DLI Scheme Subject – Science and Tech Context – India has invited applications from 100 domestic companies, startups and small and medium enterprises to become a part of the design-linked incentive (DLI) scheme Concept – What is the DLI scheme? The DLI scheme aims to provide financial and infrastructural support to companies setting up fabs or semiconductor […]
Nord Stream Pipeline Subject – IR Context – The Nord Stream pipeline is back in the news following the renewed tensions between the West and Russia over Ukraine Concept – Owned by the Russian energy giant, Gazprom, Nord Stream the longest subsea pipeline, is an export gas pipeline which runs under the Baltic […]
Bomb Cyclone Subject – Geography Context – ‘Bomb cyclone’ hits eastern U.S., triggers transport chaos, outages Concept – A bomb cyclone is a large, intense midlatitude storm that has low pressure at its center, weather fronts and an array of associated weather, from blizzards to severe thunderstorms to heavy precipitation. It becomes a bomb when its central pressure decreases very […]
IndEA 2.0 Subject – Science and Tech Context – Govt. moots plan to link digital IDs Concept – The government has invited stakeholder comments on a proposal that seeks to establish ‘Federated Digital Identities’ to optimise the number of digital identities that a citizen needs to have, by linking various consumer identification data […]
Stagflation Subject – Economy Context – Dr Amit Mitra, a seasoned economist-turned-politician and Principal Chief Advisor (Cabinet rank) to the Chief Minister and Finance Department, Government of West Bengal, feels that “there is no readymade formula to tackle stagflation which is policy-induced Concept – It is a seemingly contradictory condition described by slow […]
India – Oman ties Subject – IR Context – India is laying out the red carpet for Oman’s top defence official Mohammed Nasser Al Zaabi, who will be in India from January 30 to February 4 on an official visit. Concept – Why is Oman important from a defence and strategic point of […]
Economic Survey 2021-22 Subject – Economy Context – The Union Finance Ministry is expected to release the single volume Economic Survey for 2021-22 on January 31, 2022. Concept – What is the Economic Survey? The Economic Survey is an annual financial document that reviews the economic development in India over the past financial […]
Daily Prelims Notes 30 January 2022 Table Of Contents Hypoglycaemia Grama One Privileges Committee Externment Orders Parasitic Plant in Nicobar Ultra-Long Period Magnetar Asafoetida Faster Spread of Omicron Russia-Ukraine conflict Awards and Consent Electronic signature Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) Forced Migration 1. Hypoglycaemia Subject – Science and Tech Context – […]
Forced Migration Subject – Economy Context – Forced to Flee: Over 80 Million People Displaced Worldwide Concept – Forced displacement (also forced migration) is an involuntary or coerced movement of a person or people away from their home or home region. The UNHCR defines ‘forced displacement’ as follows: displaced “as a result of […]
Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) Subject – Science and Tech Context – The Rate Of Covid-19 Related Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome In Children Is Skyrocketing Concept – Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) is a condition where different body parts can become inflamed, including the heart, lungs, kidneys, brain, skin, eyes, or gastrointestinal […]