Daily Prelims Notes 8 February 2021 By Santosh Sir All 6 CSE Prelims Qualified 4 CSE Mains Qualified If I can do it, you can too Table Of Contents GLACIAL OUTBURST FLOOD / AVALANCHE CULLING OF ANIMALS AND WPA 1972 AMASR ACT DHEKIAJULI PM URJA GANGA PROJECT FPI & DII LAC DHAULIGANGA […]
DHAULIGANGA Subject: Geography Context: Water Levels Surge Up In Dhauli Ganga Once Again After Glacier Burst. Concept: Dhauligangaalso known as Dhauli river is one of the six source streams of the ganga river. It originates from DeovanHimani and flows along gahrwal division of uttarakhand. It rises at an altitude of 5070 metres in […]
LAC Subject: Security Context : India-China talk disengagement, PLA beefs up on LAC with more missiles, rockets and howitzers. Concept : Line of Actual Control Demarcation Line: The Line of Actual Control (LAC) is the demarcation that separates Indian-controlled territory from Chinese-controlled territory. LAC is different from the Line of Control (LoC) with […]
FPI & DII Subject: Economics Context: FPI ownership in NSE-listed companies hit a five-year high of 22.74 per cent at the end of December 2020, up from 21.51 per cent as on September 30, 2020. Concept: Foreign Portfolio Investments Foreign portfolio investment (FPI) refers to investing in the financial assets of a foreign […]
PM URJA GANGA PROJECT Subject: Economy Context: Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated to the nation several infrastructure projects in the oil and gas sector in Haldia, including the ambitious 348-km Dobhi-Durgapur natural gas pipeline built by government-owned GAIL. Concept: The 348-kilometer pipeline from Dobhi in Bihar to Durgapur in West Bengal is part […]
DHEKIAJULI Subject: History Context: Prime Minister Narendra Modi made his second visit in a fortnight to poll-bound Assam. On sundaymodi was at the historic “martyr” town of Dhekiajuli,to lay the foundation stone for two medical colleges and launch a road and highway project. Concept: Dheikajuli Incident Dhekiajuli was home to possibly the youngest […]
AMASR ACT Subject: National Legislations Context: Days after the National Monument Authority (NMA) issued draft bylaws for Shree Jagannath Temple in Puri, proposing a 100-m no construction zone around the shrine, the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) Sunday sought withdrawal of the proposed bylaws. Concept: The NMA, under the Union Ministry of Culture, […]
CULLING OF ANIMALS AND WPA 1972 Subject: National Legislations Context : Maharashtra on Sunday culled 40,000 poultry birds in Navapur in Nandurbar district, 340 km north of Mumbai, after cases of avian influenza or bird flu were confirmed in the four-layer poultry farms in the region. Concept : Culling and Wildlife Protection Act […]
GLACIAL OUTBURST FLOOD / AVALANCHE Subject: Geography Context : A glacial lake burst, a cloud burst or an avalanche, the impact of climate change or “development” — scientists are not sure what triggered the sudden surge of water near Chamoli in Uttarakhand Sunday morning that briefly raised fears of a repeat of the […]