IASbaba's Flagship Course: Integrated Learning Programme (ILP) - 2024 Read Details
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Context: An analysis by TRAFFIC and WWF-India between January 2010 and December 2022 has revealed that Tamilnadu accounted for almost 65% of illegal trade in shark body parts.
Background:-
About TRAFFIC:-
Source: Hindu
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Context: Historian Ruby Lal has written a book on Gulbadan Begum titled ‘Vagabond Princess: The Great Adventures of Gulbadan’.
Background:
About Gulbadan Begum:
Source: Hindu
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Context: ISRO’s Oceansat-3 reveals phytoplankton bloom that maintains marine ecosystem.
Background:
About OCEANSAT-3
Oceansat-3 is equipped with multiple sensors to observe various parameters:
Oceansat-3’s data is crucial for:
Continuity and Enhancement:
Source: India Today
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Context: Recently, NASA posted an image of Great Red Spot on Jupiter captured by Juno spacecraft.
Background:
About JUNO SPACECRAFT:
Source: Business Today
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Context: SEBI Chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch recently highlighted the remarkable growth of Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs), Infrastructure Investment Trusts (INVITs), and Municipal bonds in India.
Background:
About REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS (REITS)
Types of REITs:
Significance of REITs:
Source: Hindu
Previous Year Question
Q1. Consider the following statements:
Statement-I:
Interest income from the deposits in Infrastructure Investment Trusts (InvITs) distributed to their investors is exempted from tax, but the dividend is taxable.
Statement-II:
InvITs are recognized as borrowers under the ‘Securitization and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002’.
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?
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Context: Digitization of agriculture holds significant potential to solve many underlying problems of agriculture.
Background:
About Digitization of Agriculture :
Significance of Digitization of Agriculture:
Issues/Challenges in the Digitization of Agriculture in India:
Source: Indian Express
Q1.) Consider the following statements:
Statement-I:
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) are financial instruments that allow investors to participate in income-generating real estate assets.
Statement-II:
They reduce risk by diversifying portfolios across different types of properties.
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?
Q2.) With reference to Juno Space craft, consider the following statements:
How many of above given statements are correct?
Q3.) Consider the following:
Data from Oceansat -3 is applicable to how many of the above given purposes?
Comment the answers to the above questions in the comment section below!!
ANSWERS FOR ’ 15th March 2024 – Daily Practice MCQs’ will be updated along with tomorrow’s Daily Current Affairs.st
Q.1) – b
Q.2) – c
Q.3) – d