Daily Prelims Notes 19 November 2021 Table Of Contents Shale Oil Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act 2016 (RERA) Digital lending Thermal Coal vs Coking coal Properties of Lithium Biobased economy Assam notified Raimona and Dihing Patkai National park Ammonia The 1999 Gothenburg Protocol to Abate Acidification Eutrophication and Ground-level Ozone No consensus […]
Russian Hypersonic cruise missile Subject – Science and Tech Context – Russia tests hypersonic cruise missile Concept – Russia has carried out another successful test of its Zircon hypersonic cruise missile, one the latest additions to the country’s arsenal of weapons called “invincible” by President Vladimir Putin. Hypersonics can travel more than five times the […]
ASEAN Subject – IR Context – ASEAN objects as China wants Myanmar junta to join summit Concept – It is a regional grouping that promotes economic, political, and security cooperation. It was established on 8th August 1967 in Bangkok, Thailand with the signing of the ASEAN Declaration (Bangkok Declaration) by the founding fathers of ASEAN, namely Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and […]
Procedural Justice vs Substantive Justice Subject – Polity Context – four civilians were killed in Srinagar’s Hyderpora Concept – Procedural justice Procedural justice is the idea of fairness in the processes that resolve disputes and allocate resources Substantive justice A clear definition for substantive justice is that it is a just behavior or […]
Magnitsky Act Subject – IR Context – Christian Michel, an alleged middleman in the ₹3,600 crore VVIP chopper scandal seeks sanctions against India. Concept – The Magnitsky Act, formally known as the Russia and Moldova Jackson–Vanik Repeal and Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012, is a bipartisan bill passed by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Barack Obama in […]
No consensus on limiting the Speaker’s powers Subject – Polity Context – The All-India Presiding Officers’ Conference (AIPOC) ended here on Thursday with the delegates failing to reach a consensus on whether the Speaker’s powers under the anti-defection law should be limited Concept – P. Joshi committee was formed in 2019 to examine […]
The 1999 Gothenburg Protocol to Abate Acidification Eutrophication and Ground-level Ozone Subject – Environment Context – Rising ammonia levels in West Africa linked to biomass burning Concept – The Protocol sets national emission ceilings for 2010 up to 2020 for four pollutants: sulphur (SO2), nitrogen oxides (NOx), volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and ammonia […]
Ammonia Subject – Environment Context – Rising ammonia levels in West Africa linked to biomass burning Concept – Its chemical formula is NH3. It is a colourless gas and is used as an industrial chemical in the production of fertilisers, plastics, synthetic fibres, dyes and other products. More than 80 per cent of […]
Assam notified Raimona and Dihing Patkai National Park Subject – Environment Context – Assam has become the second state in the country to have the highest number of National Parks after Madhya Pradesh. Raimona and Dihing Patkai National Parks have been formally notified, adding to Assam’s total tally of seven National Parks. The […]
Biobased economy Subject – Economy Context – Renewable wood-based products can help combat climate change: FAO Concept – Biobased economy, bioeconomy or biotechonomy refers to economic activity involving the use of biotechnology and biomass in the production of goods, services, or energy. The terms bioeconomy (BE) and bio-based economy (BBE) are sometimes used […]