Current Affairs

Bodoland Territorial Region Context: A tripartite agreement was struck by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), the Assam government, and the Bodo groups to redraw, rename, and amend the power-sharing agreement in the Bodoland Territorial Area District (BTAD) in Assam. People who have been displaced…

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• August 31, 2021

Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana Context: The government has asked banks to expand account holders’ access to micro-credit and micro-investment options, such as flexi-recurring plans, under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) scheme. PMJDY – The National Mission for Financial Inclusion has been successfully…

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• August 31, 2021

Indian astronomers have discovered a rare merger of three supermassive black holes The Context A team of astrophysicists in India have discovered an unusual merging of three supermassive black holes.  They were looking at the merging of two galaxies in our neighbourhood, NGC7733 and NGC…

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• August 30, 2021

Sugarcane: Rise in fair price Context:  The minimum price that sugar mills must pay to cane growers has been increased by $5 per quintal for the 2021-22 sugar season, bringing the fair and remunerative price (FRP) to 290 per quintal. Sugarcane: The Pricing policy The…

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• August 30, 2021

Open Network for Digital Platform Context: To “democratise e-commerce” and “offer alternatives to corporate e-commerce sites,” the Union government is aiming to establish an Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC).  The plan is considered as a step toward reducing the dominance of platforms like Amazon…

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• August 30, 2021

RBI panel for four-tier framework for urban cooperative banks Context: The group, led by former RBI Deputy Governor NS Vishwanathan, has advocated creating an umbrella organisation to manage co-operative banks, as well as allowing them to operate additional branches if they meet all regulatory standards….

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• August 28, 2021

Reuse of waste water at a cheaper cost The Idea: A new technology may soon improve the cost-effective and long-term reuse of waste water. As a technological solution in industrial and municipal wastewater treatment, UV-Photocatalysis can treat municipal sewage and highly polluting industrial wastewater streams…

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• August 28, 2021

Ubharte Sitaare Fund: Context: The Finance Minister has announced an Alternative Investment Fund of Rs 250 crore for export-oriented micro, small, and medium firms (MSMEs). About: Ubharte Sitaare Fund Ubharte sitaare funds, are a sort of alternative investment fund. Objectives of Fund: To identify Indian…

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• August 28, 2021

National Monetization Pipeline   Context:   The National Monetization Pipeline for brownfield infrastructure assets has been launched by the Union Finance Minister. About: Asset Monetization:   Asset Monetization is the process of unlocking the value of previously under utilized or unutilized public assets in order…

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• August 27, 2021

Forum for Decarbonizing Transport Context: In India, the ITI Aayog and the World Resources Institute India have collaborated to launch the ‘Forum for Decarbonizing Transport.’ The aim of the project: The project intends to reduce Asia’s peak level of GHG emissions (in line with a…

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• August 27, 2021