Daily Practice Sheet 26 June 2021

  • June 26, 2021
  • Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
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Daily Practice Sheet

26 June 2021

 

Daily Prelims Topic

  • FATF grey list
  • Pinaka rocket
  • Operation greyhound
  • How shutting parks during the rainy season helps tigers
  • The worst of Nagaland’s African swine fever outbreak may be over, say officials
  • AgriStack
  • Odisha resumes evicting illegal prawn gherries in Chilika
  • Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar releases DPRs of LiDAR based survey of forest areas in 10 states
  • RBI’s heavy lifting helping govt borrow at lower cost
  • Centre releases draft Bill to bring hydrogen under Oilfields Act

Daily Mapping

  • Chilika Lake

Daily Facts

  • The transportation sector accounts for one third of the total crude oil consumed in the country, with 80 per cent being taken up by road transport alone.
  • Just 2.36 lakh EVs were sold in the country in FY21, with 60 per cent of these being two wheelers and another 37 per cent three-wheelers. This is a miniscule 1.27 per cent of the internal combustion engine vehicles sold last fiscal.
  • Lithium-ion battery prices which constitute 25-40 per cent of a vehicle’s cost

Daily Mains Mantra

GS 1: History

  1. What had triggered the imposition of emergency in India by Indira Gandhi? [Reference: Indian Express]

GS 1: Society

  1. Why tradition of dowry is becoming more prevalent in India? How does it impact the status of women in society? [Reference: Indian Express]

GS 3: Economy

  1. India plans to have a 100 percent EV fleet in public transport by 2030 and will aim for 40 per cent electrification in personal transport by then. Discuss its strategy and schemes to achieve this.
  2. Are WTO rules in area of farm subsidies against developing countries? [Reference: Business Line]

GS 3: Science and technology

  1. Discuss the origin of Maoist movement in Andhra Pradesh. How did greyhound strategy counter? [Reference: The Hindu]
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