Subject: Geography Context: India on Thursday said it “carefully monitors all developments on the Brahmaputra” river, even as Beijing said it was its “legitimate right” to develop hydro power projects. Concept: Brahmaputra river system is one of the largest rivers in the world. In the Tibet region, it is known by the name of YarlungTsangpo. […]
Subject: Environment Context: A first-of-its-kind study by the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) under the Union Ministry of Environment, has projected that numbers of the Malayan Giant Squirrel (Ratufa bicolor) could decline by 90 per cent in India by 2050. Concept: The Malayan Giant Squirrel, one of the world’s largest squirrel species that has a […]
Subject: Polity Context: Election Commission (EC) approached the Law Ministry to permit NRIs to cast their votes from overseas through postal ballots. Concept: According to a UN report of 2015, India’s diaspora population is the largest in the world at 16 million people. Registration of NRI voters, in comparison, has been very low: a little […]
Subject: Economy Context: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of India on Friday decided to keep repo rate unchanged at 4 per cent. The reverse repo rate stays at 3.35 per cent. The RBI last changed policy rate on May 22. Concept: The key lending rate of the RBI or the repo […]
Subject: Science & tech Context: One of the world’s largest telescopes collapsed at Puerto Rico’s Arecibo Observatory on Tuesday. It had been in operation for 57 years, but shut after engineers warned of the structure’s deterioration earlier this year. Concept: The Arecibo Telescope has one of the most powerful radar employed to observe asteroids, planets, […]
Subject: Defence Context: The government sanction letter for the creation of a new post of Deputy Chief of Army Staff (Strategy) as part of Army headquarters’ reorganisation has been issued, Army sources said on Thursday. Concept: As part of the reorganisation of Army Headquarters, the government has approved the creation of a new deputy chief […]
Daily Prelims Topic RBI POLICY REVIEW ARMY REFORMS ARECIBO TELESCOPE NRI VOTING MALAYAN GIANT SQUIRREL NISARG GRAM THE ERICSSON MOBILITY REPORT 2020 NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE TEST Daily Mapping BRAHMAPUTRA RIVER and its tributaries Daily Facts There has never been woman chief justice of SC. There is only 7 of women judges. The farm […]