Daily Prelims Notes 1 May 2021 Table Of Contents GURU TEG BAHADUR DRONE DELIVERY OF COVID-19 VACCINES SEDITION LAW BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE PETA LEGAL METROLOGY (PACKAGING RULES) YUDHVIR SINGH SOLI SORABJEE EMERGENCY FINANCIAL POWERS 1. GURU TEG BAHADUR Subject: Culture Context: PM Modi offers prayers at Sis GanjGurudwara, pays tributes to Guru Teg […]
EMERGENCY FINANCIAL POWERS Subject : Defence / Governance Context : Armed Forces given emergency financial powers to combat Covid. Concept : In a statement, the Defence Ministry said Singh “invoked special provisions and granted Emergency Financial Powers to the Armed Forces to empower them and speed up their efforts in tide over the […]
SOLI SORABJEE Subject: Important Personalities Context: Soli Sorabjee passed away on 30 April 2021 due to COVID-19. Concept : Soli Jehangir Sorabjee (1930 – 2021) was an Indian jurist. In 1971, Sorabjee was designated a senior advocate of the Bombay High Court. He served as Solicitor-General of India from 1977 to 1980. He […]
YUDHVIR SINGH Subject : Important Personalities Context :The Vice President of India presented the ‘Yudhvir Memorial Award’ to Hyderabad-based gynecologist, Dr. Evita Fernandez in recognition of her service for the cause of women’s healthcare and empowerment. He also paid tributes to late Yudhvir Singh. Concept : Yudhvir Singh (1897 – 1983) was an […]
LEGAL METROLOGY (PACKAGING RULES) Subject : Governance Context: Importers of medical devices, used particularly for providing oxygen support to Covid-19 patients, are now allowed to import these devices without prior mandatory declaration for the next three months, the Ministry of Consumer Affairs said in a notification. Concept : The importers can make all […]
PETA Subject : International Organisations Context : Epicurious, one of the world’s most popular recipe websites, announced that it will no longer be publishing any beef-related content. People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), which described the move as “terrific”. Concept : People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is an American animal […]
BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE Subject : Science & tech Context : A number of symptomatic patients who tested false negative in RT-PCR assays have subsequently been confirmed Covid-positive in Bronchoalveolar Lavage (BAL) tests. Concept : Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) (also known as bronchoalveolar washing) is a diagnostic method of the lower respiratory system in which a […]
SEDITION LAW Subject: Governance Context: Supreme Court agrees to examine Constitutional validity of Sedition law – Section 124A of Indian Penal Code. Concept : edition, which falls under Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code, is defined as any action that brings or attempts to bring hatred or contempt towards the government of […]
DRONE DELIVERY OF COVID-19 VACCINES Subject : Governance Context: Drone use Permission to Telangana Government for Experimental delivery of Covid-19 Vaccines. Concept : Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) and Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) have granted conditional exemption for drone deployment to the Government of Telangana. The drone usage permission has been […]