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GS 3

1

 

Retail inflation climbs to 6.07% 

 

Microfinance firms can fix interest, says RBI

 

(Economy)

What is Consumer Price Index(CPI)?Types of CPI, how the ‘basket’ of commodities and their weights are selected?recent data and its implications for the economy.

 

Know about Microfinance institutions (MFIs) ,functions,How they Work? ,Benefits,Challenges and recent decisions taken by RBI for them .

GS 2

5

Karnataka HC verdict on hijab row today

(Polity and Governance)

How did the controversy over the hijab or headscarf worn by Muslim girls start? What has the government said? How have courts ruled so far on the issue of a hijab? How is Religious Freedom Protected under the Constitution?

GS 2

 

6

 

Fragmenting world order, untied nations 

The war’s cold facts and what India needs to glean 

 

A new deal 

 

(IR)

What is the impact of the Ukraine war on global interconnectedness?background of the issues ,how India’s experience has been similar?What is the response of the global community? India’s abstentionist response and how it   would affect its relations with the West and its Quad partners?What are the economic costs that the unprecedented sanctions of the U.S. and the European Union will have on Indian trade, energy and defence purchases?and what lies ahead ?

 

What is the present status of the Iran nuclear deal?How barrage of sanctions by the United States and its allies affected the deal ?Is it possible to  revive the deal without Russia? What is  the future of the nuclear deal?and its Significance for India.

GS 2

 

10

Maternal mortality ratio declines by 10 points: Registrar General

(Polity and Governance)

 

What is Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) ? and recent data released by the Registrar General of India in this context . 

GS 3

 

12

 

February wholesale price inflation quickens to 13.11%

 

(Economy)

What is the Wholesale Price Index (WPI)?Who publishes WPI in India and what does it show?What is the difference between WPI and CPI inflation?

 
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