Hindenburg report on Adani group | SC calls for protecting Indian investors from sudden market volatility

GS Paper 3  Syllabus: Indian economy and related issues   Source: TH  Context: The SC asked the SEBI and the government about the existing regulatory framework in place to protect Indian middle-class investors.   Background: This comes after the Adani Group was accused of stock manipulation and accounting fraud by the American firm Hindenburg Research. …

The Parliamentary committee report on the earth sciences ministry

GS Paper 2  Syllabus: Structure, Organization, and Functioning of the Ministries and Departments of the Government   Source: DTE   Context: According to a Parliamentary committee report, the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) made progress but has been ‘sluggish’ on a few counts.   Progress report of MoES:   Major schemes of MoES: The atmosphere …

How the Treaty of Alinagar set the stage for the English East India Company’s political rise

GS Paper 1 Syllabus: Modern Indian History from about the middle of the eighteenth century until the present- significant events, personalities, issues    Source: IE  Context: The Treaty of Alinagar strengthened the position of the British in Bengal and laid foundations for the Battle of Plassey a few months later. The treaty was the prelude …