CRIMINAL LAW AMENDMENTS TOPIC: Indian Polity Context- The government has started the process of comprehensive amendments to criminal laws in response to a question on marital rape. Concept- Various petitions have sought striking down of the exception to Section 375 of the IPC, which says forcible sexual intercourse or sexual acts by a […]
FDI POLICY TOPIC: Economy Context- The DPIIT is in the last phase of its interministerial discussion on making changes to the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) policy to allow disinvestment in Life Insurance Corporation. Concept- Foreign Direct Investment: FDI is the process whereby residents of one country (the home country) acquire ownership of assets […]
MUHAMMAD ALI JINNAH TOPIC: Indian History Context- As the Uttar Pradesh election rhetoric gets shriller, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan, is back in the news. Concept- About Jinnah: Born on 25 December 1876 in Karachi, now in Pakistan, (then part of British-controlled India) , Jinnah was a barrister by occupation at […]
LORD NATRAJA TOPIC: Art & Culture Context- A police team nabbed a few suspects and found that a gang had planned to smuggle the idols, including those of Nataraja, Kali, Murugan, Vinayagar and Nagadevathai. Concept- Lord Natraja Nataraja (Lord of the Dance), the Hindu god Shiva in his form as the cosmic dancer, […]
RAMANUJACHARYA TOPIC: Art & Culture Context- Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Statue of Equality, a gigantic statue of Ramanujacharya, on February 5 on the outskirts of Hyderabad. Concept- Who was Ramanujacharya? Born in 1017 in Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu, Ramanujacharya is revered as a Vedic philosopher and social reformer. Ramanuja’s philosophical […]
COMPETITION COMMISSION OF INDIA TOPIC: Economy Context- Competition Commission on Wednesday said Supreme Court has dismissed a petition filed by tyre companies wherein they had challenged the regulator’s order imposing penalties totalling over Rs 1,788 crore on them for anti-competitive practices. Concept- In August 2018, CCI had imposed a fine on Apollo Tyres, […]
COAL GASIFICATION TOPIC: Environment Context- Four pilot projects for coal gasification and conversion of coal into chemicals required for the industry will be set up for technical and financial viability said Union finance minister, while presenting the budget in the Lok Sabha February 1, 2022. Concept- Coal Gasification Coal gasification is a process […]
Frequent marine heatwaves in Indian Ocean disrupt India‘s monsoon patterns TOPIC: Environment Context- Marine heat waves (MHW) in the Indian Ocean region have increased significantly in the past few decades, according to a new study published in the journal JGR Oceans showed. Concept- Marine heat waves (MHW) Marine heat waves (MHW) are periods […]
LIVING ROOT BRIDGE TOPIC: Environment Context- The Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) has underlined some green rules for the living root bridges of Meghalaya to get the UNESCO World Heritage Site tag as the hill State marked its 50th year of creation. Meghalaya has been celebrating its Statehood Day on January 21 since […]
Daily Practice Sheet 3 February 2022 Daily Prelims Topic LIVING ROOT BRIDGE Frequent marine heat waves in Indian Ocean disrupt India‘s monsoon patterns COAL GASIFICATION COMPETITION COMMISSION OF INDIA RAMANUJACHARYA LORD NATRAJA MUHAMMAD ALI JINNAH FDI POLICY CRIMINAL LAW AMENDMENTS KHIJADIYA & BAKHIRA BIRD SANCTUARY GOVERNMENT SECURITIES (G-SEC) ASSAM-ARUNACHAL PRADESH BORDER DISPUTE […]