Current Affairs 08 July 2022
CONTENTS Exit of Foreign Portfolio Investors Sub-categorisation of OBCs Direct Seeding of Rice Bharat NCAP What is a derecho? Exit of Foreign Portfolio Investors Context: June 2022 witnessed the worst Foreign Portfolio Investor (FPI) selloff since March 2020 when India announced a nationwide lockdown at Rs. 50,000 crore. June was also the ninth on the trot that FPIs had […]
Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 08 July 2022
Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 08 July 2022 Contents The DESH Bill: Overhauling machinery for SEZ’s Amendment in Forest Rules: Justified? The DESH Bill: Overhauling Machinery For SEZ’s Context The Centre intends to introduce the Development of Enterprise and Service Hubs (DESH) Bill in the Parliament’s monsoon session, which will overhaul the special economic zones (SEZ) […]
PIB Summaries 08 July 2022
CONTENTS Sri Ramanujacharya PM SVANidhi BRICS Mission Vatsalya Scheme Sri Ramanujacharya Focus: GS I- History Why in News? Union Home and Cooperation Minister unveiled the Statue of Peace of Swami Ramanujacharya in Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir through video conferencing. About Ramanuja (c. 1017 – 1137 CE) Ramanuja, reformer and Vaishnavite saint was born at […]
Amendment In Forest Rules: Justified?
Context Under the Forest (Conservation) Act of 1980, the MoEFCC has notified Forest (Conservation) Rules 2022. Relevance GS Paper 3 – Indian Environment – Degradation and Protection of the Environment Mains Question: Explain the importance of the Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) process in India. Also, emphasise the issues that are associated with it. Comment on […]
The DESH Bill: Overhauling Machinery For SEZ’s
Context The Centre intends to introduce the Development of Enterprise and Service Hubs (DESH) Bill in the Parliament’s monsoon session, which will overhaul the special economic zones (SEZ) legislation. Relevance: Mains Paper 3: Effects of Liberalization on The Economy, Changes in Industrial Policy and their effects on Industrial Growth Mains Question: What are the current […]