DigiLocker Subject – Governance Context – TN directs Departments to adopt DigiLocker Concept – DigiLocker, a flagship initiative of the Union Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) under the Digital India Programme, is a platform to access the documents and certificates issued by an authority and digitally verify the same, thus eliminating […]
Protein-based Vaccines Subject – Science and Tech Context – Indonesia’s recent approval for emergency use of the first protein-based vaccine developed by Novavax is welcome news Concept – Unlike the never-used-before platforms of the mRNA and viral vector vaccines, recombinant protein-based technology is time-tested and widely used for many viral diseases. Protein-based vaccines, […]
Perform Achieve and Trade (PAT) Scheme Subject – Government Schemes Context – A key scheme introduced in 2008 by the Indian government to improve energy efficiency in Indian industries and consequently reduce greenhouse gas emissions is not effective, according to a recent report by New Delhi-based non-profit Centre for Science and Environment (CSE). […]
Deucha Pachami coal block Subject – Geography Context – With India’s largest coal mining project slated to come up in West Bengal, approximately 21,000 people will need to be relocated and rehabilitated. Concept – Deucha Panchami coal mine or Deaucha Panchami coal block is a coal mine situated in Deucha and Panchamati area […]
Persistent inflation will hurt growth Subject – Economy Context – GDP growth for the second quarter of the current fiscal has come in at 8.4 per cent, up from a contraction of 7.4 per cent in Q2 of 2020. Concept – The inflation rate, officially measured as headline Consumer Price Index – Combined, […]
Pradhan Mantri Gramin Digital Saksharta Abhiyan (PMGDISHA) Subject – Government Schemes Context – Digital literacy index in T.N. already high: Union Minister Concept – The Pradhan Mantri Gramin Digital Saksharta Abhiyan (PMGDISHA) being initiated under Digital India Programme would cover 6 crore households in rural areas to make them digitally literate. The scheme […]
Daily Prelims Notes 2 December 2021 Table Of Contents Petrol diesel under GST purview Mapping of Fungal Networks ‘Continued Habitation’ Around Lost Saraswati River James Webb Space Telescope Changing monsoon patterns over 30 years Green Yodha program Public Safety and Public Emergency Definition World Inequality Report Debt Sustainability of States CBI and Consent […]
World Migration Report 2022 Context: More people are being displaced by disasters — caused by the changing climate — than conflicts, reversing a historical trend The report is published every year by International Organization for Migration (IOM) of the UN. 7 million New displacements were triggered by disasters in 145 countries and territories. Most of […]
Lightening deaths Context: Lightning strikes killed 2,862 Indians in 2020. Concept: What is Lightening: July, DPN