Good Governance Day 2021 Subject – Governance Context – Good governance is celebrated annually on 25 December, the anniversary of the birth of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Concept – Good governance is observed annually on December 25. The day aims to let the citizens, the students, who are the future of […]
Soya Cultivation Subject – Agriculture Context – The Centre brought soyameal under the ambit of the Essential Commodities Act Concept – The Centre brought soyameal — a key raw material to manufacture compound feed — under the ambit of the Essential Commodities Act and imposed stock limits on processors and traders with a […]
Code of Conduct for Crypto Ads Subject – Science and Tech Context – Code of conduct coming soon for crypto ads Concept – Cryptocurrency industry body Blockchain and Crypto Assets Council (BACC) will soon come out with guidelines for advertising as part of a move towards a setting a code of conduct for […]
Omicron’s Variant Origin Subject – Science and Tech Context – • The latest of the five variants of concern (VOC), omicron, is far more transmissible than its predecessor delta Concept – The SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), is a ribonucleic acid (RNA) virus. It is characteristic of it to […]
Vijayanagar era temple at Lepakshi Andhra Pradesh Subject – Art and Culture Concept – Built in the 16th century, the golden age of the Vijayanagar Empire, the Lepakshi temple in Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh boasts impressive sculptures and exquisite murals portraying stylised versions of scenes from Hindu lore on its ceilings. Vijayanagar […]
Pulicat Lake Subject – Environment Context – Lime shell mining activities carried out in and around Pulicat Lake are destroying the wetland’s mudflat habitats. Concept – Pulicat Lake is a unique waterbody that is situated along the east coast of India and sprawls across Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. It lies majorly in […]
Daily Prelims Notes 24 December 2021 Table Of Contents Ganga River Unified License Agreement ESG Funds GSTR-3B vs GSTR-1 Visva-Bharati University Karnataka Right to Freedom of Religion Bill 2021 Lantana Indian Council of cultural relations (ICCR) Shakti Criminal Laws (Maharashtra Amendment) Bill 1. Ganga River Subject – Geography Context – Days […]
Shakti Criminal Laws (Maharashtra Amendment) Bill Subject – Governance Context – Maharashtra clears Bill with stricter punishment for crimes against women Concept – Maharashtra became the second state in India after Andhra Pradesh to approve death penalty for heinous offences of rapes and gang rapes. The Bill aims to curb crime against women […]
Indian Council of cultural relations (ICCR) Subject – Art and Culture Context – The Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) has requested Minister for Civil Aviation to make it mandatory for the country’s airlines and airports to play Indian music Concept – The Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) was founded in 1950 by […]
Lantana Subject – Environment Context – Plans afoot to uproot lantana from BRT reserve, Bandipur Concept – It is a genus of about 150 species of perennial flowering plants in the verbena family, Verbenaceae. They are native to tropical regions of the Americas and Africa but exist as an introduced species in numerous […]