Daily Practice Sheet 18 February 2022 Daily Prelims Topics INDIAN NEUTRINO OBSERVATORY MINSK II CEASEFIRE AGREEMENT OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA ISRO’S LAUNCH VEHICLES FALKLAND ISLANDS ALUMINIUM- THE GREEN METAL UPI GREEN HYDROGEN INDIA-UAE TRADE PACT REFUGEE CONVENTION BRINJAL INDIA’S First WATER TAXI SERVICE INDIA STATE OF FOREST REPORT 2021 Daily Facts R & […]
Daily Prelims Notes 18 February 2022 Table Of Contents INDIAN NEUTRINO OBSERVATORY MINSK II CEASEFIRE AGREEMENT OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA ISRO’S LAUNCH VEHICLES FALKLAND ISLANDS ALUMINIUM- THE GREEN METAL UPI GREEN HYDROGEN INDIA-UAE TRADE PACT REFUGEE CONVENTION BRINJAL INDIA’S First WATER TAXI SERVICE INDIA STATE OF FOREST REPORT 2021 1. INDIAN NEUTRINO OBSERVATORY […]
INDIA STATE OF FOREST REPORT 2021 TOPIC: Environment Context- The National Remote Sensing Agency, Hyderabad, prepared a report on India’s forest cover using satellite imagery which led to India State of forest Report Since 1987 Concept- Some four decades ago, in the mid-1980s, the National Remote Sensing Agency, Hyderabad, prepared a report on […]
India’s first water taxi service TOPIC: Economy Context- India’s first water taxi service was inaugurated in Maharashtra connecting the Navi Mumbai area to mainland Mumbai. Concept- What’s a water taxi? A water taxi is used to provide public or private transport, usually, but not always, in an urban environment. The earliest water taxi […]
Bt. BRINJAL TOPIC: Science & Tech Context- Maharashtra farmers, under the aegis of ShetkariSanghatana, launched a drive on Thursday to cultivate Bt brinjal from Ahmednagar district despite the genetically modified variety not being approved for commercial cultivation. Concept- To date, the Centre has approved only GM cotton for commercial cultivation in India. Under […]
REFUGEE CONVENTION TOPIC: Polity Context- Model laws on asylum and refugees that were drafted by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) decades ago but not implemented by the government need to be revised.- says NHRC member. Concept- India & UN convention: India has welcomed refugees in the past, and on date, nearly 300,000 […]
INDIA-UAE TRADE PACT TOPIC: IR Context- THE Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) with the United Arab Emirates (UAE), likely to be signed on Friday. Concept- India-UAE trade relations: The United Arab Emirates is India’s third largest trading partner after China and USA, and second largest export destination after USA as per Economic Survey […]