WASHINGTON CONSENSUS Subject : Economics Context : The Budget marks an important departure from one of the key tenets of the Washington Consensus, the framework for market-oriented economics which has dominated policy making in most parts of the world Concept : The Washington Consensus is a set of 10 economic policy prescriptions by […]
NINTH SCHEDULE Subject : Polity Context : The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to examine a petition seeking an immediate stay on the implementation of a Tamil Nadu law that allows 69% quota in educational institutions and government jobs in the State. Concept : Tamil Backward Classes, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Reservation […]
SPUTNIK V Subject : Science & technology Context : An interim analysis of data from the phase 3 trial of the Covid-19 vaccine from Russia — Gam-COVID-Vac, or Sputnik V — suggests that a two-dose regimen offers 91.6% efficacy against symptomatic Covid-19. Concept : The vaccine has been called Sputnik V, named after […]
RUMPED, HIMALAYAN GRIFFON & SLENDER BILLED VULTURES Subject : Environment Context : Residents of Dhulijan village in Assam’s Tinsukia district this Sunday performed shradh (a religious ritual to honour the dead) ceremony for 36 vultures that had died last month due to poisoning. Concept : 37 vultures belonging to three endangered species died […]
PROSOPIS JULIFLORA Subject : Environment Context : The Delhi cabinet Monday approved a plan to restore over 400 hectares of the Central Ridge, that is currently covered by an invasive tree species planted by the British in the 1930. Concept : The five-year revival plan intends to turn the ridge into a full-grown […]
BAND BARETHA WILDLIFFE SANCTUARY Subject : Environment Context : The standing committee of the Rajasthan wildlife board, headed by Chief Minister , cleared a proposal to shift Bharatpur’s Bandh Baretha wildlife sanctuary “southwestward” to exclude three forest blocks “damaged irreparably” by “rampant mining”. Concept : Band Baretha Wildlife Sanctuary is an old wildlife […]
OPERATION BLUE STAR Subject : Internal Security Context : Pressing for a speedy resolution of the farmers’ agitation, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh invoked the state’s troubled past to remind an all-party meeting that prolonged negotiations that time too over a list of demands led to Operation Blue Star in 1984. Concept : […]
Daily Practice Sheet 2 February 2021 By Santosh Sir All 6 Prelims qualified 4 CSE Mains qualified If I can do it, you can too Daily Prelims Topic PM Atma Nirbhar Swasth Bharat India’s First Budget in 1860 Agriculture infrastructure and development levy Modernization Fund for Defence and Internal Security and other […]