What Is Rice Fortification?
Context India’s pilot studies on rice fortification showed that nutritional anaemia could be reduced, with a significant drop in the prevalence of anaemia among schoolchildren, according to a United Nations report. Relevance: GS III- Indian Economy, Public distribution system Dimensions of the Article: What is rice fortification? Need of rice fortification What are the standards […]
Decreasing Yield on Government Securities
Context: The yield on the benchmark 10-year government security (G-sec) in India has experienced a decline, prompting retail investors to reassess their investment strategies. Relevance: GS III: Indian Economy Dimensions of the Article: Factors Influencing the Decline in G-sec Yield The yield on the benchmark 10-year government security (G-sec) has experienced a decline, with various […]
Lack of Teachers in Higher Education
Context: Faculty shortages have existed in India’s higher education sector at least since the 1980s, but seem to have become permanent today. Relevance: GS II: Education Dimensions of the Article: Why is there a Lack of Reliable Data on Faculty Shortages? Previous Efforts and Observations: Need for Data Collection Mechanism: Issues with Current Data Collection: […]
IRDAI’s Vision: Insurance for All By 2047
Context: The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI), as part of its Vision Insurance for all’ by 2047, has allotted states and union territories to every insurer to increase insurance penetration in India. Relevance: GS III: Indian Economy Dimensions of the Article: About Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India: IRDAI Vision 2047 […]
Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 30 May 2023
Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 30 May 2023 Contents India’s First Polarimetry Mission: XPoSat Context: The X-Ray Polarimeter Satellite (XPoSat), due for launch later this year, is being built by the Indian Space scientific Organisation in partnership with the Raman Research agency (RRI), Bengaluru, an independent scientific agency. Relevance: GS Paper-3: Science and Technology- developments and […]
Current Affairs 30 May 2023
CONTENTS IRDAI’s Vision: Insurance for all by 2047 Context: The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI), as part of its Vision Insurance for all’ by 2047, has allotted states and union territories to every insurer to increase insurance penetration in India. Relevance: GS III: Indian Economy Dimensions of the Article: About Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of […]
PIB Summaries 30 May 2023
CONTENTS Vande Bharat Express Focus: Indigenization of technology Why in News? Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off northeast region’s first Vande Bharat Express virtually. The train will connect Guwahati in Assam with New Jalpaiguri in West Bengal and the journey will take five-and-a-half hours. About Vande Bharat 2: About Vande Bharat Express: International Day of UN […]
Consider the following statements India’s public sector health care
Consider the following statements : Statement-I : India’s public sector health care system largely focuses on curative care with limited preventive, promotive and rehabilitative care. Statement-II : Under India’s decentralized approach to health care delivery, the States are primarily responsible for organizing health services. Which one of the following is correct in respect of the […]
Consider the following statements About Self-Help Group (SHG) programme
Consider the following statements: 1. The Self-Help Group (SHG) programme was originally initiated by the State Bank of India by providing microcredit to the financially deprived. 2. In an SHG, all members of a group take responsibility for a loan that an individual member takes. 3. The Regional Rural Banks and Scheduled Commercial Banks support […]
In the context of finance, the term ‘beta’ refers to
In the context of finance, the term ‘beta’ refers to (a) the process of simultaneous buying and selling of an asset from different platforms (b) an investment strategy of a portfolio manager to balance risk versus reward (c) a type of systemic risk that arises where perfect hedging is not possible (d) a numeric value […]