Facts for Prelims (FFP) Source: ET Context: The RBI has permitted non-bank Prepaid Payment Instrument (PPI) issuers to issue e-RUPI vouchers and enable the issuance of e-RUPI vouchers on behalf of individuals. What is e-RUPI? e-RUPI is a contactless cashless voucher which a user gets on his or her phone in the form of …
GS Paper 3/2 Syllabus: Internal Security/ Effect of Politics of Developed and Developing Countries on India’s Interests Source: IE Context: The destruction of the Kakhovka Dam in Ukraine is a fast-moving disaster, developing into a long-term environmental catastrophe (termed as ecocide) and worsening the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict. The Kakhovka Dam: It was built …
GS Paper 2 Syllabus: Mechanisms, Laws, Institutions and Bodies constituted for the Protection and Betterment of the Vulnerable Sections Source: TH Context: Several reports since the 2020 lockdown have noted that the pandemic created a second crisis of child trafficking, with children being pushed into “despair, disease and death.” Child trafficking: Child labour …
