Daily Prelims Notes 5 June 2021 Table Of Contents NCDC STUDY POINTD TO DELTA VARIANT BEHIND APRIL CORONA WAVE DAC CLEARS BUILDING OF 6 ATTACK SUBMARINES 16 MINERAL BLOCKS UP FOR AUCTION SOON KERALA WON BATTLE AGAINST KARNATAKA FOR KSRTC NCP OPPOSES RBI SUPERVISION OF COOPERATIVE BANKS ECHOLOCATION CIBER 2 AND COUNTING OF […]
INS SANDHAYAK DECOMMISSIONED Subject : Defence Context : Recently, the Ministry of Defence has announced the decommissioning of INS Sandhayak. Concept : About INS Sandhayak It is the first of its class indigenously designed and built Hydrographic Survey Ship of Indian Navy. It was conceptualised by then Chief Hydrographer to the Govt. of […]
OPERATION SAGAR AARAKSHA II Subject : Defence Context: Indian Coast Guard (ICG), in coordination with Sri Lankan authorities, has been tirelessly engaged in fighting a major fire onboard the Chemical laden container vessel MV X-Press Pearl anchored off Colombo since 25 May 2021. Concept : The coordinated joint operation between India and Sri […]
MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE LAUNCHED SAGE PORTAL Subject : Governance Context : The Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment, launched the SAGE (Seniorcare Aging Growth Engine) initiative and SAGE portal to support India’s elderly persons. Concept : About SAGE (Seniorcare Ageing Growth Engine) initiative The SAGE portal will be a “one-stop access” of […]
CLEAN ENERGY MINISTERIAL INDUSTRIAL DEEP DECARBONISATION INITIATIVE (IDDI) Subject : Governance Context : India along with Govt. of United Kingdom launched new workstream to promote industrial energy efficiency under the Clean Energy Ministerial’s (CEM) – Industrial Deep Decarbonization Initiative (IDDI) at the 12th Chief Energy Ministerial (CEM). Concept : The Clean Energy Ministerial […]
CIBER 2 AND COUNTING OF STARS Subject : Science & tech Context : Recently, a NASA-funded rocket’s launch window will open at the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico, USA. Concept : Cosmic Infrared Background Experiment (CIBER)-2 The scientists have estimated that on average each galaxy consists of about 100 million stars […]
ECHOLOCATION Subject : Science & tech Context : The Durham research, published on Wednesday in the journal PLOS One, focuses on how easily visually impaired people can learn echolocation, and whether age influences learning. Concept : Echolocation Echolocation, also called bio sonar, is a biological sonar used by several animal species. Echolocating animals […]