Daily Prelims Notes 8 October 2021 Table Of Contents Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav Series Baltic Exchange Capital-to-Risk (Weighted) Assets Ratio (CRAR) Highest Loss In Terrestrial Water Storage India’s ambitious ethanol plan Brasilia Declaration on Road Safety Spike In Crude Prices Study finds high level of pharma contaminants in Cauvery Indian Space Association (ISpA) […]
Rashtriya Indian Military College (RIMC) Subject – Governance Context – Girls can take RIMC test in Dec. Concept – The Rashtriya Indian Military College (RIMC) is a military school situated in Doon Valley, Dehradun in India. The RIMC is a feeder institution for the National Defence Academy, Indian Naval Academy and subsequently the […]
Ajeya Warrior Subject – Defence and Security Context – Indian forces to carry out exercise with U.K. Concept – It is a India-UK joint military exercise. The exercise is conducted alternatively in the United Kingdom and India. Other joint exercises between India and UK: Navy: Konkan Air Force: Indradhanush.
People’s Plan Campaign Subject – Polity Context – The Panchayati Raj, first adopted by Nagaur in Rajasthan on October 2, 1959, has expanded vastly. There are now 2,60,512 Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) represented by about 31 lakh elected members across India. Concept – It is also known as “Sabki Yojana Sabka Vikas”. It […]
SC120-LOX Subject – Defence and Security Context – HAL delivers heaviest propellent tank to ISRO Concept – The heaviest semi-cryogenic propellant tank (SC120¬ LOX) ever fabricated by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has been delivered to the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). The semi cryo-liquid oxygen (LOX) tank — the first developmental welded hardware — is a part of […]
Genetic Proof for Domestication of Sheep Subject – History Context – Study finds evidence that Indian subcontinent was one of domestication centres of Sheep. Concept – Researchers at the Central University of Kerala (CUK) have found that domestication of sheep had taken place in the Indian subcontinent, especially in Indus Valley civilisation regions […]
Nobel Prize in Literature 2021 Subject – Science and Tech Context – Abdulrazak Gurnah, 72, who was born in Zanzibar and now lives in the UK, became the fifth African writer to win the Nobel Prize for Literature. Concept – Abdulrazak Gurnah, 72, who was born in Zanzibar and now lives in the […]