Recent Headlines - 26 April 2024 💫

⿡RBI’s draft rules for payment aggregators
⿢Dismal stage - Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act
⿣TRAI releases Recommendations on Telecommunication
⿤Bhutan and the Tiger Conservation Coalition Commit to Catalyzing US$1 billion for tigers
⿥Inflammatory Bowel Disease
⿦Sympathetic solar flare
⿧World Bank and MeitY to come up with state-level DPI adoption index
⿨Bathymetry
⿩Skin lightening creams laden with mercury take a toll on the kidney

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💫 Recent Editorial - 26 April 2024 💫

👉Questioning the polls ‘rain washes out play’ moments

Why in the News?

The Surat and Arunachal Pradesh results are issues that call for debate where an election is made to seem ‘free and fair’ despite people not having cast a single vote. The aim is not to scrutinise the circumstances behind a particular event but to delve deeper into the process of exercising democratic rights.

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Consider the following statements with reference to the Satpula dam :
1. It was built in the 14th century by Allauddin Khilji.
2. The dam was not only a reliable source of water for irrigation but also acted as a defence against possible intruders.
3. The dam is mentioned in Sir Sayyid Ahmad Khan’s ‘Asar-us-Sanadid’.

Daily Blog🌟

Rowlatt Act

The Rowlatt Act, also termed the "Anarchical and Revolutionary Crimes Act of 1919," was introduced by the British government to consolidate their control over the populace.
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PT Marathon - UPSC Prelims 2024 | Science and Technology Part 2 | Ravi Agrahari Sir | KSG INDIA

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Symbol Loading Unit (SLU)
News Excerpt:

While rejecting the plea for 100% verification of Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) slips against the Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) count, the Supreme Court recently directed the Election Commission of India (ECI) to “seal and secure” the Symbol Loading Unit (SLU) for 45 days after the declaration of election results.

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Voluntary conversion of SFBs into universal banks
News Excerpt:

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday came out with guidelines for the voluntary conversion of small finance banks (SFBs) into universal banks.

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At the SCO meeting, India called for 'zero-tolerance' policy on terror
News Excerpt:

Recently, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Defence Ministers’ meeting was held in Asthana, Kazakhstan.

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30th anniversary of the Marrakesh Agreement
News Excerpt:

The Marrakesh Agreement establishing the World Trade Organization was signed on 15 April 1994, leading to the birth of the WTO on 1 January 1995.

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RBI sets draft norms for web aggregators of loan products
News Excerpt:

RBI released draft guidelines for a regulatory framework for the aggregation of loan products by lending service providers (LSP) to enhance transparency and enable borrowers to have prior information about potential lenders.

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Govt extends use of pesticide formulations through drone
News Excerpt:

The Agriculture Ministry has extended the interim approval granted for the already approved use of pesticide formulations through drones for another year till April 18, 2025.

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Network-as-a-service
News Excerpt:

Network-as-a-service (NaaS) provider CloudExtel has secured its first external debt funding of Rs 200 crore.

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