International Day of Climate Action Subject – Environment Context – International Day of Climate Action: All talk, no show on Paris Agreement targets Concept – The world economy is estimated to shrink by 6 per cent in 2020. This is happening when the world is witnessing some of its worst storms, heat waves, […]
First Information Report (FIR) Subject – Governance Context – India’s central and state governments have long misused a variety of laws to cow opponents and silence critics. Concept – First Information Report (FIR) is a written document prepared by the police when they receive information about the commission of a cognizable offence. It […]
Crime in India report released by the National Crime Records Bureau Subject – Governance Context – Cases of environment offences rose in 2020, but there’s a catch Concept – The Crime in India report released by the National Crime Records Bureau for 2020 indicates that the number of cases registered for environment-related offences […]
Lamkhaga Pass Subject – Geography Context – Lamkhaga Pass: Five Out Of 17 Missing Trekkers Found Dead, 2 Rescued by IAF & NDRF Concept – The Lamkhaga Pass (5,282 m / 17,320 ft) is one of the toughest pass which connects Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh with Harshil in Uttrakhand. The Lamkhaga Pass […]
Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment Subject – Governance Context – Avoid jail for drug users, seizure of small amounts: Social justice ministry Concept – The mandate of the Ministry is empowerment of the socially, educationally and economically marginalised sections of the society including Scheduled Castes, other Backward Class, Senior Citizens, Victims of […]
Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs 1961 Subject – Governance Context – Aryan Khan drug case Concept – This Convention aims to combat drug abuse by coordinated international action. There are two forms of intervention and control that work together. First, it seeks to limit the possession, use, trade in, distribution, import, export, manufacture […]
Ecological Footprint Subject – Environment Context – Environmental disaster has struck Kerala once again. Concept – The ecological footprint is a method promoted by the Global Footprint Network to measure human demand on natural capital, i.e. the quantity of nature it takes to support people or an economy. It tracks this demand through […]
Anthropocene Subject – History Context – Living in the Anthropocene, we need to guard against any further damage to the natural world. Concept – The Anthropocene Epoch is an unofficial unit of geologic time, used to describe the most recent period in Earth’s history when human activity started to have a significant impact […]
Daily Practice Sheet 24 October 2021 Daily Prelims Topic Social justice ministry Constitutional provision related prevention drug abuse Meliodosis DGP’s Annual Conference Barak Valley Prakritik Kheti Khushhal Yojana (PK3Y) Tsugaru Strait Map Hybrid Immunity Insulin Herd Mentality in Jurassic Dinosaur Conscious Possession of Drugs Cases of environment offences rose in 2020, but […]