Irrawaddy Dolphin Subject – Environment Context – Irrawaddy dolphin found dead in Chilika Concept – Irrawaddy dolphins fall under Schedule I of the Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 and mentioned in the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Endangered Species. Irrawaddy dolphins (Orcaella brevirostris) are found in coastal […]
Pandemic And Epidemic Intelligence Subject – Science and Tech Context – To prevent outbreaks, WHO sets up hub on pandemic and epidemic intelligence in Berlin Concept – Berlin will be home to a new hub for pandemic and epidemic intelligence, an international initiative to be better prepared for global disease threats. Germany will […]
Crop Rotation Subject – Agriculture Context – Implement crop rotation. This can to a large extent ease Punjab’s agrarian crisis. Concept – Crop rotation is the practice of growing a series of different types of crops in the same area across a sequence of growing seasons. It reduces reliance on one set of […]
Foreign Portfolio Investment Subject – Economy Context – FPIs catch IPO bug, invest ₹36,577 cr via primary route Concept – It consists of securities and other financial assets passively held by foreign investors. It does not provide the investor with direct ownership of financial assets and is relatively liquid depending on the volatility […]
Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) Subject – Science and Tech Context – Proposal to ban VPNs has India Inc worried Concept – The proposal of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs to block virtual private networks (VPNs) in India has left many multinational and Indian companies in a tizzy. Many companies have been […]
Purchasing Manager’s Index (PMI) Subject – Economy Context – August manufacturing PMI shows recovery losing steam. Concept – It is a survey-based measure that asks the respondents about changes in their perception about key business variables as compared with the previous month. The purpose of the PMI is to provide information about current and future business conditions to […]
Ladakh adopts state animal and bird Subject – Environment Context – Ladakh on Wednesday adopted two endangered species, snow leopard and black-necked crane, as the State animal and the State bird, two years after it was carved out as a separate Union Territory (UT) from the erstwhile State of J&K. Concept – Ladakh […]
Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) Subject – Polity Context – Poll body wants ‘stuck’ EVMs to be released. Concept – Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) allow the citizens to vote electronically and ease the job of the Election Commission of India in counting the votes. Working of EVMs EVMs are electronic voting machines which enable […]
Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha Subject – Polity Context – Delhi HC’s poser on LS Deputy Speaker election. Concept – Like the Speaker, the Deputy Speaker is also elected by the Lok Sabha itself from amongst its members. He is elected after the election of the Speaker has taken place. The date of […]
Zapad Exercise Subject – Security Context – 200 Army personnel for Zapad exercise. Concept – It is a multinational Exercise ZAPAD 2021 being held at Nizhniy, Russia from September 3 to 16. ZAPAD 2021 is one of the theatre levels exercises of Russian armed forces and will focus primarily on operations against terrorists. […]