Weaponry deployed in the Russia- Ukraine War Topic: Defence and Security Context: The Russian military has pummelled wide areas in Ukraine with airstrikes and has conducted major rocket and artillery bombardments, resulting in large numbers of casualties. Concept: List of Weapons used in the conflict by Russia: Warplanes and Missiles: The Russian military […]
SVEP Topic: Government Schemes Section: Employment Context: NIESBUD signed a MoU with the MoRD to develop a sustainable model for promoting entrepreneurship at the grass roots by initiating the Start-up Village Entrepreneurship Programme (SVEP). Concept: SVEP: It is a sub-component of Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM) of the Ministry […]
REFUGEE CRISIS TOPIC: IR Section: International Organisation Context- The number of people fleeing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has topped 1.5 million, making it Europe’s fastest growing refugee crisis since the Second World War, the United Nations said on Sunday. Concept- About Ukrainian Refugee Crisis: The Ukrainian refugee crisis is the large ongoing movement […]
BELARUS IN RUSSIA UKRAINE WAR TOPIC: Geography Section: Map Context- The Belarusian border serves as the site for dialogue between Russia and Ukraine to possibly end the war. Concept- Belarus is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Russia to the east and northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to […]
HUMANITARIAN CORRIDORS TOPIC: IR Section: International Events Context- Concept- What are humanitarian corridors? The United Nations considers humanitarian corridors to be one of several possible forms of a temporary pause of armed conflict. They are demilitarized zones, in a specific area and for a specific time — and both sides of an armed […]
TIGER DENSITY IN INDIA TOPIC: Environment Section: Biodiversity Context- A study by the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) suggest that the density of tigers in the Sunderbans may have reached the carrying capacity of the mangrove forests, leading to frequent dispersals and a surge in human-wildlife conflict. Concept- Tiger Density in India: The […]
NET NEURALITY TOPIC: Science & Tech. Section: Computer Related Context- The net neutrality debate has resurfaced with telecom operators, including Reliance Jio and Vodafone Idea, backing a proposal to regulate content delivery networks (CDNs). Concept- About Content Delivery Networks: A CDN refers to a geographically distributed group of servers that work together. The […]
Imported Inflation Subject: Economy Section: Inflation and Unemployment When the general price level rises (considerable and persistent over a longer period of time) in a country because of the rise in prices of imported commodities, inflation is termed as imported inflation. For example-Two key contributors to India’s imports are: Crude Oil and Gold. […]
Daily Prelims Notes 6 March 2022 Table Of Contents VIRUS EVOLUTION Bajoli-Holi Hydro Power Project (BHHPP) KAREWAS Wildlife Protection Amendment Act 2021 SEMICONDUCTOR CHIPS IPCC sounds another climate warning Ukraine War and agri-commodities Currency depreciation – Impact of Depreciation of Indian Rupee 1. VIRUS EVOLUTION TOPIC: Science & Tech Context- Variants do […]
Currency depreciation – Impact of Depreciation of Indian Rupee Topic: Economy Content: Currency depreciation is a fall in the value of a currency in a floating exchange rate system. Rupee depreciation means that the rupee has become less valuable with respect to the dollar. It means that the rupee is now weaker than […]