DIGITAL CURRENCY
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Cryptocurrency: Virtual Currency: Central bank digital currency (CBDC) Context: What is the digital rupee? Features of CBDC include: Is there a need for the digital rupee? What are the risks? Note https://rbi.org.in/Scripts/PublicationReportDetails.aspx?UrlPage=&ID=1218#CP2 …
Rubella and Measles
● Rubella is a contagious, generally mild viral infection that occurs most often in children and young adults. ● Measles is a highly contagious viral disease and is a cause of death among young children globally.● Though the diseases are caused by different viruses but …
Naan Mudhalvan Scheme
● The Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu recently launched the ‘Naan Mudhalvan’ scheme. ● The scheme aims to provide skills to the 10-lakh youth across the state. ● The youths will be able to recognize their talents and interests through this scheme. ● A portal …
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
● The OECD is an intergovernmental economic organisation, founded to stimulate economic progress and world trade. ● Most OECD members are high-income economies with a very high Human Development Index (HDI) and are regarded as developed countries. ● Founded: 1961. ● Headquarters: Paris, France. ● …
Lal bahadur Shastri
● He was born on 2nd October, 1904 in Mughalsarai Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh. ● Participated in the freedom movement since 1930. ● He joined the Kashi VidyaPeeth in Varanasi, one of the many national institutions set up in defiance of the British rule. ● …
Vokkaliga Sect
● The Vokkaliga caste originates in the Indian state of Karnataka. ● In the former princely state of Mysore, the Vokkaligas were the largest community. ● As a community of warriors and cultivators, they have historically wielded tremendous demographic, political, and economic dominance in Old …
Bluebugging
● Bluetooth is an open wireless technology standard for transmitting data between fixed and mobile electronic devices over short distances. ● Bluebugging is a method for skilled hackers to access mobile commands on Bluetooth-enabled devices in discoverable mode. ● Bluebugging is a type of bugging …
Koya Tribe
● Koya tribe is the largest adivasi tribe of Telangana and listed as Scheduled Tribe in Telangana. ● The community is spread across Telugu speaking states of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. Habitat and livelihood: ● The Godavari and Sabari rivers which are flowing through their …
National Judicial Appointment Commission (NJAC)
National Judicial Appointment Commission (NJAC) 1.Chief Justice of India (Chairperson, ex officio) 2.Two other senior judges of the Supreme Court next to the Chief Justice of India – ex officio 3.The Union Minister of Law and Justice, ex-officio 4.Two eminent persons (to be nominated by …
