Daily Prelims Notes 24 July 2021 Table Of Contents Micro plastics Rivers and dams in Pune Global Survey on Digital and Sustainable Trade Facilitation Bird flu virus Pradhan Mantri Formalisation of Micro food processing Enterprises (PMFME) scheme Renewable Energy Profile of India Special Economic Zone Quality of life survey Unemployment rate The Joint […]
Adani to make changes in branding logo after AAI committees find violation Subject : National Organisations Context : Three committees of the Centre-run Airports Authority of India (AAI) in January found the Adani group to be in violation of branding norms, prescribed in the concession agreements, at the airports in Ahmedabad, Mangaluru and […]
IIScincubated Mynvax to get funding to bring ‘warm’ Covid vaccine to market Subject : Science & tech Context : Mynvax, a vaccine technology startup, incubated by the Society for Innovation and Development (SID) at the Indian Institute of Science, has signed an agreement to raise 4.2 million dollars. Concept : A heat-tolerant COVID-19 […]
Left MPs oppose private member’s bill seeking uniform civil code Subject : Polity Context : Left MPs moved a motion objecting to the introduction of a private member’s bill seeking a uniform civil code, saying such legislation would damage the communal harmony. Concept : Private Member’s Bill Any Member of Parliament (MP) who […]
CPI(M)’s Brittas moves privilege motion against Law Minister Subject : Polity Context : Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) MP John Brittas moved a privilege motion against the Law Minister Kiren Rijiju for a misleading reply to a question raised by him on the filling up of vacancies in the High Courts. Concept : […]
The Joint Parliamentary Committee Subject: Polity Context: The Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on Personal Data Protection Bill was given another extension on Friday, till the first week of the Winter Session of Parliament, 2021, to submit its final report. Concept: A Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) is set up to examine a particular bill […]
Unemployment rate Subject: Economy Context: Labour indicators recorded an all-round improvement in 2019-20 compared with the previous two years, data released by the National Statistical Office (NSO) on Friday showed. Concept: Unemployment rate is defined as the percentage of persons unemployed among the persons in the labour force. PLFS NSO launched the PLFS […]
Quality of life survey Subject: Report and Indices Context: With the country grappling with the pandemic, nearly one out of two Indians were found to have a poor quality of life, according to a survey released by Danone India in collaboration with CII. Concept: The survey was conducted by research agency IPSOS across […]
Special Economic Zone Subject: Economy Context: As many as 1,096 units were registered during the last three years in various SEZs across the country, while 336 units exited during the period Concept: A special economic zone (SEZ) is an area in a country that is subject to different economic regulations than other regions within the same country. […]