
GS2: Govt. schemes/actions for vulnerable section
- NMMS app for monitoring rural development scheme The decision to transfer the surplus to the Central government was taken at the meeting of the Central Board of Directors of RBI.
GS3: Agriculture subsidy related issues
- How fertilizers subsidy works The government proposes to limit the amount of fertilisers each farmer can buy during a cropping season. What is the objective of this move, and what will its implications be, including on the subsidy bill?
GS3: Intellectual property rights related issues
- The AIDS fight offers a COVID vaccine patent pathway There are recognised ways to overcome the patents hurdle, ensuring social justice and boosting the COVID-19 battle
GS3: Economy
- RBI to pay ₹99,122 cr. surplus to Centre The decision to transfer the surplus to the Central government was taken at the meeting of the Central Board of Directors of RBI.
- Rules of Insurance firm' control tweaked after FDI ceiling raised to 74% New norms seen as a ‘mixed bag’
- HC quashes IGST on oxygen concentrator “This is a George Floyd moment for India’s citizens, with the refrain – I can’t breathe," the court says.
- SC: Personal Guarantors liable for corporate debt The Supreme Court had transferred pleas against the November 15, 2019 notification from the High Courts to itself.
GS4: Personality/ethics
- A green warrior to the core is no more A pioneer in environmental protection, Mr. Bahuguna led the charge against the construction of big dams in the Himalayas in the 1980s.