CONTENTS
- Why has RBI opted for status quo again?
- Privilege Motion
- Electric vehicles can lower emissions of volatile organic compounds in India by 2030
- Chintamani Padya Natakam
Why Has RBI Opted for Status Quo Again?
Context:
Signalling that the country is not yet ready for a monetary tightening or a hike in interest rates, the six-member Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) kept key policy rates – Repo rate, Reverse repo rate and the Bank rate – unchanged for the 10th time in a row, and retained the accommodative policy stance.
Relevance:
GS III- Indian Economy (Monetary Policy)
Dimensions of the Article:
- Repo rate
- Reverse repo rate
- Accommodative policy stance to continue
- Inflation to moderate
- Growth forecast
- About Monetary Policy Committee (MPC)
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Privilege Motion
Context:
An MP from Telangana submitted a Privilege Motion against PM regarding his remarks over the bifurcation of the erstwhile state of Andhra Pradesh.
Relevance:
GS II- Polity and Governance
Dimensions of the Article:
- What is a privilege motion?
- Where do these rules find mention?
- What is the authority of the Speaker/ Chairperson vis-à-vis privilege motion?
- What if the Speaker/Chairperson refers the motion to a parliamentary committee?
- Have privilege motions been passed in Parliament earlier?
- Constitutional Provisions
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Electric Vehicles Can Lower Emissions of Volatile Organic Compounds in India by 2030
Context:
India can slash emissions of volatile organic molecules (VOC) by 76 per cent in the next eight years by swapping all two- and three-wheelers with electric vehicles and all diesel-fuelled ones with Compressed Natural Gas (CNG), a new study has predicted.
Relevance:
GS Paper 3: Conservation, Environmental Pollution and Degradation, Environmental Impact Assessment.
Dimensions of the Article:
- What is volatile organic molecules (VOC)
- About Electric Vehicles
- National Electric Mobility Mission Plan (NEMMP) 2020
- Challenges in setting Effective Charging Infrastructure in India
- Measures
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Chintamani Padya Natakam
Context:
Andhra Pradesh government banned a 100-year-old play named ‘Chintamani Padya Natakam’
- The Arya Vysya community has been petitioning governments for several years to ban the play, saying it portrays them in a negative light. The play is exhibited across the state, mainly in rural areas, during festivals and fairs.
Relevance:
GS I- Art and Culture
Dimensions of the Article:
- What is Chintamani Natakam?
- What is the Arya Vysya community objecting to in the play?
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