Daily Prelims Notes 13 March 2021   Table Of Contents QUAD VACCINE INITIATIVE PLACES OF WORSHIP ACT EXTENDED PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY LIGHTS OUT PHILLY INITIATIVE 2001 FO32 LIQUEFIED HYDROGEN FROM BROWN CARBON ATMANIRBHAR INCUBATOR APPOINTMENT OF CBI DIRECTOR STATE ELECTION COMMISSIONERS INDEX OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION AT1 BONDS NOVAVAX VACCINE     1. QUAD VACCINE […]

    NOVAVAX VACCINE Subject : Science & tech Context : US-based Novavax on Friday announced a final efficacy figure of 96.4% for its vaccine against the original strain of the novel coronavirus, with an efficacy as high as 83.4% two weeks after the first shot itself, boosting the global fight against covid-19. Concept : […]

    AT1 BONDS Subject : Economics Context : The decision of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) to slap restrictions on mutual fund (MF) investments in additional tier-1 (AT1) bonds has raised a storm in the MF and banking sectors. Concept : AT-1 bonds are a type of unsecured, perpetual bonds that […]

    INDEX OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION Subject : Economy Context :India’s IIP contracts to 1.6% in Jan; retail inflation rises to 5.03% in Feb. Concept : The Index of Industrial Production (IIP) is an index that shows the growth rates in different industry groups of the economy in a fixed period of time. It is […]

    STATE ELECTION COMMISSIONERS Subject : Polity Context : The Supreme Court held that independent persons and not bureaucrats should be appointed State Election Commissioners. Concept : It said that giving government employees the additional charge of State Election Commissioners is a “mockery of the Constitution”. The top court directed that the States should […]

    APPOINTMENT OF CBI DIRECTOR Subject : Polity Context : The Supreme Court is scheduled to consider on Friday a plea by an NGO for a direction to the Centre to immediately appoint a regular CBI director. Concept : The CBI is headed by a Director. The Director of CBI as Inspector General of […]