Subject: Science and tech Context: In India, Perseid meteor shower starting August 11 or August 12 and the visibility of the meteor shower is high late in the night from 2 AM to dawn Concept: A meteor is a space rock or meteoroid that enters Earth’s atmosphere. As the space rock falls toward Earth, the […]
Subject: IR Context: India has suggested to Pakistan that the talks for discussing pending issues under the Indus Water Treaty (IWT) be held through video-conferencing in view of the coronavirus pandemic. Concept: In the year 1960, India and Pakistan signed a water distribution agreement came to be known as Indus Waters Treaty which was orchestrated by […]
Subject: Schemes Context: Prime Minister has launched a new financing scheme under the ₹1 lakh crore Agriculture Infrastructure Fund. Concept: Government has launched Central Sector Schemeof financing facility under “Agriculture Infrastructure Fund” of Rs. 1 Lakh Crore. The Fund will catalyze the creation of post-harvest management infrastructure and community farming assets such as cold storage, collection centres, […]
Subject: Economy Context: Defence Minister has announced a list of 101 items that the Defence Ministry will stop importing Concept: Items in negative list cannot be imported. India has been among the top three defence importers in the world So the government wants to reduce the dependence on imported items in defence and give a shot in the […]
Table Of Contents Black boxes National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) Foreign exchange reserves Himalayan earth quake Microlithic age and iron age Marudu brothers CAG Seed bombs Subordinate Legislation 1. Black boxes Subject: Science and tech Context: Investigators have found the “black boxes” of the ill-fated Boeing 737-800 aircraft which get crashed at Kozhikode […]
Subject: Polity Context: Former Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh said that the Environment Impact Assessment Act (EIA) 2020 as a subordinate legislation violates the parent Environment Protection Act. Concept: Under the general law, the term ‘subordinate legislation’ is often used to refer to a legislative instrument made by an entity under a power delegated to the […]
Subject: Environment Context: Odisha’sAthagarh Forest Division has begun casting seed balls inside different reserve forest areas to enrich food stock for wild elephants. Concept: Seed balls, also known as “earth balls” consist of a variety of different seeds rolled within a ball of clay. Various additives may be included, such as humus or compost. These are placed around the seeds, […]
Subject: Polity Context: Former Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor GC Murmu sworn-in as India’s 14th CAG Concept: The Constitution of India (Article 148) provides for an independent office of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG). He is the head of the Indian Audit and Accounts Department. He is the guardian of the public […]
Subject: History Context: The Archaeology Department of the Tamil Nadu State government has undertaken the restoration work of fort of the Marudu Brothers at AranmanaiSiruvayal in Sivaganga district. Concept: The elder brother was called PeriyaMarudu (VellaMarudhu) and the younger brother ChinnaMarudu. ChinnaMarudu was more popular and was called MaruduPandiyan. In 1772 the Nawab of Arcot […]
Subject: History Context: Several stone tools and artefacts belonging to microlithic age and iron age were found at the foothills of the Western Ghats in Manuthu – Paraipatti village near Usilampatti block in Madurai Concept: Microlithic age The Mesolithic Age, also known as Middle Stone Age, was the second part of the Stone Age. In […]