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90 Years Of Reserve Bank of India (RBI)

Reserve Bank of India (RBI), which was established on April 1, 1935, is responsible for monetary stability, currency management, inflation targeting, regulating the banking system, and setting interest rates. The central bank’s st…

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Artificial Intelligence with Emotional Intelligence

turning text prompts to images with Dall.E to turning them into entire videos with Sora, some of AI’s latest achievements push the envelope of plausibility. But not everyone is worried about just generating content, some innovator…

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VAIKOM SATYAGRAHA

a temple town in the princely state of Travancore, saw the start of a non-violent agitation on March 30, 1924 — the first among temple entry movements that would soon sweep across the country. The satyagraha foregrounded social re…

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SECTION 43 B (H) OF INCOME TAX ACT

Companies, Sole Proprietorships or Limited Liability Partnerships (LLP) are required to settle the payments for any goods or service purchased from any MSME (registered under MSME Development Act) within 45 days. There has to be a…

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THE KATCHATHEEVU ISLAND CONTROVERSY

When did Katchatheevu become part of SL? In 1974, Indira Gandhi handed over this island through executive resolution to SL on the basis of two conditions: Indian fishermen should be allowed to dry their nets on the island. Permitt…

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C-VIGIL APP

announcement of elections, the C Vigil App has received around 79000 complaints. Over 99% complaints have been resolved and close to 89% of these complaints have been resolved within 100 minutes. Speed and transparency are the cor…

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UNSC RESOLUTION ON CEASEFIRE BETWEEN GAZA & ISRAEL

demanded an immediate ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, and the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages, after the United States, which has repeatedly used its veto to shield its ally Israel, abstained from the vote.…

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GeM PORTAL

procurement from Government e Marketplace (GeM) crosses Rs. ABOUT GeM It facilitates end to end procurement of goods & services by various central & state government departments, organisations & allied PSUs. It provides paperless,…

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GOVERNOR WITHHOLDING ASSENT TO STATE BILLS

Why in News: Over the past year, multiple states including Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Telangana and Punjab, have approached the SC about Governors withholding assent to Bills for long periods of time. The Kerala government last week appr…

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NUCLEAR ENERGY AS CLEAN ENERGY

representatives from 30 countries, including a few heads of state. This day-long meeting on March 21 was the latest in a series of efforts being made in the last few years to pitch nuclear energy as an important solution to global…

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GREAT INDIAN BUSTARD

Habitat: Arid and semi-arid grasslands, open country with thorn scrub, tall grass interspersed with cultivation. Rajasthan has the highest population and it is endemic to Indian Sub-continent. IUCN Status: Critically Endangered.

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KRISHI INTEGRATED COMMAND & CONTROL CENTER (ICCC)

Krishi Integrated Command and Control Centre (ICCC) set up at Krishi Bhavan in New Delhi, a big-screen dashboard of all digital innovations in the sector. The ICCC is a tech-based solution involving multiple IT applications and pl…

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INDIA EMPLOYMENT REPORT, 2024

“paradoxical improvements” in labour market indicators such as The labour force participation rate: LFPR is defined as the percentage of persons in labour force (i.e. working or seeking or available for work) in the population. Wo…

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NEW RULES FOR ELEPHANT TRANSFERS

liberalises the conditions under which elephants may be transferred within or between States. THE LEGALITIES: Elephants are, according to the provisions of the Wildlife Protection Act, a Schedule 1 species and therefore, be it wil…

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PM MODI’S STATE VISIT TO BHUTAN

several MoUs and signed agreements in the fields of energy, trade, digital connectivity, space and agriculture, and finalised the MoU on the establishment of rail links between the two nations. The MoUs were exchanged here in the…

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FACT CHECK UNIT

The Supreme Court on Thursday (March 21) stayed the operation of the amended Information Technology (IT) Rules, which empowered the government to identify “fake news” on social media platforms through a “Fact Check Unit” (FCU). Th…

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WORLD HAPPINESS REPORT

top 10 countries in the list have remained the same since before the Covid-19 pandemic, the United States (23) and Germany (24) have fallen in the rankings, making way for several Eastern European nations to rise on the list. Indi…

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SOLAR WASTE

100 kilo tonnes (kt) of solar waste in the financial year (FY) 2022-2023, according to a new study. The amount of solar waste produced by the country is expected to reach 600 kt by 2030, the study said. The current solar capacity…

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STATE OF THE CLIMATE REPORT BY WMO

annual State of the Climate report, published on March 19, by the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) found that 2023 was the hottest year on record. Numerous records for indicators of the climate system, including greenhouse…

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ELECTORAL BONDS DATA

first tranche of data on electoral bonds disclosed by the Election Commission of India on March 14, 2024, under the directions of the Supreme Court, provides an incomplete picture of the transactions that have taken place between…

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GENDER PAY GAP

World Bank Group report found that globally, women earn just 77 cents for every dollar paid to men. This difference has been cited in the past as an example of the “gender pay gap” – women earning less than men on average. Differe…

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The crime of piracy, and how maritime forces respond to it

The high incidence of piracy in certain sea regions can be attributed to four main factors. Firstly, these areas are inadequately patrolled due to the weak maritime forces of the coastal countries. Secondly, they are often crowded…

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LAKSHADWEEP

Few days back a trip by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to these Lakshadweep archipelago and a tweet caused an unexpected international-relations storm. ABOUT LAKSHADWEEP & ITS GEOGRAPHY: Lakshadweep is an archipelago of 36 islands,…

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Personally Identifiable Information

Context: Recently, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs fixed a critical vulnerability in its online portal months after a cybersecurity researcher reported the vulnerability to the Computer Emergency Response Team of India (CERT­In)…

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