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NotesUrban Employment Guarantee SchemesWhy in news?The Rajasthan government announced the start of the Indira Gandhi Shahri Rozgar Guarantee Yojana, an employment guarantee scheme on the lines of the MGNREGA for the urban areas.What is the history of urban employment schemes in India?India has had
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SWIFTReference News:- U.S., Europe and several other western nations are moving to exclude Russia from the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT), an international network for banks to facilitate smooth money transactions globally. Th
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Finland and Sweden’s NATO membershipReference News:-Finland and Sweden have dismissed Russia’s warnings that their potential NATO membership would have “serious military-political consequences” for the two countries.However, Russia has voiced concern about what it describ
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Russian space agency’s threat on International Space StationReference News:-Amid the ongoing war, the Russian space agency has threatened that Russia could respond to the US sanctions by letting the ISS fall from space.How is the Space Station protected from such acts?It is governed by the International Space Station
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The ‘Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest DwellersReference News:-The Himachal Pradesh government has said that it settled 164 claims filed under Section 3(1) and 1,811 cases filed under Section 3(2) of the Forests Rights Act (FRA), 2006.About the Forest Rights Act:The Act passed in 2006 grants legal recognition
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Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB)Reference News:-The Union Power Ministry has made an amendment to the rules governing the appointment of Member Power and Member Irrigation on Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) from Punjab and Haryana, respectively, thereby removing the stipulation that
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Digital lending and issues associatedReference News:-Last week, the Reserve Bank cancelled the Certificate of Registration (CoR) issued to P C Financial Services Pvt Ltd, New Delhi, which was primarily engaged in mobile app-based lending operations through an app called ‘Cashbean&r
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Chernobyl disasterReference News:-After a brief but fierce battle, Russian troops were able to capture the Chernobyl nuclear plant in northern Ukraine, the site of one of the worst nuclear disasters in human history.What is Chernobyl disaster?The Chernobyl tragedy was the res
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SC asks Centre to clarify on legality of cryptocurrencyReference News:-The Supreme Court has asked the Centre whether dealing with cryptocurrencies like bitcoin is legal in India.The Court posed the query while hearing a plea by one of the accused in the GainBitcoin scam, seeking quashing of the charges agai
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Ukraine Crisis and EconomyReference News:-The combative advent of the Russian military into Ukraine has predictably spooked markets across all asset classes the world over. Oil prices surged to an eight-year high of around $105 a barrelIndian Stock markets crashing nearly 5%
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