Daily Prelims Notes 9 February 2022 Table Of Contents ARAVALLI BIODIVERSITY PARK-OECM SITE AGRICULTURE ORIENTATION INDEX MUMBAI’S POLLUTION Everest’s highest glacier to disappear in middle of this century RIGHTS & DUTIES PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEES OCI (OVERSEAS CITIZEN OF INDIA) FERTILIZERS & PESTICIDES AGRO FRESTRY FOREIGN CONTRIBUTION TO NGO’s India’s newest mammal: White Cheeked […]
POLYGON NETWORK TOPIC: Science & Tech Context- In the biggest round of investments in an Indian blockchain venture, marquee investment firms have infused $450 million in Polygon, a decentralised scaling platform for ethereum blockchain. Concept- Polygon Network: Polygon is essentially a “Layer 2” network built on the Ethereum blockchain to mitigate the traffic […]
India’s newest mammal: White Cheeked Macaque TOPIC: Environment Context- Scientists from the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) have found a new mammal species in the country — the White Cheeked Macaque. Concept- While the Macaque was first discovered in China in 2015, its existence was not known in India before this. Indian scientists […]
FOREIGN CONTRIBUTION TO NGO’s TOPIC: Polity Context- The Ministry of Home Affairs has renewed the FCRA (Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act) registration of Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI), a public health advocacy group. The move comes four years after the organisation was barred from receiving foreign funds for lobbying with parliamentarians, the media […]