About WPI Wholesale Price Index measures and tracks the changes in the price of goods in the stages before the retail level. It provides estimates of inflation at the wholesale transaction level for the economy as a whole. WPI basket …
Why in News: Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) is gearing up to deliver the first batch of three Light Combat Helicopters (LCH) to the Indian Air Force (IAF). About the LCH The LCH, the lightest attack helicopter in the world weighing …
CONTEXT Recently the Supreme Court of India has upheld the authority of a committee of the Delhi Assembly to summon a senior official of Facebook. This verdict of the supreme court is an extremely nuanced recognition of the extent of …
CONTEXT Several forms of discrimination against individuals based on religion, caste, ethnicity, marital status, gender, sexual orientation and even eating preferences have become too common in our society. To address the issue, an anti-discrimination Bill have been drafted in Kerala …
What is Zika virus? Zika is a viral infection, spread by mosquitoes. The vector is the Aedes aegypti mosquito, which also spreads dengue and chikungunya. Additionally, infected people can transmit Zika sexually. First identified in Uganda in 1947 in monkeys, …
About PMGSY The Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY), was launched in 2000 as centrally sponsored scheme to provide connectivity to unconnected habitations of designated population size (500+ in plain areas and 250+ in North-East, hill, tribal and desert areas …
What are Government Securities (G-Secs)? G-Secs are tradable instruments like bonds issued by the Central Government or the State Governments with a promise of repayment upon maturity. The Central Government can issue both treasury bills and bonds while the State …