Hint: Transparency as the cornerstone of democracy and good governance is focus of any democratic country. Here, you have to discuss transparency regime of India (laws, Constitutional provisions, role of civil society etc) and then argue for and against if culture of secrecy exists in India. Introduction (I): Introduce with the significance of […]
Daily Prelims Notes 5 January 2022 Table Of Contents Government securities (G-Secs) United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Blizzard New Covidvariant ‘IHU’ India to surpass China as 3rd largest user of Ethanol Green Hydrogen 5 Sikh takhts Residual Pandemic Trash into a Volcano Saint Kuriakose Elias Chavara Multi Agency Centre (MAC) […]
Mud Crab Reovirus (MCRV) Subject – Science and Tech Context – ‘Reovirus’ hits mud crab cultivation in A.P. Concept – Mud Crab Reovirus (MCRV) has been found to be the reason for the mass mortality of crabs (Scylla serrate) in Andhra Pradesh. MCRV, also known as the “sleeping disease”, has taken a toll […]
Multi Agency Centre (MAC) Subject – Defence and Security Context – States told to share Intel on common grid Concept – Multi Agency Centre (MAC) is a common counter-terrorism grid under the Intelligence Bureau that was made operational in 2001 following the Kargil War. As many as 28 organisations, including the Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW), armed forces and […]
Saint Kuriakose Elias Chavara Subject – Art and Culture Context – 150th death anniversary of Saint Kuriakose Elias Chavara, which was commemorated on January 3 Concept – Saint Chavara was a social reformer, an educationist, a social entrepreneur, and a prolific poet. He deserves a place in the pantheon of socio-religious reformers that […]
Trash into a Volcano Subject – Geography Context – Why can’t we throw all our trash into a volcano and burn it up? – Georgine T. Concept – It’s true that lava is hot enough to burn up some of our trash. When Kilauea erupted on the Big island of Hawaii in 2018, […]
Residual Pandemic Subject – Science and Tech Context – There is a huge number of people who have defeated COVID-19, but continue to suffer its debilitating long-term effects Concept – Two years after the outbreak of the disease, the world has started grappling with a parallel pandemic. Millions who have recovered from COVID-19 […]