Coastal Regulation Zone Norms
Why in News? Centre has proposed the relaxation of coastal regulation zone norms. FACTS FOR PRELIMS Coastal Regulation Zone.
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Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS)
Why in News? NASA is expected to launch TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite), which will monitor more than 200,000 stars.
Read moreBharat-22 ETF
Why in News? The Finance Ministry may come out with an Rs 10,000-crore follow-on fund offer of the Bharat-22 exchange-traded
Read moreRBI’S New Bad Loans Rules
Why in News? The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) seems to have ruled out relaxations in its new bad loan
Read moreOlive Ridleys return for rare mass nesting
Why in News? In a rare occurrence, Olive Ridley turtles turned up for mass nesting for the second time at
Read moreFAME scheme
Why in News? The government extended FAME India scheme for the third time. FACTS FOR PRELIMS About the Scheme
Read morePrevention of Money Laundering Act
Why in News? The Prevention of Money Laundering Act has to be made amended to make Money Laundering a standalone
Read moreNAAMES Mission
Why in News? NASA is conducting a study of the world’s largest phytoplankton bloom in the North Atlantic to see
Read moreEffect of Demonetisation on Tax Collection
Why in News? The deadline for FY17 return filings ended on March 3st ; official data on direct tax collections
Read moreEconomic freedom index
Why in News? India has jumped 13 places in the last one year to be at 130th spot in the
Read moreHydrocarbon Exploration and Licensing Policy
Why in News? The Union Cabinet approved a proposal to delegate the power to award hydrocarbon blocks to successful bidders
Read moreSovereign Gold Bond scheme
Why in News? The government announced that this fiscal’s first tranche of the sovereign gold bond (SGB) and its subscription
Read moreHeadquarters Agreement between India and the ISA
Why in News? The Union Cabinet has given its ex-post facto approval for entering into Headquarters (Host country) Agreement between
Read moreCoal Bed Methane
Why in News? The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved the issuance of a notification that would allow Coal India
Read moreSebi amends norms for REITs, InvITs
Why in News? According to SEBI, REITs and InvITs will have to provide a mechanism for resolution of disputes with
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