Daily Prelims Notes 19 March 2022 Table Of Contents Ural Oil The Forex Reserves Bhagat Singh UN Convention On Law Of The Sea Blue City Jodhpur Invasive Alien Species The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act 2013 Transition to net zero impact on Banking sector Buddhist Manuscripts […]
Buddhist Manuscripts Subject: History Section: Art and Culture Context: Hundreds of original Buddhist manuscripts from Nalanda and Vikramshila to be translated and published. Concept: The Bihar State Government has signed an MoU with CIHTS (Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies) for the translation (in Hindi) and publication (in 5 years) of original Buddhist […]
Transition to net zero impact on Banking sector Subject: Economy Section: Monetary Policy and Banking Concept: India is planning to reduce the carbon emission intensity of its economy by 45 percent by 2030 from 2005 levels, and achieve net zero emission by 2070. This transition to a net-zero carbon emission target will entail […]
The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act 2013 Subject: Polity Section: Govt schemes Context- Kerala High Court on Thursday (March 17) asked organisations associated with the film industry to take steps to constitute a joint committee to deal with cases of sexual harassment of women, in line with […]
Invasive Alien Species Subject: Environment Section: Biodiversity Context- Invasive alien forest insects will kill 1.4 million urban trees in US by 2050: Study. Concept- Invasive alien forest insects will kill 2.1-2.5 per cent of all street trees (1.4 million) in the United States in 30 years (2020-2050). This loss would cost $30 million […]
Blue City Jodhpur Subject: Geography Section: Oceanography Context- Jodhpur, the gateway to the Thar desert, is globally known as the ‘Blue City’ for the colour of its houses. Its entire character as a city on the edge of a great desert has changed due to abundance of water. Concept- Jodhpur, which used to […]
UN Convention On Law Of The Sea Subject: Environment Section: Biodiversity Context- United Nations members negotiate instrument under UN Convention on Law of the Sea to conserve, sustainably use marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction. Concept- The fourth meeting of the Intergovernmental Conference (IGC-4) is underway March 7-18 in New York. The […]
Bhagat Singh Subject: Indian History Section: Freedom struggle Context- A photograph of Bhagat Singh in Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann’s office has run into a controversy. Concept- About Bhagat Singh: Bhagat Singh (September 1907 – 23 March 1931) was a charismatic Indian revolutionary. Born as Bhaganwala, Bhagat Singh grew up in a petty-bourgeois […]
The Forex Reserves Subject: Economy Section: External sector India’s forex reserves witnessed the single steepest weekly fall so far (by $9.646 billion). The forex reserves stood at $622.275 billion as at March 11, 2022. The decline in foreign currency assets (FCA) including multi-currency assets (securities, deposits with other central banks and the BIS, […]