CONTENTS
- India-Bangla trade, now set for CEPA boost
- Sand mining
- Dilution of Lokayukta Powers in Kerala
- Purchasing Managers Index
India-Bangla Trade, Now Set For CEPA Boost
Context:
Following a meeting with the visiting Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India and Bangladesh will soon commence negotiations on a Bilateral Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA).
Relevance
GS Paper 2: India and its neighborhood- relations.
Dimensions of the Article:
- About India’s CEPA agreements
- Existing frameworks
- Bangladesh-India Bilateral Relationship
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Sand Mining
Context:
From flora and fauna to human residents, no one has been left untouched due to the wanton extraction of sand mining from Yamuna River.
Relevance:
GS-III: Environment and Ecology, GS-III: Industry and Infrastructure
Dimensions of the Article:
- What is sand?
- What is Sand mining?
- Concerns regarding sand mining
- The Constitution and Legislations on Rules regarding mining
- Guidelines by the Government of India
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Dilution of Lokayukta Powers in Kerala
Context:
Recently, the Kerala Legislative Assembly passed the Kerala Lok Ayukta (Amendment) Bill, 2022 .
Relevance:
GS-II: Polity and Governance (Constitutional and Non-Constitutional Bodies, Policies and Interventions on Transparency and Accountability in governance)
Dimensions of the Article:
- What are the Amendments?
- About Lokayukta
- About Lokpal
- Other Important Points regarding the Lokpal
- Exception for Prime Minister
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Purchasing Managers Index
Context:
The services sector rebounded in August from a four-month low in July and created the most jobs in 14 years as input cost pressures eased to the slowest pace in 11 months, as per S&P Global India Services Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI), which expanded to 57.2 last month, from July’s 55.5.
Relevance:
GS-III: Indian Economy (Growth and Development of Indian Economy, Mobilization of Resources)
Dimensions of the Article:
- What is Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI)?
- Understanding PMI
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