Predatory pricing - when a product or service is priced below its cost to undercut competitors and gain market share.

Regulated by Competition Commission of India.

Both Kaleshwaram and Polavaram projects are on Godavari.

‘Orange Economy’ - generating wealth and jobs through creativity, culture and intellectual property.

(Phrase used by PM)

Natural / geological hydrogen extraction successful case - Mali.

FRP for sugarcane

- Recommended by CACP
- Approved by Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs.

Payments are regulated under the Essential Commodities Act.

RBI’s ‘domain migration’ directive to banks to cut digital fraud.

What does it mean?

Migration to bank.in domain for all banks, like how we have gov.in for all Government websites.

.in is technically called a ccTLD (Country Code Top Level Domain)

Wondering if this book would help… 😅

‘Market Coupling’ in the context of the power sector

- Single, uniform pricing for electricity across exchanges.

(Think of it like this. Sometimes prices for the same product are different on Amazon and Flipkart right? What if prices are the same irrespective of where you buy. In a sense this is what ‘market coupling’ does)

Internal Complaints Committee (ICC)

- At workplaces that employ more than 10 people
- Complaint within 3 months of the incident
- Inquiry to be completed within 90 days

Context for ‘Fishbone channel method’ is Mangroves.

Coconut oil production

1. Philippines
2. Indonesia
3. India

India’s edible oil consumption

1. Palm oil
2. Soybean oil
3. Mustard oil

Top coconut producing states in India

1. Karnataka
2. Tamil Nadu
3. Kerala

(One would be tempted to think Kerala is No. 1)

High Court judges are appointed by the President.

Kudavolai system of Cholas - local democracy.

Mahanadi river basin states - Chattisgarh, Odisha, Jharkhand, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh.

(MH one might miss out)

Tributaries - Seonath, Hasdeo, Mand, Ib, Ong, Jonk and Tel.

(Context - Mahanadi legal battle)

Mount Lewotobi Laki - Indonesia, stratovolcano, Lesser Sunda.

Earthquake zones (most active)

1. Circum pacific belt
2. Alpide belt (Himalayas included)
3. Mid Atlantic ridge (Arctic to Antarctic)

Note - Pacific plate is the one that primarily goes beneath in subduction. (Heavier plate under the lighter ones)

Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) is based on the UN Political Declaration and Global Programme of Action.

Note - FIR is not needed to initiate proceedings under PMLA.

Penalty imposed by USA on India would work as a ‘non-tariff’ barrier on crude imports from Russia.