Daily Prelims Notes 2 June 2021 Table Of Contents SINOVAC GETS WHO EMERGENCY APPROVAL SUSTAINABLE ALTERNATIVE TOWARDS AFFORDABLE TRANSPORTATION PRODUCTION LINKED INCENTIVE (PLI) SCHEME OF PHARMACEUTICALS SURGE IN FDI INFLOWS DCGI RELAXES NORMS FOR CLEARING VACCINES NOMINATION OF MEMBERS FOR RAJYA SABHA SEAT J&K MUFTI WHO TRANSLATED QURAN TO GOJRI, DIES CROSS REACTIVE […]
RDSO BECOMES FIRST INSTITUTION TO BE DECLARED AS SDO UNDER ONE NATION ONE STANDARD MISSION Subject : Government Schemes Context : Recently, the Research Design & Standards Organization (RDSO) of Indian Railways has become the first institution to be declared SDO (Standard Developing Organization) under “One Nation One Standard” mission. Concept : One […]
COMMITTEE ON VARIABLE CAPITAL COMPANY Subject : Economics Context : Recently, the expert committee on Variable Capital Company (VCC) submits its report to the International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA). Concept : The Committee of Experts to examine the feasibility of the Variable Capital Company (VCC) was constituted by International Financial Services Centres […]
ACQUISITION AND TERMINATION OF CITIZENSHIP Subject : Polity Context : The citizenship of fugitive businessman MehulChoksi, whose purported ‘eloping’ to Dominica from Antigua where he had fled to escape the Indian law in 2018 after an alleged multicrore scam, holds the key to his extradition back home. Concept : The Citizenship Act, 1955 […]
CROSS REACTIVE CORONA VIRUS ANTIBODY Subject : Science & tech Context : In a new study that appears in Nature Communications, scientists investigated how the immune system’s previous exposure to cold-causing coronaviruses impact immune response to Covid-19 Concept : Besides SARS-CoV-2, which causes Covid-19, there are other coronaviruses that people are exposed to. […]
J&K MUFTI WHO TRANSLATED QURAN TO GOJRI DIES Subject : Culture Context : Mufti Faiz-ul-Waheed, a renowned Islamic scholar who was the first to translate the Quran into the Gojri language and helped hundreds of tribal students pursue medical and engineering education across Jammu and Kashmir, died of post-Covid. Concept : Spoken by […]
NOMINATION OF MEMBERS FOR RAJYA SABHA SEAT Subject: Polity Context: After an unsuccessful contest for a seat in the West Bengal Assembly, Swapan Dasgupta, who had resigned from his nominated membership of the Rajya Sabha to fight the elections on a BJP ticket, was Tuesday re-nominated to the Upper House. Concept: Nominated members […]
DCGI RELAXES NORMS FOR CLEARING VACCINES Subject: Governance Context: India’s apex drug regulator Tuesday waived the requirement for foreign companies to conduct post-launch bridging trials and test the quality and stability of their Covid-19 vaccines here if they have approvals from specific countries or health bodies Concept: Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) […]
SURGE IN FDI INFLOWS Subject: Economy Context: Recently, the Ministry of Commerce & Industry has announced that in a pandemic-ravaged year, India managed to rake in the highest ever foreign direct investment during financial year 2020-21 at $81.72 billion. Concept: Singapore was the biggest investor in India last fiscal, accounting for 29 per […]