Sunset clause of the Essential Defence Services Bill 2021 Subject: Polity Context: The Essential Defence Services Bill, 2021, passed in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday does not come into effect unless it is invoked and is in place for only one year, a defence official said. The Defence Services Bill will lapse after a […]
Nano Urea Subject: Science and Technology Context: Harish Hirani, director of Indian Council of Scientific and Industrial Research’s Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute (CSIR-CMERI), Durgapur, recently inaugurated a “naturally ventilated polyhouse facility” and laid the foundation stone of “retractable roof polyhouse” its Ludhiana centre. Concept: Nano Urea (Liquid) is a source of nitrogen which […]
Island of Agalega Subject: Mapping Context: Mauritius has denied a report that it has allowed India to build a military base on the remote island of Agalega, with a government official telling AFP that no such agreement exists between the two nations Concept: The small, remote Mauritian island of North Agalega, located in the […]
Anti-dumping duty Subject: Economy Context: The Directorate General of Trade Remedies has recommended that the existing antidumping duties on import of ceramic tableware and kitchenware (excluding knives and toilet items) from China should be extended to imports of similar items from Malaysia as well as it has established that Chinese items are being […]
Long Term Repo Operation (LTRO) Subject: Economy Context: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is understood to have broached the possibility of conducting Long Term Variable Rate Reverse Repo (LTRR) auctions with banks in the run-up to the normalisation of its ultra-accommodative policy Concept: Open market operations: Open Market Operations (OMOs) are market […]
Major and Minor Ports Subject: Geography Context: Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ) is weighing the acquisition of Karaikal and Gopalpur ports About APSEZ: Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Limited is India’s largest private multi-port operator. APSEZ represents a large network of ports with India’s largest SEZ at Mundra. Major Ports […]
Circular Economy Subject: Environment Context: After the pandemic, we need to shift towards a circular economy in which waste and pollution are removed from the system. Concepts: What is a circular economy? It is an economic system aimed at eliminating waste; and the continual use of resources. It includes 3 R’s (Reduce, Reuse […]
Biologics & Biosimilar drugs Subject: Science and Technology Context: Aurobindo Pharma is working on commercialising a multitope peptide-based Covid vaccine, in collaboration with US-based company Vaxxinty Concept: Biologics When you think of drugs you often think of chemical compounds like aspirin, a pill that you can pick up from your local pharmacy or […]
Daily Prelims Notes 5 August 2021 Table Of Contents Sabarmati Ashram Current account CERT-In observed more than 6.07 lakh cyber security incidents 50% of funds allotted for ongoing MPLADS projects lapses. Right to strike Rare Diseases crowd-funding The Samagra Shiksha scheme IAC-1 Extreme weather events will become more frequent and more intense- IMD […]