Daily Prelims Notes 26 August 2021 Table Of Contents Gorakhnath China’s Missile Silos Dr Gail Omvedt Deficit Rainfall Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD) Public Accounts Committee (PAC) Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Section 321 CrPC Sujalam Campaign Fair and Remunerative Prices for Sugarcane Manthan 2021 Be Internet Awesome Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant Industry 4.0 […]
Industry 4.0 Subject – Science and Tech Context – Adopting Industry 4.0 technologies would make MSMEs more efficient and competitive. Concept – The term ‘Industry 4.0’ was coined by the German government in 2011. Additive manufacturing, Internet of Things, Cyber Physical Systems, Augmented Reality/Virtual Reality and data analytics are some of the technologies […]
Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant Subject – IR Context – Fukushima nuclear water to be released via undersea tunnel. Concept – Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant is located in the town of Okuma, Japan. The reactor is located on the country’s east coast. It is about 220 km north-east of the capital Tokyo. The 2011 Earthquake, destroyed the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant’s electricity and cooling […]
Be Internet Awesome Subject – Science and Tech Context – Google and Amar Chitra Katha to offer Internet safety lessons. Concept – Google has launched the global ‘Be Internet Awesome’ program for kids in India, wherein it will partner with Indian comic book publisher Amar Chitra Katha to offer Internet safety lessons through popular comic book characters across eight Indian languages. […]
Manthan 2021 Subject – Governance Context – Hackathon to find out solutions for Intel bodies. Concept – The Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D), in coordination with the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), will launch an online hackathon “Manthan 2021”, for identification of innovative concepts and technology solutions to address the challenges faced by intelligence agencies. […]
Fair and Remunerative Prices for Sugarcane Subject – Agriculture Context – The Union government has increased the minimum price that sugar mills must pay to sugar cane farmers by ₹5 a quintal, setting the fair and remunerative price (FRP) at ₹290 a quintal for the 2021-22 sugar season, which runs from October to […]