Daily Prelims Notes 7 May 2021 Table Of Contents IP WAIVER ON COVID VACCINES IDENTIFYING SEBC SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION DGP APPOINTMENT & UPSC ARTICLE 19 (1) (a) IMMUNE SYSTEM & CORONA VIRUS RBI WANTS TO MODERATE BOND YIELDS INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT SPACE DEBRIS DAHLA DAM SECOND SCOTTISH REFERENDUM OXYGEN USE IN COVID TREATMENT […]

    SPUTNIK LIGHT Subject : Science & tech Context : Russia authorises use of single dose vaccine Sputnik Light Concept : Sovereign wealth fund Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) on Thursday said the move will pave way for the immunisation of a larger number of people in a shorter time frame. Sputnik Light is […]

    OXYGEN USE IN COVID TREATMENT Subject : Science & tech Context : Even if one’s oxygen saturation level is 92 to 94 per cent, there may not be any reason to panic, AIIMS director Dr Randeep Guleria has said Concept : In a webinar on oxygen therapy for Covid-19 treatment, organised by AIIMS, […]

    SECOND SCOTTISH REFERENDUM Subject : International Relations Context : Recently, Scotland took to the polls to vote for its next parliament with a third of the results expected to be announced. Concept : Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, who leads the pro-independence Scottish National Party (SNP), has described this election as the most […]

    DAHLA DAM Subject : International Relations Context  :The Taliban has captured Afghanistan’s second-biggest dam after months of fierce fighting in its former bastion of Kandahar. Concept : Dahla Dam, which provides irrigation to farmers via a network of canals as well as drinking water for the provincial capital, is now under Taliban control. […]

    SPACE DEBRIS Subject : Science & tech Context : China silent on falling debris of its space rocket amid rising concerns Concept : Space debris Space debris, also called space junk, artificial material that is orbiting Earth but is no longer functional. This material can be as large as a discarded rocket stage […]

    INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT Subject : International Organisations Context : International Criminal Court sentences Ugandan rebel to 25 years in prison for 61 war crimes and crimes against humanity Concept : The International Criminal Court (ICC), located in The Hague, is the court of last resort for prosecution of genocide, war crimes, and crimes […]

    RBI WANTS TO MODERATE BOND YIELDS Subject : Economics Context : Reserve Bank of India’s decision to step up purchase of government securities under the government securities acquisition programme (G-SAP) led to the yield on the benchmark 10-year bond falling below 6%. Concept : Current movement of Bond Yields The yield on the […]

    IMMUNE SYSTEM & CORONA VIRUS Subject : Science & tech Context :  In the journal Science, researchers at The University of Texas at Austin describe the finding, which represents good news for designing the next generation of vaccines to protect against variants of the virus or future emerging corona viruses. Concept : Previous […]