Daily Prelims Notes 1 November 2021 Table Of Contents Infrastructure for Resilient Island States Guru Nanak Dev Art Industry Reducing Its Carbon Footprint Excise Duty Prime polluters Climate Finance Delivery Plan Climate Finance WMO State of the Global Climate 2021 report Plant-based Meat Mauritius – a preferred channel for Foreign Investment Shrinking Informal […]
Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) Subject – Economy Context – Within passive investing, Exchange Traded Funds or ETFs are gaining so smartly so that it’s perfectly possible to build a good, diversified portfolio with just ETFs. Concept – An Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF) is a basket of securities that trade on an exchange, just like […]
Indus River Dolphin Subject – Environment Context – Punjab does a deep dive for Indus dolphins Concept – Scientific Name: Platanista minor. Indus river dolphins are believed to have originated in the ancient Tethys Sea. When the sea dried up approximately 50 million years ago, the dolphins were forced to adapt to its […]
Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act 2003 Subject – Government Schemes Context – Stop tobacco sale to youth, says NCPCR Concept – It is an Act of Parliament of India enacted in 2003 to prohibit advertisement of, and to provide for the regulation of trade and commerce in, and production, supply and distribution of cigarettes and other […]
Project-15B Subject – Defence and Security Context – Navy takes delivery of warship Concept – The first ship of the four Project-15B state-of-the-art stealth guided missile destroyers, Visakhapatnam, being built at the Mazgaon Docks Limited (MDL), was delivered to the Navy. Delayed by three years, the ships will be commissioned very soon. The 163-metre-long warship has a […]
Climate Equity Monitor Subject – Environment Context – Ahead of COP26, Indian site highlights emissions gap Concept – A day ahead of the commencement of the 26th United Nations Conference of Parties (COP) in Glasgow, Scotland, India has officially endorsed a website, made by Indian climate experts, that lists the historical carbon dioxide emissions of developed countries. The database […]
G-20 Summit Subject – IR Context – G-20 Summit adopts Rome Declaration Concept – The G20 or Group of Twenty is an intergovernmental forum comprising 19 countries and the European Union (EU). It works to address major issues related to the global economy, such as international financial stability, climate change mitigation, and sustainable […]
Kisan Rail Subject – Economy Context – Railways red flags Kisan Rail subsidy: exceeded year’s quota in August Concept – The Railways has raised a red flag over the burgeoning operational costs of its Kisan Rail service with the subsidy it gives farmers for transportation of their produce at half-rate already exceeding the […]