Daily Prelims Notes 26 September 2021 Table Of Contents Unites Nations Cyclone landfall LaNina and Indian Monsoon Co-operatives National Crisis Management Committee (NCMC) Periyar River Registration of Political Party National Mission on Cultural Mapping mRNA Vaccines   1. Unites Nations Subject – IR Context – India is the mother of all democracies, PM […]

    mRNA Vaccines Subject – Science and Tech Context – While many low- and middle-income countries have received by far insufficient supply of vital COVID-19 vaccines so far, vaccine inequity has been most striking in Africa. Moderna said it will not enforce patents related to its vaccine during the pandemic, but it is yet […]

    National Mission on Cultural Mapping Subject – Art and Culture Context – Cultural mapping of 75 villages soon Concept – National Mission on Cultural Mapping (NMCM) has been set up by the Ministry of Culture in 2017. Mission will compile data of artists, art forms & geo location with inputs from Central Ministries, […]

    Registration of Political Party Subject – Polity Context – EC mulls deregistering inactive political parties Concept – How does a political party get set up? The law (The Representation of the People Act 1951 Section 29A) sets down certain conditions for a political party to form and get registered by the Election Commission […]

    Periyar River Subject – Geography Context – Kayaking, stand­up paddling on Periyar river on Sunday Concept – Periyar is the longest river and the river with the largest discharge potential in the Indian state of Kerala. It is one of the few perennial rivers in the region and provides drinking water for several major towns. It generates a significant […]

    National Crisis Management Committee (NCMC) Subject – Disaster Management Context – The India Meteorological Department informed the National Crisis Management Committee that the cyclone Gulab was likely to hit Srikakulam, Vizianagaram and Visakhapatnam districts of Andhra Pradesh, and Ganjam and Gajapati districts of Odisha. Concept – To know about NCMC, please click here.

    Co-operatives Subject – Polity Context – Cooperative Society Act will be amended soon, says Amit Shah Concept – According to the International Labour Organisation (ILO), a cooperative is an autonomous association of persons united voluntarily to meet their common economic, social and cultural needs and aspirations through a jointly owned and democratically controlled […]

    LaNina and Indian Monsoon Context: The possible emergence of a weak La Nina phenomenon in the equatorial Pacific Ocean in the coming months may be a possible reason behind the late September rainfall and the delayed withdrawal of the monsoon. La Nina is the cooling phase of the El Nino Southern Oscillation phenomenon […]

    Cyclone landfall Subject – Geography Context: According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD) Cyclone Gulab, the first cyclone post-monsoon, formed in the Bay of Bengal on the evening of September 25, 2021. It may make landfall along the south Odisha and northern Andhra Pradesh coasts by tomorrow evening. Concept – What is landfall? A […]