Subsidiary Alliance System A deal known as the Subsidiary Alliance was thought to have been made between Indian princely states and the British East India Company, ending the superiority of the Indian kingdoms over the British. It is acknowledged as a significant policy that led to the foundation of the British Empire in the Indian …
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List of Indian State Animals Nature and biodiversity are abundant in India. Animal and bird species of all kinds can be found in nature. India’s flora and fauna add to its vibrancy. Each of India’s 28 states and 8 union territories has its own unique state or union territory animal. Blackbuck is the state animal …
Dandi March Date Dandi March: An important turning point in the history of the Indian liberation struggle was the Dandi March. The Indian National Congress began the Civil Disobedience Movement in 1930, and the Salt Satyagrah was a key component of that movement. The British were granted a monopoly on the production and distribution of …
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Daily Current Affairs for UPSC 2022 Q) Recently seen in news, the term ‘Natovenator polydontus’ is best described by which one of the following: A new species of insectivorous plant discovered in the Naga Hills. A diving bird dinosaur fossil found in the Gobi Desert in Mongolia. An invasive species of grass found in …
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Background of Insurance Sector Reforms in India Insurance Companies: The Insurance sector in India consists of total 57 Insurance companies. Out of which, 24 companies are the life insurance providers and the remaining 33 are non-life insurers. Among the life insurers, Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) is the sole public sector company. There are six public …
About Scheme Start-Ups Intellectual Property Protection (SIPP), 2016 Aim: To protect and promote the Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) of Startups and to encourage innovation and creativity among them. It facilitated start-ups in filing and processing of their patent, design or trademark application through the assistance of IP Facilitators, whose fee was borne by the Office …
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Price Cap on Russian Oil News Previously, European Union (EU) member countries had agreed on a similar price cap on Russian crude oil, which is yet to come into effect. Even after a price cap, Russia could continue to sell at prices higher than the cap but services such as insurance for oil-carrying freighters, or …
Background of Kirit Parikh Committee on Gas Pricing Current Gas Pricing Mechanism: India’s gas price is determined at an average price of LNG imports into India and benchmark global gas rates. Under the current mechanism, price of domestically produced natural gas is revised in line with the average prices in four key global markets — …
What are Personality Rights in India? Personality Rights in India refer to the right of a person to protect his/her personality under the right to privacy or property. These rights are important to celebrities as their names, photographs or even voices can easily be misused in various advertisements by different companies to boost their sales. …
History of Urban Co-operative Banks in India Urban Co-Operative Banks are registered as cooperative societies under the provisions of, either the State Cooperative Societies Act of the State concerned under the provisions of the or the Multi State Cooperative Societies Act, 2002. Duality of control over the UCB: It is regulated by the Registrar of …
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