Maharastra’s proposed amendment for protection of Heritage Trees Subject : Environment Context : Recently, the Maharashtra government has decided to make amendments to the Maharashtra (Urban Areas) Protection and Preservation of Trees Act of 1975, to introduce provisions for the protection of ‘heritage trees’. Concept : Heritage Trees Under the proposed amendment, a […]
Review GST Sops timing , urges Industry Subject : Economy Context : While the GST Council meets on Saturday to discuss tax cuts on critical COVID-19 related material including vaccines, medicines and equipment, industry donors are urging a rethink on the timing for the applicability of the Integrated GST (IGST) exemption announced on […]
IIP Edged up 0.08% in April from same month in 2019 Subject : Economics Context : India’s April industrial output edged up 0.08%, from the level recorded during the same month in 2019, index of industrial production (IIP) data released by the National Statistical Office on Friday showed. Concept : The IIP data […]
Daily Prelims Notes 11 June 2021 Table Of Contents Brood X: The lives and encounters of America’s largest group of cicadas Money Supply and Money Multipler Turtle researchers opposes NITI Aayog’s plans to develop two islands in the Union Territory (UT) of Andaman and Nicobar. Food unit bills to carry FSSAI license details […]
Bengal issues high tide warning for coastal areas Subject : Geography Context : The West Bengal government issued an alert in the coastal areas and evacuated a few thousand people from islands exposed to the Bay of Bengal over fears of fresh inundation due to a high tide on Friday. Concept : The […]
NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR THE EMPOWERMENT OF PERSONS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES (NIEPID) Subject : National Organisations Context : The Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment inaugurated the Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Bhawan (Hostel Building) of NIEPID Secunderabad. Concept : It is an Autonomous Body under the administrative control of Deparment of Empowerment of […]
PAKKE TIGER RESERVE Subject : Environment Context : More than 200 contingency workers of the Pakke Tiger Reserve in Arunachal Pradesh went on an indefinite strike over non-payment of wages since December 2020. Concept : Pakke Tiger Reserve Pakke Tiger Reserve (declared in 1999 – 2000) lies in the foothills of the eastern […]
e – Sanjeevani has done 60 lakh consultations Subject : Governance Context : Recently, the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare has announced that ‘eSanjeevani’ has crossed another milestone by completing 6 million (60 lakh) consultations through more than 375 online OPDs. Concept : About eSanjeevani It is Ministry of Health & Family […]
COSMOL Platform through I -STEM Subject : Governance Context : Recently, the Office of Principal Scientific Advisor to GoI has announced that India will now be able to access the COMSOL Multiphysics software suite at no cost through the I-STEM portal academic users. Concept : Indian Science Technology and Engineering facilities Map (I-STEM) […]