[Environment WMD] Single use plastic ban, ESZ, Surya Nutan Cooker, & more from Jun week3-2022
India bans single use plastic using Environment Protection Act 1986 - e.g. cups, glasses, forks, spoons, knives, trays; sweet boxes etc
[Polity WMD] President Droupadi Murmu, OTT-Child actor rights, Election Symbol, Dynastic Politics Weekly Mrunal Digest from Jun week3-2022
Ensure at least one parent or legal guardian (a nurse in case of an infant) - is present during shoot. Ensure the child’s education under the Right to education Act
[Economy WMD] 30% Tax on Bitcoin & VDA, BNPL, WTO’s Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies (AFS), & More Weekly Mrunal Digest from Jun week2-2022
Finance Act, 2022: 30% tax on Profit on cryptocurrency trade. And, tax deducted at source (TDS) of 1 per cent on transfer of virtual digital assets (VDAs) from July 1, if the value of transactions exceeds Rs 10,000 in a year.
[Economy WMD] Black Swan Event, NCAP Car Safety, NITI CEO, Consumer Expenditure Survey- Weekly Mrunal Digest from Jun week2-2022
a black swan event means an unprecedented unexpected extreme risk event e.g. 2007’s USA sub-prime crisis, 2020’s Corona. RBI report says that in the next black swan event, possibility of capital outflows to the tune of $100 billion -around Rs 7,80,000 crore from India by FPIs.
[Economy WMD] RBI’s non-official Directors, Critical Banking Infrastructure, Rajasthan NPS Exit, Weekly Mrunal Digest from Jun week2-2022
Central Board of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) → GOVERNMENT has nominated Anand Mahindra, Venu Srinivasan (TVS), Pankaj Ramanbhai Patel (Zydus Cadila) and Ravindra H Dholakia (Ex-IIM Boss) as part-time non-official Directors.
[Ethics WMD] Corporate Greed, Pinkwashing, PUBG Weekly Mrunal Digest from July week1-2022 for UPSC
Pinkwashing is the strategy of Companies to promote LGBT rights and products to distract from real issues. E.g. June, recognised as (LGBT) Pride month → Walmart and other companies launch rainbow coloured products tshirt, jackets, etc to profit. Netflix and Amazon Prime launch web series where LGBT actors are shown in positive and powerful light. But in reality many LGBT employees removed from job, not allowed to progress in career etc
Weekly Current: Agnipath, Kapilavastu Relics, Interstate Council, BMS System, UNSC 1267 Committee, I2U2 diplomacy, Critical IT Infra and more Jun Week2-2022
AGNIPATH (Tour of Duty)- 4 Year recruitment of soldiers, sailors and airmen into the Indian Army, Indian Navy and Indian Air Force, on short-term contractual basis. They will be called Agniveers
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- EcoPill3B-Intl-Orgs: India-Australia Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (IndAus ECTA-2022) 😍 Zero duty access for Indian exports to Australia: Engineering goods, gems and jewellery, leather, textiles, apparel, footwear- total 96% of India’s exports to Australia. 😍 Zero duty access [...]
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- Polity: Rights issues- The Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill, 2022- to replace the Identification of Prisoners Act, 1920. It’ll authorise the police to take “measurements” to tag those who have been convicted, arrested or detained. e.g. Police can take [...]