QUAD – Challenges Amidst The Crisis Context: Foreign Ministers of Australia, India and Japan and the Secretary of State of the United States met in Melbourne, Australia on February 2022, for the fourth Quad Foreign Ministers’ Meeting. In meeting, it was reaffirmed that the […]
RBI’s $5 billion dollar-rupee swap Context: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Tuesday conducted a $ 5 billion dollar-rupee swap auction as part of its liquidity management initiative, leading to infusion of dollars and sucking out of the rupee from the financial system. […]
‘Bagair Hukum’ land Context: Following the incident of a woman ending her life after Forest officials in Mundaragi taluk of Gadag district cleared crops on encroached forest land (‘bagair hukum’) and many farmers filing petitions in courts seeking rights for cultivation on such land, […]
STEM Context: There has been a persistent issue of underrepresentation of women in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) jobs despite calls for increasing their representation in the workforce. Battling the gender gap and stereotypes, more women are now pursuing and excelling in two […]
FATF Context: The global financial crime watchdog Financial Action Task Force (FATF) in its latest plenary meeting, decided to retain Pakistan on its terror financing ‘grey list’, asking the neighbouring country to expeditiously address the remaining deficiencies in its financial system. About: An inter-governmental […]
Difference Between Brent Crude and WTI Context: President Joe Biden announced that the U.S. would ban the import of all Russian oil, gas and energy, in retaliation for Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. In this context it is important to know the fundamental […]
