Daily Prelims Notes 3 December 2021 Table Of Contents Pradhan Mantri Gramin Digital Saksharta Abhiyan (PMGDISHA) Persistent inflation will hurt growth Deucha Pachami coal block Perform Achieve and Trade (PAT) Scheme Protein-based Vaccines DigiLocker Exemplar School Initiative Integrated Scheme for School Education (Samagra Shiksha) The Dam Safety Bill 2019 White Revolution Paika Rebellion […]
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Subject – IR Context – The Government on Thursday took strong exception to the UN Human Rights agency’s criticism of the arrest of Kashmiri activist Khurram Parvez, accusing the Geneva-based Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights (OHCHR) of “bias” for […]
Smart Cities Mission (SCM) Subject – Governance Context – The deadline for completing projects under the Smart Cities Mission (SCM) was extended for all 100 participating cities to June 2023 due to the delays caused by COVID¬19 and based on a NITI Aayog recommendation in August, according to Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry […]
Paika Rebellion Subject – History Context – The 1817 Paika rebellion of Odisha could not be called the first war of Independence, but considering it as a beginning of a popular uprising against the British, it would be included as a case study in the Class 8 National Council of Educational Research and […]
White Revolution Subject – Agriculture Context – November 26, 2021 was celebrated in Anand, Gujarat as the 100th birth anniversary of Verghese Kurien, the leader of India’s ‘white revolution’, which increased the incomes and the wealth of millions of cattle-owning small farmers in India, many of them women. Concept – Operation Flood, launched on 13 January 1970, was the world’s largest dairy development program and a landmark project of India’s National Dairy Development Board (NDDB). In July 1970 with technical assistance from the United Nations Development […]
The Dam Safety Bill 2019 Subject – Geography Context – Rajya Sabha passes Dam Safety Bill after four-hour discussion Concept – The Bill provides for the surveillance, inspection, operation, and maintenance of all specified dams across the country. These are dams with height more than 15 metres, or height between 10 metres to 15 metres with certain design and structural […]
Integrated Scheme for School Education (Samagra Shiksha) Subject – Governance Context – ADB approves $500-million loan to improve quality of school education Concept – It is an integrated scheme for school education covering the entire gamut from pre-school to class XII. It aims to deliver inclusive, equitable, and affordable school education. It subsumes […]
Exemplar School Initiative Subject – Governance Context – ADB approves $500-million loan to improve quality of school education Concept – In a significant announcement for strengthening School Education as envisioned under National Education Policy 2020, Union Budget 2021-22 announced that more than 15,000 schools will be qualitatively strengthened to include all components of […]