Ural Oil Subject: Economy Section: External sector Context: Indian PSU oil companies buys discounted Russian crude resisting west pressure Content: India generally contracts Kazakh and Russian Ural crude oil on a free on board (FOB) basis. Most of the crude oil booked at present is Ural, which is a sulphur heavy grade, but […]
Daily Prelims Notes 18 March 2022 Table Of Contents Kamikaze Drones Geneva Biodiversity Conference US Federal Reserve War Criminal International Court Of Justice (ICJ) Governor Retail inflation for farm, rural workers rises to 5.59%, 5.94% in February Article 24 of GATT MANPADS Visva- Bharati and Rabindranath Tagore 1. Kamikaze Drones Subject: Science & […]
Visva- Bharati and Rabindranath Tagore Subject: History Section: Personalities Context: There have been a string of resignations at Visva-Bharati University in the backdrop of relentless agitation by a section of students on campus. Concept: Visva- Bharati University: It is a public central university and an Institution of National Importance located in Shantiniketan, West […]
MANPADS Subject: Defence and Security Section: Msc Context: The US is sending Ukraine a surface-to-air missile, also known as MANPADS, which will help Ukraine to fight Russiafrom dominating the air space. Concept: MANPADS are “short-range surface-to-air missiles used to intercept fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft in flight.” They are deployed for air defence. They […]
Article 24 of GATT Subject: International relations Section: International Organisation Context: India negotiating FTAs Concept: Article 24 is a provision of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT). The GATT is a World Trade Organisation (WTO)agreement aimed at reducing tariffs and other barriers to trade in goods across the world. Ordinarily, under WTO […]
Retail inflation for farm, rural workers rises to 5.59%, 5.94% in February Subject: Economy Section: Inflation and Unemployment Context: Retail inflation for farm workers and rural labourers rose to 5.59 per cent and 5.94 per cent respectively in February, mainly due to higher prices of certain food items. Concept: Labour Bureau has been […]
Governor Subject: Polity Section: Federalism Context- Jharkhand Governor Ramesh Bais returned the Prevention of Mob Violence and Mob Lynching Bill, 2021, passed by the state assembly in December last year, with two objections. Concept- The first objection reads, “Section 2: Sub section-I, Sub Clause-xii deals with ‘Witness Protection Scheme’ (in the English version […]
International Court Of Justice (ICJ) Subject: IR Section: International Organisation Context- Indian judge at ICJ votes to seek end of Russia war on Ukraine. Concept- Justice Dalveer Bhandari, whose election to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) was hailed as a major diplomatic victory by the government, has voted with 12 other judges […]
War Criminal Subject: Defence & Security Section: International organization Context- President Joe Biden flatly called Russia’s Vladimir Putin a “war criminal” for the unfolding onslaught in Ukraine. Concept- Who is a war criminal? The term applies to anyone who violates a set of rules adopted by world leaders known as the law of […]