Ukraine War and agri-commodities Topic: Economy Content: Ukraine and Russia is a major exporter of agricultural produce and their supplies will get disrupted, leading to increase in food prices. While wheat prices are up nearly the double year-on year, corn are up by 41 per cent and rice by nine per cent since […]
IPCC sounds another climate warning TOPIC: Environment Context- On February 27, the IPCC issued a major report that reviewed the scientific evidence on natural, ecological, social and economic spheres, concluding that climate change has already produced irreversible losses and damage to land, coastal and marine ecosystems. Concept- What are the key features of […]
SEMICONDUCTOR CHIPS TOPIC: Science & Tech Context- The Russian invasion is making the global chip shortage situation worse. Concept- Why is the Russian invasion impacting chip shortage? According to a report by Moody’s Analytics, Ukraine supplies rare gases used to produce semiconductor fab lasers, and Russia exports rare metals like palladium to make […]
Wildlife Protection Amendment Act 2021 TOPIC: Environment Context- The Wild Life (Protection) Amendment Bill, 2021 was introduced in the Lok Sabha by Bhupender Yadav, Union minister of environment, forest and climate change. The Bill amends the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 (WLPA). Concept- Key provisions of the Wildlife Protection (Amendment) Bill, 2021: Standing […]
KAREWAS TOPIC: Environment Context- Kashmir’s highly fertile alluvial soil deposits called ‘karewas’ are being destroyed in the name of development, much to the peril of local people. Concept- About Karewas: The Kashmir valley is an oval-shaped basin, 140 km long and 40 km wide, trending in the NW–SE direction. It is an intermountain […]
Bajoli-Holi Hydro Power Project (BHHPP) TOPIC: Geography Context- Tunnel testing of the 180 megawatts (MW) triggered seepage and landslides that caused damage to the houses in Jharauta village in the Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh. Concept- About the Project: Bajoli-Holi HEP is 180 MW run-of-the-river power facility being constructed on the River Ravi […]
VIRUS EVOLUTION TOPIC: Science & Tech Context- Variants do not always evolve to become less virulent: WHO With the omicron variant disease severity has been far less compared to Delta. However virus don’t inevitably evolve towards being less virulent and it is not true that virants are becoming milder. Concept- What does it […]
Daily Prelims Notes 5 March 2022 Table Of Contents SRI AUROBINDO GENERAL CONSENT FOR CBI Russia and Ukraine: The nuclear questions KAVACH AIRSPACE NO FLY ZONE IAEA India abstains again in UN vote India’s energy mix needs a LNG boost 1. SRI AUROBINDO TOPIC: History Context- The government is committed to expanding […]
India’s energy mix needs a LNG boost TOPIC: Economy Context- Prime Minister Narendra Modi, addressing a webinar on ‘Energy for Sustainable Growth’, said that sustainable growth is possible only through sustainable energy sources. The government maintains that the MoPNG works in collaboration with various other Central Ministries/State governments/stakeholders to reduce import dependency on […]