HEART OF ASIA- ISTANBUL PROCESS Subject: International Relations Context: External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar reached Dushanbe on a three-day visit to Tajikistan. He will attend the 9th Ministerial Conference of Heart of Asia – Istanbul Process on Afghanistan. Concept: The Heart of Asia – Istanbul Process (HoA-IP) is an initiative of Afghanistan […]
POLLING AGENTS Subject: Polity Context: The Election Commission’s recent decision to change the rules for appointing polling agents has sparked off a debate in West Bengal. Concept: A polling agent is a person appointed as a representative of a political party as it is not possible for a candidate to be physically present […]
UK VARIANT CORONAVIRUS Subject: Science & tech Context: The UK variant of the coronavirus did not appear to be more transmissible than the variant of the virus most common in India, according to a study by scientists at the National Institute of Virology, Pune. Concept: The variant was identified in genomic surveillance by […]
USD COIN Subject: Science & technology Context: Visa Becomes First Major Payments Network to Settle Transactions in USD Coin (USDC). Concept: USD Coin (USDC) is a digital stablecoin that is pegged to the United States dollar and runs on the Ethereum, Stellar and AlgorandBlockchain. Each USDC is backed by a dollar held in […]
PMAY – G Subject: Government Schemes Context : Less than 6% of houses sanctioned under the Centre’s flagship rural housing scheme in 2020-21 have reached completion so far this year, with COVID-19 stalling progress, the Rural Development Ministry told a Parliamentary Standing Committee last month. Concept: Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana-Gramin. Ministry: Ministry of […]
Daily Prelims Notes 29 March 2021 Table Of Contents FREE MOVEMENT REGIME PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE IFAD COMPOSITE WATER MANAGEMENT INDEX JUDICIAL REVIEW PRESIDENTIAL ASSENT ULPIN SCHEME AVIAN INFLUENZA 1. FREE MOVEMENT REGIME Subject: Internal Security Context: In halls, safehouses, Myanmar nationals pray India does not send them back: ‘will be killed’. […]
AVIAN INFLUENZA Subject: Science & tech Context: Avian influenza (H5N1) led to the death of over 5,000 migratory birds in the Pong Dam Wildlife Sanctuary area in Kangra district. Concept: Avian Influenza Avian influenza (AI) is a highly contagious viral disease affecting several species of food-producing birds (chickens, turkeys, quails, guinea fowl, etc.), […]
ULPIN SCHEME Subject : Government Schemes Context : Centre to Launch Unique ID Number for All Plots of Land by 2022: Report Concept : This plan has been laid out in a parliamentary standing committee report submitted to the Lok Sabha last week, as part of the Digital India Land Records ModernisationProgramme (DILRMP) […]
PRESIDENTIAL ASSENT Subject : Polity Context :President Ram NathKovind gave his assent to the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Act, 2021. Concept : Indian President has three approaches to the bill forwarded to him by the central or state legislature: He can either give assent, He can withhold his assent […]