Daily Prelims Notes 7 February 2022 Table Of Contents ARTIFICIAL SNOW IN WINTER OLYMPICS MONETARY POLICY PROTECTION OF ANCIENT MONUMENTS & ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATION (GI) SECOND HATCHERY FOR OLIVE RIDLEY TO BE SET UP OFF COAST IN VILLUPURAM HIV VIRUS V.O. CHIDAMBARAM PORT SPUTNIK LIGHT VACCINE FREEDOM OF SPEECH AND EXPRESSION BIMSTEC […]
QUANTITATIVE EASING TOPIC: Economy Context- The government is prepared to deal with all kinds of risks that may arise out of global developments, US Federal Reserve’s decision to roll back monetary easing, said, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. Concept- Monetary Easing: Also known as Quantitative easing (QE) is a form of monetary policy used […]
BIMSTEC SUMMIT TOPIC: IR Context- BIMSTEC summit to be held on March 30 in Sri Lanka. Concept- About BIMSTEC The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) is a regional multilateral organisation. Its members lie in the littoral and adjacent areas of the Bay of Bengal constituting a contiguous […]
FREEDOM OF SPEECH AND EXPRESSION TOPIC: Polity Context- The question whether the state can use ‘national security’ as a ground to limit judicial scrutiny has come up for scrutiny again in the Media One TV channel case after the Supreme Court, in its Pegasus case order, observed that the Centre cannot expect a […]
SPUTNIK LIGHT VACCINE TOPIC: Science & tech Context- The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has given green signal to emergency use of single-dose Sputnik Light Covid vaccine in the country. Concept- Sputnik Light Vaccine: Sputnik Light has been made by Russia’s Gamaleya Center, built on a human adenovirus vector platform. It is […]
V. O. CHIDAMBARAM PORT TOPIC: Economy Context- With PSA Sical Terminals Ltd, one of India’s oldest public-private-partnership (PPP) port projects, on the verge of collapse the Centre-owned VO Chidambaranar Port Authority (VOC Port) is gearing up with a back-up plan to run the terminal to support the export-import (EXIM) trade. Concept- V. O. […]
HIV VIRUS TOPIC: Science & Tech Context- A new, highly virulent strain of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) has been discovered in the Netherlands. Concept- HIV infection was originated in Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) around year 1920 when HIV crossed species from chimpanzees to humans. In 1959, the […]
SECOND HATCHERY FOR OLIVE RIDLEY TO BE SET UP OFF COAST IN VILLUPURAM TOPIC: Environment Context- The Villupuram Forest Department will soon be establishing its second artificial hatchery for the endangered Olive Ridley turtles along the district’s coastline as part of its conservation initiative to protect turtle nests. Concept- Olive Ridley Turtles: The […]
GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATION (GI) TOPIC: Economy Context- Three applications from Uttar Pradesh have been filed with the Geographical Indications Registry seeking a Geographical Indication (GI) tag for the Bundelkhand Kathiya Gehu (Wheat), BanarasiTabla and SitapurDurrie. Concept- Bundelkhand Kathiya Gehu this particular wheat has high nutritional value and a high fibre content. It is usually […]