Daily Prelims Notes 20 August 2021 Table Of Contents Hazaras of Afghanistan Language in Indus Valley civilisation New Species of Frog in Arunachal Pradesh Dark Web Inflation London Inter-Bank Offer Rate (LIBOR) Gujarat Freedom of Religion (Amendment) Act 2021 Mapilla Riots Abraham Accords Transit Camps Defence India Start-up Challenge (DISC) Rights of Persons […]
Public Procurement (Preference to ‘Make in India’ Order) 2017 Subject – Science and Tech Context – The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade has “observed” that government procuring agencies, including Public Sector Undertakings, had not implemented the Public Procurement (Preference to ‘Make in India’ Order), 2017, in “letter and spirit”. Concept – The Order is applicable for procurement by the Ministry / Department / attached / subordinate office of, or autonomous body controlled by, the Government of India and […]
Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act 2016 Subject – Governance Context – The Centre has exempted posts under the Indian Police Service (IPS) from the mandated 4% reservation for persons with disabilities (PwD) in government jobs, a move that rights groups say goes against the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016. Concept – The Act replaces the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995. It fulfils the obligations to the United National Convention on the Rights of Persons […]
Defence India Start-up Challenge (DISC) Subject – Science and Tech Context – Defence Minister Rajnath Singh launched the 5th edition of the Defence India Startup Challenge (DISC). Concept – DISC was launched under Innovations for Defence Excellence – Defence Innovation Organisation (iDEX-DIO). This challenge is meant to achieve self-reliance and foster innovation and technology development across the defence and aerospace sectors. This challenge was […]
Transit Camps Subject – Governance Context – The “detention centres” in Assam have been renamed “transit camps” to humanise them. Concept – Detention centres are places designated to keep illegal migrants (people who have entered a country without necessary documents) once they are detected by the authorities till the time their nationality is confirmed and they are deported to the country of their […]
Abraham Accords Subject – IR Context – The Abraham Accords as India’s West Asia bridge. Concept – The Abraham Accord between Israel, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain is mediated by the USA. It is the first Arab-Israeli peace deal in 26 years. The accords are named after the patriarch Abraham regards as a prophet in both Judaism and Islam The Abraham Accords […]
Mapilla Riots Subject – History Context – ‘Mappila riots a sign of Taliban mindset’ Concept – The trigger of the uprising came from the Non-Cooperation Movement launched by the Congress in 1920 along with the Khilafat agitation. The anti-British sentiment fuelled by these agitations affected the Muslim Mapillahs (also known as Moplahs) of south Malabar region of New Tenancy Laws: After […]
Gujarat Freedom of Religion (Amendment) Act 2021 Subject – Governance Context – HC protects interfaith couples from Gujarat law. Concept – It prohibits forcible religious conversion by marriage. It proposes punishment of 3-10 years in jail for forcible or fraudulent religious conversions through marriage. It amends the Gujarat Freedom of Religion Act, 2003. […]
London Inter-Bank Offer Rate (LIBOR) Subject – Economy Context – LIBOR transition will be a complex exercise. Concept – LIBOR is the most common benchmark interest rate index used for Corporate and Government Bonds, mortgages, student loans, credit cards, derivatives and other Financial Products. LIBOR is a benchmark interest rate at which major global banks lend […]
Inflation Subject – Economy Context – inflation in India could be less transitory than in the US. Concept – Inflation refers to the rise in the prices of most goods and services of daily or common use, such as food, clothing, housing, recreation, transport, consumer staples, etc. Inflation measures the average price change in a […]