Daily Prelims Notes 29 September 2021 Table Of Contents Lockdown Slowed Green Energy Push Ordnance Factory Board dissolution Promotion quotas for the disabled Green Crackers Zojila Tunnel Electronic Gold Receipts (EGRs) Bhagat Singh Anti-defection law for independent legislators The burden of climate change on children born today Punjab’s desertification Human capital Heart failure […]
Elder Line Subject – Governance Context – ‘Elder Line’ rings in hope for senior citizens Concept – India’s first pan-India toll free helpline – 14567 – called ‘Elder Line’ was officially launched by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. It aims to provide information, guidance, emotional support, and in cases of abuse, […]
Sorghum Subject – Agriculture Context – Gene study shows how to get more out of sorghum without affecting natural resources Concept – Genes that can increase the grain size of sorghum, a versatile grain crop used for human consumption, fodder and bioenergy generation, have been discovered, according to a new report. Bigger grain […]
Heart failure due to genetic reasons Subject – Health Context – ‘Indians predisposed to heart failure due to genetic reasons’ Concept – According to experts, Indian men in the age group of 40-45 are more susceptible to heart failure. The World Health Organization says India reported 63 per cent of the total deaths […]
Human capital Subject – Economy Context – At the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, the World Bank released the 2020 report of the Human Capital Index (HCI Concept – The HCI is an attempt to measure investments and improvements required in health, schooling, and nutrition around the world. Human Capital is the productive […]
Punjab’s desertification Subject – Environment Context – Two reports, 2 decades apart, predicted Punjab’s desertification in 25 years Concept – The Punjab Vidhan Sabha committee, constituted to study water table depletion, has recently said that the state will turn into a desert in the next 25 years if the present trend of drawing […]
The burden of climate change on children born today Subject – Environment Context – In a study published in the journal Science, researchers have found that children born today will be hit much harder by extreme climate events than today’s adults. Concept – In a study published in the journal Science, researchers have […]
Anti-defection law for independent legislators Subject – Polity Context – Jignesh Mewani, an independent MLA from Gujarat, has said he has joined the Congress “in spirit” as he could not formally do so, having been elected as an independent. Concept – The Tenth Schedule of the Constitution, popularly known as the anti-defection law, […]
Bhagat Singh Subject – History Context – 28th September id the birth anniversary of Bhagat Singh Concept – To know about Bhagat Singh, please click here.
Electronic Gold Receipts (EGRs) Subject – Economy Context – SEBI clears norms for gold exchanges Concept – The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), approved the framework for a gold exchange as well as for vault managers, facilitating trading in securities tied to the yellow metal. The markets regulator’s approval for the […]