Repo Rate & Its Implications Context: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday voted unanimously to increase the policy repo rate by 50 basis points to 4.90%. The interest rate has been increased keeping in mind the rising […]
Green Jobs Context: Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently addressed at a World Environment Day ceremony about India’s ongoing efforts to combat climate change. He also addressed India’s efforts to develop “green jobs” during his speech. What are Green Jobs? Green occupations are jobs that have […]
Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Context: In its responses to the diplomatic storm over the comments made by Political leaders, the government took a stern view of the statement by the 57-member Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), but it subsequently made a special effort at […]
Rajya Sabha Elections Context: In the coming days the Assemblies of 4 states will elect 16 MPs to Rajya Sabha. The election has grabbed the attention of the people due to the importance parties give to seats in the Upper House. Why is it so […]
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