Daily Prelims Notes 20 April 2021 Table Of Contents LoC /LAC THRISSUR POORAM FESTIVAL MAHABALESHWAR TEMPLE INAS 323 PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS ACT INGENUITY SUDARSHAN SEN COMMITTEE STARTUP INDIA SEED FUND SCHEME TRIPLE MUTANT & GENOME SEQUENCING VANDE BHARAT MISSION COUNCIL OF EUROPEAN UNION SIDBI PATENTS   1. LoC /LAC Subject: Security […]

    PATENTS Subject  : Economy Context : Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology-Madras (IIT-M) have filed 184 patents during the year 2020, including 65 international ones. Concept : A patent is an intellectual property right. A patent is an exclusive right granted for an invention, which is a new product or process that […]

    SIDBI Subject : National Organisations Context: Sivasubramanian Ramann from Tamil Nadu has taken charge as the Chairman and Managing Director of the Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI). Concept : It is a statutory body which was set up on 2nd April 1990 under an Act of Indian Parliament. It acts as […]

    COUNCIL OF EUROPEAN UNION Subject : International Organisations Context : The Council of the European Union approved conclusions on a European Union strategy for cooperation in the Indo-Pacific to reinforce its strategic focus to contribute to regional stability at a time of “rising challenges and tensions in the region. Concept : The Council […]

    VANDE BHARAT MISSION Subject : International Relations Context : The Vande Bharat Mission (VBM), which started repatriating Indians stranded abroad due to COVID-19 and the resultant lockdowns since May 7, 2020, has turned out to be one of the largest evacuations of civilians by a country. Concept : Into the middle of Phase […]

    TRIPLE MUTANT & GENOME SEQUENCING Subject : Science & tech Context : Double Virus Strain First Detected in Oct, But its Gene Study was Stalled; A Triple Mutant Appears: Report. Concept : The report said that a third mutation in the B.1.167 has been identified now and experts are hoping that this time […]