Daily Prelims Notes 18 March 2021 Table Of Contents TOMAR DYNASTY COTTON CORPORATION OF INDIA EUROPEAN UNION INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON DISASTER RESILENCE INFRASTRUCTURE DISTRICT MINERAL FOUNDATION NATIONAL REGISTER OF CITIZENS NIRBHAYA FUND AMICUS CURIAE APPROPRIATION BILL 1. TOMAR DYNASTY Subject : History Context: A government seminar conducted recently in Delhi highlighted the […]
APPROPRIATION BILL Subject: Polity Context: The Lok Sabha cleared the Appropriation Bill 2021-22, allowing the Central government to draw funds from the Consolidated Fund of India for its operational requirements and implementation of various programmes. Concept: Under Article 114(3) of the Constitution, no amount can be withdrawn from the Consolidated Fund without the […]
AMICUS CURIAE Subject: Polity Context: Solicitor General Tushar Mehta made a strong appeal to the Supreme Court to frame guidelines to rein in lawyers appointed as the court’s amici curiae in various cases, especially sensitive ones. Concept: An amicus curiae (literally, “friend of the court”; plural: amici curiae) is someone who is not […]
NIRBHAYA FUND Subject: Government schemes Context: A Bengaluru-based lawyer has alleged that the guidelines issued after the Nirbhaya rape case have been violated in the sex CD scandal involving former Karnataka Minister Ramesh Jarkiholi. Concept: About Nirbhaya fund: The Rs 1,000 crore Nirbhaya Fund was announced in Union Budget 2013 by the then […]
NATIONAL REGISTER OF CITIZENS Subject: Economy Context: No Decision Yet on Nationwide NRC, Govt Tells Rajya Sabha. Concept: The NRC is the list of Indian citizens and was prepared in 1951, following the census of 1951. The process of NRC update was taken up in Assam as per a Supreme Court order in […]
DISTRICT MINERAL FOUNDATION Subject: Government Schemes Context: The Centre has inserted a new clause into the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2021, to take control of the district mineral funds from the state governments. Concept: DMFs: DMFs were instituted under the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) (MMDR) Amendment Act […]
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON DISASTER RESILENCE INFRASTRUCTURE Subject: International Relations Context: The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi addressed the opening ceremony of International Conference on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure through video conference. Concept: The International Conference on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (ICDRI 2021) is an interactive virtual conference which follows International Workshops on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure […]
EUROPEAN UNION Subject: International Organisations Context: EU sets out virus pass plan to allow free travel by summer Concept: The European Union is a unique economic and political union between 27 EU countries that together cover much of the continent. 19 of these countries use EURO as their official currency. 8 EU members […]
COTTON CORPORATION OF INDIA Subject: National Organisations Concept: Cotton Corporation of India was established in 1970 under Companies Act 1956. It’s a Government of India’s corporate agency, engaged in diverse activities related to trade, procurement, and export of cotton. CCI is governed by Textile Policy 1985 issued by Ministry of Textiles, Government of […]