Daily Prelims Notes 27 July 2021 Table Of Contents The Advertisement Standards Council of India Agriculture Infrastructure and Development Cess (AIDC). Collateral margin Definition of ‘Forest area’ The Wasteland Atlas 2019 Antiviral drug Nauka The National Commission for Denotified Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Tribes 6 policemen killed in Assam-Mizoram border row Microbes from human, […]
Special Mention Subject: Polity Context: Leader of the Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge reiterated the demand that under Rule 267, other House businesses should be suspended to have a discussion on the Pegasus issue in the presence of the Prime Minister or the Home Minister. Concept: Special Mention In Rajya Sabha: Special Mention is yet […]
Puri becomes India’s first city to provide quality drinking tap water Subject : Governance Context: Puri became the first city in India where people can avail high quality drinking water directly from the tap on 24-hour basis. Concept : Puri has enabled the people of the city to collect quality drinking water directly […]
Thane sanctuary proposed as MMR’s Ramsar site Subject : Environment Context : A proposal has been submitted to declare Thane creek Flamingo Sanctuary as a Ramsar site. Concept : Maharashtra Mangrove Cell has submitted the proposal for approval to the State Wetland Authority. With this, the Mumbai Metropolitan Region is likely to get […]
An emigration Bill that does not go far enough Subject : Legislations Context : The Emigration Bill 2021 is likely to be introduced in Parliament. Concept : The Emigration Bill 2021 seeks to consolidate and amend the existing Emigration act of 1983. The Emigration Bill 2021 marks some improvements over the 1983 Act. […]
Microbes from human and animal excreta found above desirable limits in Yamuna Subject : Environment Context :As per a Delhi government report, levels of fecal coliform (microbes from human and animal excreta) is above desirable limits. Concept : Fecal coliform is above desirable limits in all points tested in the Yamuna in Delhi […]
6 policemen killed in Assam-Mizoram border row Subject : Internal Security Context: Assam-Mizoram border dispute: The violence spotlights the long-standing inter-state boundary issues in the Northeast, particularly between Assam and the states that were carved out of it. The history of dispute: The boundary issue between Assam and Mizoram has existed since the […]
The National Commission for Denotified Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Tribes Subject: National Organisation Context: The Ministry, vide Gazette Notification dated 12.02.2014 had constituted National Commission for De-Notified and Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Tribes (NCDNT) for the period of 3 years from the date of Notification. Concept: ‘De-notified Tribes’ The term ‘De-notified Tribes’ stands for all […]