Daily Prelims Notes 14 October 2021 Table Of Contents World Meteorological Congress Series A, B, C Funding EC to derecognise 5 agencies certifying organic exports from India Strategic Disinvestment Centre scraps import duty on crude edible oils G-Secs to floating rate bonds India’s coal crisis Kunming Declaration on biodiversity conservation Flower Scorpionfish Microplastics […]
Sainik Schools Subject – Governance Context – ‘100 new Sainik Schools will admit students from 2022-23’ Concept – The 100 new Sainik Schools to be set up under public-private partnership will function in an exclusive vertical, distinct from the existing schools under the Defence Ministry, and admissions are targeted for the academic year […]
India’s Darjeeling tea Subject – Geography Context – Duplicates from Nepal add to India’s Darjeeling tea worries Concept – After years of countering cheaper teas imported from Kenya and Sri Lanka, the beverage industry in India has a new worry — duplicate Darjeeling tea brought in from Nepal. The Tea Association of India (TAI) has raised the red flag on […]
Border Security Force (BSF) Subject – Defence and Security Context – Punjab unhappy after Centre enhances powers of BSF Concept – The Union Home Ministry has enhanced the powers of the Border Security Force (BSF) to “arrest, search and seize” within 50 km from the international boundary in Assam, West Bengal and Punjab. Such operational powers to the BSF, […]
Smartphones are killing the planet Subject – Environment Context – smartphones have a highly detrimental impact on the physical and social well-being of the planet. Concept – Smartphones are typically discarded after an average of two years despite being operational. A McMaster University study found that 85-95 per cent of carbon emissions during […]
Microplastics Subject – Environment Context – microplastics end up in babies’ poop Concept – When plastic bags or bottles are discarded, they degrade into small pieces that can creep into every part of nature, even human tissues. Microplastics have also been found in places like the Arctic and deepest parts of the oceans. […]
Flower Scorpionfish Subject – Environment Context – Fish species found only in the Pacific, discovered in the Bay of Bengal Concept – A unique, lesser-known fish species that was till now thought to be found only in the Pacific Ocean has been found in the Indian Ocean too. Hoplosebastes Armatus, also known as […]
Kunming Declaration on biodiversity conservation Subject – Environment Context – Over 100 countries sign Kunming Declaration on biodiversity conservation Concept – The Kunming Declaration was adopted by over 100 countries October 13, 2021 at the first part of the ongoing virtual 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations […]
India’s coal crisis Subject – Economy Context – The Prime Minister’s Office reviewed the coal stock situation in India’s thermal power plants in a meeting with senior officials of the coal and power ministries. Concept – India’s thermal power plants currently have an average of four days worth of coal stock against a […]
G-Secs to floating rate bonds Subject – Economy Context – Govt announces switching two G-Secs to six floating rate bonds Concept – The government announced the conversion or switch of two government securities (G-Secs), both maturing in 2022 and aggregating ₹36,000 crores (face value) into six floating rate bonds (FRBs) maturing between 2028 […]