CEDAW Subject : International Conventions Context : Pune RS MP demands criminalisation of marital rape. Concept : The Convention on the Elimination of ALL Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) is an international treaty adopted in 1979 by the United Nations General Assembly. Described as an international bill of rights for women, consisting […]
NATIONAL MISSION ON HIMALAYAN STUDIES Subject : Environment Context : No nod for new projects in himalayan region says environment minister. Concept : The National Mission on Himalayan Studies (NMHS), a Central Sector Grant-in-aid Scheme, therefore, targets to provide much needed focus, in addressing the key issues relating to conservation and sustainable management […]
INTER PARLIAMENTARY UNION Subject : International Organisations Context : The Indian economy under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is ‘amazing’, said Duarte Pacheco, President of Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). Concept : IPU is global inter-parliamentary institution. It was established in 1889 and was the first permanent forum for political multilateral negotiations. It […]
DEATH PENALTY Subject : Polity Context : Rarest of rare case’: IM terrorist Ariz Khan gets death penalty in Batla House encounter case. Concept : Death Penalty in the Indian Context Prior to the Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act (Cr PC) of 1955, the death penalty was the rule and life imprisonment an exception […]
Daily Prelims Notes 15 March 2021 Table Of Contents Z+ SECURITY PERMANENT INDUS COMMISSION COMMUNAL GO 1921 AGRICULTURAL MARKETING AND FARMER FRIENDLY REFORMS INDEX (AMFFRI) RODTEP SCHEME MOSQUITO PROTEIN AEG12 SHETRUNJAY DUNGAR RESERVE FOREST NATIONAL POPULATION REGISTER RIVER SARASVATI REPORT BY INDEX MONITORING CELL 1. Z+ SECURITY Subject : Governance Context : […]
REPORT BY INDEX MONITORING CELL Subject : Important Reports Context : Veteran journalist strikes a dissenting note in Index Monitoring Cell report. Concept : Pointing out that the right to dissent should be the central focus of press freedom, independent journalist P. Sainath struck a dissenting note in the report submitted by the […]
RIVER SARASVATI Subject : Geography / History Context :The Centre has reconstituted an advisory committee to chalk out a plan for studying the mythical Sarasvati river for the next two years, after the earlier panel’s term ended in 2019. Concept : The Sarasvati River is one of the main Rigvedic rivers mentioned in […]
NATIONAL POPULATION REGISTER Subject : Governance Context : Centre likely to allow residents to fill their NPR details online. Concept : National Population Register It is a list of “usual residents of the country”. A “usual resident of the country” is one who has been residing in a local area for at least […]
SHETRUNJAY DUNGAR RESERVE FOREST Subject : Environment Context : Fire engulfs nearly 200 hectares in Shetrunjay, brought under control. Concept : Shatrunjaya or Shetrunjaya (“place of victory against inner enemies”) originally Pundarikgiri), are hills located by the city of Palitana, in Bhavnagar district, Gujarat, India. They are situated on the banks of the […]
MOSQUITO PROTEIN AEG12 Subject : Science & tech Context : Mosquito protein inhibits number of viruses, raises hope against Covid too. Concept : A mosquito protein, called AEG12, strongly inhibits the family of viruses that cause yellow fever, dengue, West Nile, and Zika, and also weakly inhibits coronaviruses, according to scientists at the […]