Daily Prelims Notes 21 January 2022 Table Of Contents Global treaty to cut plastic production needed Supreme Court upholds 27% OBC quota in NEET Brent at 7-year high Employees Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) Variable Rate Repo auction under LAF IAS officers and central posting Agriculture Export Policy Environmental Impact Assessments Space Debris OBC […]
OBC reservation in local bodies Subject – Polity Context – No 27% OBC quota in local body elections without triple test: SC Concept – Apex court’s latest order in Rahul Ramesh Wagh v. State of Maharashtra &Ors. makes it mandatory that the principles laid down by the Supreme Court for providing reservation to […]
Space Debris Subject – Science and Tech Context – ‘China satellite in close encounter with Russian debris’ Concept – Space junk is any piece of machinery or debris left by humans in space—principally in Earth orbit. These include dead satellites, fragments of rocket bodies and spacecraft etc. Currently, an estimated 20,000 objects—including satellites […]
Environmental Impact Assessments Subject – Environment Context – Centre to rank states on faster green nods, fewer details sought Concept – EIA is the management tool for identifying environmental, social and economic impacts of a project before decision-making. Thus, it seeks to ensure optimal use of natural resources within the context of sustainable development. […]
Agriculture Export Policy Subject – Agriculture Context – Farm exports to touch a record $50 b in FY22: Govt Concept – The Agriculture Export Policy is framed with a focus on agriculture export-oriented production, export promotion, better farmer realization and synchronization within policies and programmes of Government of India. Vision: Harness export potential […]