC-Punjab Maharashtra cooperative bank, PNB-NiravModi, ICICI-Videocon) & NBFC like ILFS, DHFL. Reform? RBI suggested a Officer cadre called “specialised supervisory and regulatory cadre (SSRC)” in 2019. Original idea was to [...]
Bio-Diversity: Cicadas insects live underground typically 13-17 years. They come out of ground for reproduction. They do not bite or sting but cause noise pollution. Some people eat them for protein. USA President flight delayed because of such swarm [...]