Daily Prelims Notes 26 January 2022 Table Of Contents ‘National Priority’ status Why Republic Day is celebrated? Rights and Duties Padma Awards Chakma-Hajong Burkina Faso A portable non-invasive way to detect oral cancer How FCRA works? Anglo-tribal encounters in colonial India Securities Transaction Tax (STT) Importance of fiscal consolidation Strategic and Non-strategic Sectors […]

    India’s elephant corridors Subject – Environment Context – As instances of human-elephant conflict rise, the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change has embarked on a massive project to identify and secure elephant corridors in the country. Concept – What are Elephant Corridors? Elephant corridors are narrow strips of land that connect two […]

    Gene-edited crops for food security Subject – Environment Context – China to allow gene-edited crops in push for food security Concept – China has published trial rules for the approval of gene-edited plants, paving the way for faster improvements to crops as it seeks to bolster its food security. Gene editing — or […]

    Strategic and Non-strategic Sectors Subject – Economy Context – Panel under NITI CEO to identify CPSEs in non-strategic sector for privatisation, closure Concept – Strategic Sector: Bare minimum presence of the public sector enterprises and remaining to be privatised or merged or subsidiarized with other CPSEs or closed. Following 4 sectors to come […]

    Importance of fiscal consolidation Subject – Economy Concept – What is fiscal deficit? Fiscal deficit is the excess of total disbursements from the consolidated fund of India, excluding repayment of debt, over total receipts into the fund (excluding debt receipts) during a financial year. Simply put, it is the amount the government spent […]

    Securities Transaction Tax (STT) Subject – Economy Context – STT collections already 57% higher than Budget Estimate for full FY22 Concept – To know about Securities Transaction Tax (STT), please refer September 2021 DPN.

    Anglo-tribal encounters in colonial India Subject – History Context – This year, Gujarat’s tableau will be special as it will commemorate a massacre of Bhil tribespeople in 1922 at the hands of British troops. Concept – This year, Gujarat’s tableau will be special as it will commemorate a massacre of Bhil tribespeople in […]

    How FCRA works? Subject – Governance Context – The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked 6,000-odd NGOs to go back to the government for redressal of their grievances on non-renewal of their Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) registration Concept – The FCRA was enacted during the Emergency in 1976 in an atmosphere of apprehension […]