Enforcement Directorate Subject – Security Context – ED attaches assets linked to ex-MLA. Concept – It is a Multi-Disciplinary Organization mandated with the task of enforcing the provisions of two special fiscal laws – Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (FEMA) and Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA). The origin of this Directorate goes back to 1st May, […]
Cabinet Committee on Security Subject – Polity Context – Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) where he instructed the officials concerned to ensure the safe evacuation of Indian nationals from Afghanistan within the next few days and also provide all possible help to “Afghan brothers […]
LCA Tejas Subject – Security Context – HAL signs deal with GE Aviation for LCA Tejas. Concept – The Light Combat Aircraft(LCA) programme was started by the Government of India in 1984 when they established the Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) to manage the LCA programme. It replaced the ageing Mig 21 fighter planes. Designed by –Aeronautical Development Agency under the Department of Defence Research and Development. Manufactured by […]
Operation Sadbhavana Subject – Governance Context – Army to sponsor J&K students Concept – The Army will sponsor 110 students from Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh to its residential public schools and higher education institutions across the country from the current academic year. It aims to win the hearts and minds of residents of the two Union Territories. Domiciled residents of J&K and Ladakh, sponsored by […]
Sub-Mission on Fodder and Feed Subject – Agriculture Context – A study by the Indian Grassland and Fodder Research Institute has observed that for every 100 kg of feed required, India is short of 23.4 kg of dry fodder, 11.24 kg of green fodder, and 28.9 kg of concentrate feed. Concept – The […]
Albert Einstein Subject – Science and Tech Context – Einstein received the 1921 Noble Prize in 1922, for “his services to Theoretical Physics, and especially for his discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect”. Concept – ‘Annus Mirabilis’, or the Year of Miracles, is how 1905 is remembered by physicists because Einstein, […]
Makkalai Thedi Maruthuvam Scheme Subject – Government Schemes Context – Doorstep healthcare delivery can mitigate the effects of disruption caused by pandemics Concept – In Tamil Nadu, ‘Makkalai Thedi Maruthuvam’ scheme is a community based intervention to tackle and treat NCDs and to address the crucial issues of prevention and early detection. It involves a tentative budget in excess of ₹250 crore. It includes population-based screening for the 18plus population for 10 common conditions –hypertension, diabetes, oral, cervical and breast cancers, TB, leprosy, chronic kidney disease, […]
The Bhalki Conspiracy Subject – History Context – Forgotten tales of the freedom struggle in Karnataka as India celebrates its 75th Independence. Concept – Exactly 10 years after India’s First War of Independence in 1857, the anti-British sentiments echoed in Bhalki, and it was later termed the Bhalki Conspiracy. The associates of Nana Saheb Peshwa II and Tatya Tope, the notable leaders of the revolt, regrouped in Hyderabad and staged attacks against British camps in Secundrabad, Aurangabad, and other places in 1862. Rao Saheb, nephew of Nana Saheb, who led the attacks, was caught and executed. His associate Rama Rao challenged the British by hoisting Bhagwa Dhwaj at Ashti village […]
Daily Practice Sheet 17 August 2021 Daily Prelims Topic Opposition Party Ad valorem tax Oil Bonds The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act 2019 CERT-In World Drug Report The Employees’ State Insurance Corporation Uttar Pradesh Population Bill 2021 WPI Inflation Tajikistan Haiti The Taliban TOP to TOTAL’ Scheme– Mega Food Park Scheme RoDTEP Scheme Gene banks […]