Subject: Economy Context: Commerce and Industry minister virtually launched a first-of-its kind GIS-enabled national land bank portal Concept: It will help investors zero in on land located in various states for potential projects. As much as 4.2 lakh hectares of land has been mapped across 3,275 industrial clusters in India, of which about 1.13 lakh hectares […]
Subject: Geography Context: The Atal Tunnel at Rohtang, near Manali, is almost complete and was scheduled to be completed by May 2020, in a revised estimate, but the Covid-19 pandemic pushed back the completion by a few months due to lockdown conditions. Concept: The 9-km-long tunnel under the PirPanjal range, named after former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, will […]
Subject: Geography Context: At least five members of the Great Andamanese tribe have tested positive for Covid-19. Concept: There are 6 aboriginal tribes in Andaman & Nicobar islands. On the basis of features, they can be divided into Negrito and Mongoloid. Great Andamanes, Onge, Jarawa and Sentinelese are negrito while Nicobarese and Shompen are mongoloid. […]
Daily Prelims Topic Great Andamanese test covid positive( Tribes of Andaman and Nicobar Islands) State borrowing National Land Bank Portal Rohtang Tunnel Daily Mapping Andaman Archipelago Strait Island South China Sea Daily Facts Indian cities are home to 461 million people and generates 63 per cent of the country’s GDP, The share of […]