Daily Prelims Notes 20 November 2021 Table Of Contents No cyclones in October and November National Digital Drugs Databank Japan Unveils Stimulus Package IMF urges China to tackle financial risks The process for repealing a law Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal Uniform Civil Code […]
Amazon Rain forests Subject – Environment Context – Amazon deforestation surges to worst in 15 years Concept – To know more about Amazon Rain Forests, please refer July 2021 DPN.
Uniform Civil Code Subject – Polity Context – HC presses Centre on Uniform Civil Code Concept – The Uniform Civil Code (UCC) calls for the formulation of one law for India, which would be applicable to all religious communities in matters such as marriage, divorce, inheritance, adoption. The code comes under Article 44 of the Constitution, which lays […]
Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal Subject – Environment Context – Ahmedabad: Vessel containing ‘hazardous substances’ intercepted, brought to Mundra Port Concept – The Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal first came into force in 1992. The […]
The process for repealing a law Subject – Polity Context – Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Friday that the three contentious farm laws passed last year would be repealed. Concept – What does it mean for a law to be repealed? Repealing a law is one of the ways to nullify a […]
IMF urges China to tackle financial risks Subject – Economy Context – IMF urges China to tackle financial risks in ‘clear and coordinated’ fashion Concept – China must address financial risks in a “clear and coordinated fashion” and temporarily shift its fiscal policy to a neutral stance from this year’s contractionary approach, International […]
Japan Unveils Stimulus Package Subject – IR Context – Japan PM Kishida unveils $490bn stimulus package Concept – Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has unveiled a record-breaking stimulus package worth approximately 56 trillion Japanese yen ($490bn). The government will compile an extra budget by the end of this year to fund the stimulus […]
National Digital Drugs Databank Subject – Economy Context – National digital drugs databank will help address ‘information asymmetry’ in pharma space: CCI study Concept – A national digital drugs databank will help in addressing “information asymmetry” as well as provide key inputs in mapping the regulatory needs of different states, according to a […]
No cyclones in October and November Subject – Geography Context – As many as seven low-pressure areas (LPA) have formed in the North Indian Ocean region since October 1, 2021 — but none of them have intensified into a cyclone. Concept – October and November constitute the peak cyclone season for India, according […]