Debt ceiling

The debt ceiling,which was introduced in 1917 during World War I, is the maximum amount that the US federal government can borrow to fulfill its financial obligations.

Hague Convention

To Protect Children and their families against the risks of illegal, irregular, premature adoptions abroad.

• India has signed the Hague Convention
• Only to children below the age of 16.

Reservation

Article Related to the Reservation for SC and ST

• Article 15(4) and 16(4); Reserve seats in Govt. Service 
• Article 16 (4B): Carry forward Seats
• Article 330 and 332: In Parliament and SLA
• Article 243D: Panchayat
• Article 233T: Municipality
• Article 335

Cases

Indra Sawhney v/s Union of India (1992)

• Creamy Layer
• < 50%

World's Largest Floating Solar Plant

• Madhya Pradesh
• On Narmada
• Omkareshwar Dam
• 600 MW 

Kali Bein

• starts from Hoshiarpur
• meets the confluence of the rivers Beas and Sutlej in Kapurthala

Significance

• First Guru, Nanak Dev, is said to have got enlightenment here

**CM Punjab: drink water from it

Cognizable offences

• Cognizable offenses are those the police can arrest without any warrant.
• serious in nature

e.g. Rape, murder, kidnapping, dowry death , etc

Bail

• CrPC does not define the Bail.
• only categories offenses under the Indian Penal Code as ‘bailable’ and ‘non-bailable’.
• The CrPC empowers magistrates to grant bail for bailable offenses as a matter of right.
• Non-bailable offenses are cognizable, which enables the police officer to arrest without a warrant.

Source: IE

**Topics: Comparing Constitution(UK)

**Related to Mains Exam

floating solar plant

• largest floating solar plant in Telangana 
• NTPC

Krishi Jagran

38th Parallel

• Divided North and South Korea

World Population Prospects 2022

• UN
• India Will Surpass China as the world's most populous country by 2023.
• World Population will reach 8B.

Nehru Trophy

• Related to Boat Race
• Kerala 

Kai (red ant) chutney

• Odisha’s district of Mayurbhanj
• Geographical Indicator (GI): set to register
• Red ants are also rich in protein, vitamin B-12, and minerals such as iron, zinc, magnesium, sodium, and as many as 18 amino acids.

Entomophagy: the practice of eating insects 

Muslim pilgrims

• Mount Arafat in Saudi Arabia
• 20 kilometers east of the holy city of Mecca.

Muslim

Muslim society in India can be broadly classified into 

1. Ashrafs (the “noble” elite or “honorable ones”)
2. Ajlafs (backward Muslims)
3. Arzals (Dalit Muslims)

**PASMANDA Muslim Community

Source: The Indian Express

Risotto Dish

 Risotto Dish: Italy

• Rice

Salt: Central Subject

• Gujarat produces approx. 28.5 Million tonnes of Salt a year. (80% of  India's Production)
• World 3rd largest producer of Salt.
• British put salt production as mining. (still, this law is governed)

Types of marriages

 Types of marriages

• Endogamy refers to marriage within a unit – this could be a kin group, caste, or a group living in the same locality.
• Exogamy refers to marriage outside the unit.
• Polygamy is the practice of a man having several wives.
• Polyandry is the practice of a woman having several husbands