Daily Prelims Notes 2 May 2021 Table Of Contents RAJYA SABHA ELECTION CONTROVERSY BIO SAFETY LEVELS ARTICLE 311 (2) (C) JAIPUR SENIA GHARANA VARIANTS OF CONCERN P 8I PATROL AIRCRAFT PUTOLA NACH XYLOPHIS DEEPAKI POLAR WANDER STATE DISASTER RESPONSE FUND (SDRF) MODERNA VACCINE PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND FIRE SAFETY 1. RAJYA SABHA ELECTION […]
PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND FIRE SAFETY Subject: Governance Context: Over the past year, there have been deadly fires in hospital buildings, including those treating COVID-19 patients. Concept: The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) says 330 people died in commercial building fires in 2019, while fatalities for residential or dwelling buildings were much higher at […]
MODERNA VACCINE Subject: Science & tech Context: The World Health Organization has given the go-ahead for emergency use of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine. Concept: The mRNA vaccine from the U.S. manufacturer joins vaccines from AstraZeneca, Pfizer-BioNTech and Johnson & Johnson in receiving the WHO’s emergency use listing. Similar approvals for China’s Sinopharm and Sinovac […]
STATE DISASTER RESPONSE FUND (SDRF) Subject: Disaster Management Context: As a special dispensation, the Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance at the recommendation of Ministry of Home Affairs has released in advance of the normal schedule the 1st instalment of the Central Share of the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) for the year […]
POLAR WANDER Subject: Geography Context: Global warming and melting glaciers could have redistributed the global water fronts to such an extent that they have redefined the ‘polar wander’ or the drifting of the Earth’s axis, finds a study published in Geophysical Research Letters. Concept: Polar wander is the motion of a pole in […]
XYLOPHIS DEEPAKI Subject: Environment Context: Herpetologist Deepak Veerappan has a snake named after him. Concept: In the first four months of 2021, the Western Ghats presented new butterflies, frogs, fruit flies, and even a freshwater crab. Joining the list is a tiny snake of just 20 cm length with iridescent scales – Xylophisdeepaki, […]
PUTOLA NACH Subject: Culture Context: The COVID-19 pandemic has provided an Assam-based trust the opportunity to focus on a near-forgotten form of string puppetry called PutolaNach. Concept: The string puppetry of Assam is called PutalaNach and is performed in three areas with distinct characteristics. These areas are Barpeta-Nalbari in western Assam, Kalaigaon in […]
P 8I PATROL AIRCRAFT Subject: Defence Context: Recently, the Biden Administration has notified the Congress of its determination to sell six P-8I patrol aircraft to India for an estimated cost of USD 2.42 billion. Concept: The Indian Navy had procured eight P-8I aircraft from Boeing in January 2009 via direct commercial sale and […]
VARIANTS OF CONCERN Subject: Science & tech Context: In many countries, including India, the VOC, by virtue of increased transmissibility, have kicked off new wave(s) of epidemic transmission. Concept: The term variant of concern (VOC) is a category used during the initial assessment of a newly emerged variant of a virus. Before this, […]