Subject: Environment Context: After a two-year lull in the wake of Cyclone Gaja that ravaged the Cauvery delta districts, birds have, in good numbers, visited the Vaduvur, Udhayamarthandam and Point Calimere sanctuaries. Concept: India’s migratory species- The Asian elephant, great Indian bustard, Bengal florican, oceanic white-tip shark, urial and smooth hammerhead shark are among the […]
Subject: Economy Context: The standardized health insurance policy, Arogya Sanjeevani was designed by the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority with many interesting features. Every general insurance or health insurance company is mandated to offer it from April 1, 2020. Concept: Under the guidelines, IRDAI asked the general and health insurers to offer product that can […]
Daily Prelims Topic AAROGYA SANJEEVANI INDIA’S MIGRATORY BIRD SPECIES DEEP SEA MISSION GLOBAL CONFERENCE ON CRIMINAL FINANCE LYSOSOMAL STORAGE DISORDER SITMEX PROPOSAL TO DECARBONISE SHIPPING ANTI DOPING ACT CHANDIGARH AS CAPITAL BRU SETTLEMENT CRISIS SECOND POLLUTANTS Daily Mains Mantra NEWSPAPER GS 2: Governance What do you understand Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT)? Assess its […]
Table Of Contents M-SAND POLICY REMDESIVIR BIOTERRORISM PUSA DECOMPOSER MORATORIUM FOR BANK KALA AZAR SENTINEL 6 SATELLITE IRNSS MEGHALAYA GLOWING MUSHROOM 1. M-SAND POLICY Subject: Environment Context: The M-sand policy is likely to come into force in a few months with more changes, about issues such as license and transport, incorporated in […]
Subject : Environment Context : A mushroom documentation project in the forests of Northeast India has revealed not only 600 varieties of fungi, but also led to a new discovery: a bioluminescent — or light emitting — variety of mushroom. Concept : The new species — named Roridomyces phyllostachydis — was first sighted on a […]