Daily Prelims Notes 27 August 2021 Table Of Contents Hawaii’s Kilauea Volcano Blue Dot Network Covid-19 become endemic in India E-Waste management in India Organic Farming Hydel Projects in Uttarakhand PM – CARES Unique Identification Authority of India Hemavati River Bandipur Tiger Reserve National Institute of Disaster Management First-Past-the-Post System Action Plan for […]
Conviction of MPs and MLAs Subject – Polity Context – The Supreme Court has decided to hear “at length” a plea that convicted parliamentarians and State legislators, former and sitting, should be disqualified and banned for life from contesting elections to Parliament or Assemblies. Concept – The RPA, 1951 lays down certain rules […]
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Subject – Governance Context – Businesses need not restrict their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) expenditure to local projects and must balance local area preferences specified in the law with ‘national priorities’, the Corporate Affairs Ministry said. Concept – The term “Corporate Social Responsibility” in general can be referred to […]
Emergency Credit Linked Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) Subject – Economy Context – ‘Strong buffers will help, as banks tackle asset risks’. ECLGS helped with liquidity: Moody’s Concept – The scheme was launched as part of the Aatmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan package announced in May 2020 to mitigate the distress caused by coronavirus-induced lockdown, by providing […]
RBI’s Resolution Framework 2.0 Subject – Economy Context – Few takers seen for debt recast 2.0 as demand recovers: Crisil Concept – This Framework is to relieve stress faced by most vulnerable categories of borrowers – namely individuals, borrowers and MSMEs. Individuals, borrowers and MSMEs who have not availed any restructuring will be eligible to be considered under Resolution Framework 2.0. For individuals and small […]
Universal Postal Union Subject – IR Context – UN bans British stamps in Chagos Island. Concept – A specialized agency of United Nations that coordinates postal policies among member nations, in addition to worldwide postal system. Established in 1874 and is second oldest international organization worldwide after International Telecommunication Union (ITU) which was […]