Jan Shikshan Sansthan Subject – Governance Context- The Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS), a Union government initiative for skill development in rural areas, has brought highspeed internet to some of the remotest tribal hamlets deep inside the Nilambur jungle in Kerala. Concept – Jan Shikshan Sansthan (formerly known as Shramik Vidyapeeth) provide vocational skills to non-literate, neo-literates […]
Daily Prelims Notes 22 August 2021 Table Of Contents Krishna River Water Dispute Hampi Ubharte Sitare Fund Article 370 Kashmir Carpet Madur Mats Asian Elephants Storm Henri Herd Immunity Turmeric Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India (Amendment) Bill 2021 Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Double Blind Trial Gwadar Port Peer-to-Peer Lending Participatory notes (P-notes) Forex Reserves 1. Krishna River Water Dispute […]
Forex Reserves Subject – Economy Context – Fall in currency assets, gold pulls forex reserves off record high. Concept – Foreign exchange reserves are assets held on reserve by a central bank in foreign currencies, which can include bonds, treasury bills and other government securities. It needs to be noted that most foreign exchange reserves […]
Participatory notes (P-notes) Subject – Economy Context – P-note investment rises to 40-month high in July. Concept – Participatory notes (P-notes) are issued by registered foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) to overseas investors who wish to be a part of the Indian stock market without registering themselves under SEBI directly after going through a […]
Peer-to-Peer Lending Subject – Economy Context – Fintech platform CRED has launched a peer-to-peer lending feature called CRED Mint. Concept – P2P lending is a form of crowdfunding; an online platform that matches lenders with borrowers in order to provide unsecured loans. The borrower can either be an individual or a business requiring a […]
Gwadar Port Subject – Geography Context – Protests in Pakistan erupt against China’s belt and road plan. Concept – Gwadar Port is a warm water port located in Pakistan’s Balochistan Province. It is a deep seaport located on the Arabian Sea in Gwadar. This port is deemed as a link between China’s One Belt […]
Double Blind Trial Subject – Science and Tech Context – Year later, many participants of vaccine trials await certification. Concept – A type of clinical trial in which neither the participants nor the researcher knows which treatment or intervention participants are receiving until the clinical trial is over. Double blind studies prevent bias […]
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Subject – Science and Tech Context – Moderna, the Massachusetts based American biotechnology company, has indicated that it may begin human trials for a vaccine for HIV (human immuno deficiency virus) in September, according to theClinicalTrials.gov website, employing the same mRNA platform that it has used in its COVID19 […]
Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India (Amendment) Bill 2021 Subject – Government Schemes Context– In the monsoon session, Parliament passed the Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India (Amendment) Bill, 2021. Concept – It seeks to amend the Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India Act, 2008. The 2008 Act established the Airport Economic Regulatory […]