Topics 1: Freedom of Press and Media Trial Context: Increasing cases of medial trial Topic 2: Climate change is the greatest threat to our existence Context: COP 26
Daily Prelims Notes 31 October 2021 Table Of Contents Cities and climate change National Unity Day- 31 October Temple Entry Movement India-Bangladesh Border Constitutional Safeguards for Schedule Tribes Trans-Arunachal Highway The Medical Termination of Pregnancy Amendment Rules 2021 Fisher Friend Mobile Application Bridgmanite The Joro Spider Integrated Farming with Inter-Cropping 1. […]
Integrated Farming with Inter-Cropping Subject – Agriculture Context – Indian farming practices: Learning from elsewhere in the world Concept – Integrated farming with intercropping increases food production while reducing environmental footprint. A work found that (1) “relay planting” enhances yield, (2) within-field rotation or “strip rotation”, allowing strips for planting other plants (such […]
The Joro Spider Subject – Environment Context – Asian spider seen in Georgia Concept – The Joro spider, (Trichonephilaclavata) is common in Japan, China, Korea and Taiwan, Joro females have colourful yellow, blue and red markings on their bodies. It’s not clear exactly how and when the first Joro spider arrived in the U.S. or why […]
Bridgmanite Subject – Geography Context – Scientists find a mineral seen in the depths ofthe Earth in a meteorite Concept – The key findings of a study led by IIT Kharagpur researchers could help us understand the formation and evolution of the Earth. They have studied a meteorite that fell near the town […]
Fisher Friend Mobile Application Subject – Environment Context –App to give no-fishing zone alerts Concept – With the mass nesting season of the endangered Olive Ridley sea turtles approaching, the Odisha Government, in collaboration with the M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF), has come up with a customised mobile application to alert fishermen to no-fishing zones in the Bay […]
The Medical Termination of Pregnancy Amendment Rules 2021 Subject – Governance Context – Abortion rules to aid minors Concept – The Medical Termination of Pregnancy Amendment Rules, 2021, define new categories of vulnerable women who are allowed termination up to 24 weeks upon meeting certain conditions and with the permission of two doctors. These include minors, survivors […]
Trans-Arunachal Highway Subject – Geography Context – ‘Chinese buildup in RALP a matter of concern’ Concept – It is an under-construction 2-lane more than 2,407 km (1,496 mi) long highwayin Arunachal Pradesh state in India. It runs from LAC in Tawang in northwest to Kanubari in southeast at tri-junction of Assam-Nagaland-Arunachal Pradesh. It […]