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A windfall tax is a special tax that governments impose on industries or entities earning unexpected, above-average profits due to external factors like market surges or geopolitical events. It is commonly levied on industries such as oil, gas, and mining. … Continue reading →

To secure access to information for citizens under the control of public authorities, the government introduced the  Right to Information Act, 2005. Why was it introduced? It will ensure greater transparency for the functioning of the government. The common man … Continue reading →

Rajasthan’s state bird, and it is one of the heaviest flying birds in the world. Need To Know Ecological Habitat: Grasslands Threats: Electrocution with power transmission lines, hunting, and habitat loss Protection Status: IUCN Status: Critically Endangered CITES: Appendix 1 … Continue reading →

India’s Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) programme India’s Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) programme is an indigenously developed, multi-layered shield designed to protect critical assets from hostile ballistic missile attacks by DRDO in 2000 Tier I: Exo-Atmospheric Interception: This tier targets and … Continue reading →

Positive Impact A key example of wildlife protection efforts. Control pests by eating insects, larvae, and small bugs Negative Impact Peacocks feed on grains, paddy, and vegetables, causing financial loss for farmers, which triggers human conflict where the farmers poison … Continue reading →

Black Box (also called Flight Recorder) is a small, rugged device installed in every aircraft that records flight data and cockpit audio to help investigators determine the cause of aircraft incidents or crashes. Fact To Know It is painted in … Continue reading →

Location: A Baltic country in Northern Europe. Capital: Tallinn Land Borders: Russia and Latvia. Bordering Waterbodies: Gulf of Finland and Baltic Sea International Groupings: European Union and NATO.   Source: The Hindu

In 2001, the British Economist Jim O’Neill coined the term BRIC to describe the four emerging economies of Brazil, Russia, India, and China. In 2009, South Africa joined the group in 2010, and it became BRICS. Other Members New Members: … Continue reading →

Retail Inflation Measures the change in retail prices of goods and services purchased by households for daily consumption, based on a fixed basket of goods and services. Assessed using Consumer Price Index (CPI). Consumer Price Index (CPI) CPI measures changes … Continue reading →

Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are diseases that occur in the tropics, typically in low and middle-income nations. India has the world’s highest absolute burden of at least ten major NTDs, including hookworm, dengue, lymphatic filariasis, leprosy, visceral leishmaniasis or kala-azar, … Continue reading →