Earth Day 2022 Subject: Environment Context- Earth Day, celebrated annually on April 22, is a reminder to protect the environment, restore damaged ecosystems and live a more sustainable life. First celebrated in 1970, this year marks its 52nd anniversary. Concept- What is this year’s focus? This year, earthday.org has selected the theme, ‘Invest […]
Recent strong solar flare can hamper satellite communication Subject: Science & Tech Context- There is a strong ionospheric perturbation is ongoing over India, South East Asia and the Asia-Pacific regions, according to scientists, which has caused the flare. Concept- Solar flares can disrupt telecommunication and satellite-based services in India and other parts of […]
Daily Prelims Notes 21 April 2022 Table Of Contents Integrated Command and Control Centers (ICCCs) INS Vagsheer ISRO develops Space Bricks from Martian Soil e-commerce portal rules Noise Pollution PLI Scheme For Drones And Drone Components Pure Green Hydrogen Plant Digital Banking Units Wheat exporting prospects of India Marginal Cost of Funds-based Lending […]
Marginal Cost of Funds-based Lending Rates (MCLR) Why in the news? State Bank of India (SBI), India’s largest commercial bank, raised the marginal cost of funds-based lending rates (MCLR) for the first time in three years, signaling that the soft rates regime that has prevailed since 2019 may be over. Concept: MCLR,was instituted […]
Wheat exporting prospects of India Why in the news? India’s prospects for sustained wheat exports are limited. The surplus stocks are a fraction of the quantity exported annually by Russia and Ukraine. Details: Russia and Ukraine together accounted for nearly 30 percent of global wheat exports, nearly 60 million tons of wheat exported […]
Digital Banking Units Why in the news? Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has reiterated her Budget announcement on setting up 75 digital banking units in 75 districts of the country this year. Earlier, the Reserve Bank of India announced the guidelines for DBUs, following the report of a working group of the Indian Banks […]
Pure Green Hydrogen Plant Subject: Environment Context- India’s first pure green hydrogen plant commissioned in Jorhat. Concept- Oil India Limited (OIL) has taken the first significant step towards Green Hydrogen Economy in India with the commissioning of India’s First 99.999% pure Green Hydrogen pilot plant, with an installed capacity of 10 kg per […]
PLI Scheme For Drones And Drone Components Subject: Science & Tech Context- The Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) has released the first provisional list of 14 beneficiaries under the Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for drone and drone components. These include five drone manufacturers and nine drone component manufacturers. Concept- The ministry invited applications […]
Noise Pollution Subject: Environment Context- An ultimatum by Raj Thackeray, president of the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS), that repercussions would follow if speakers on mosques were not removed by May 3, has created political turmoil in the state. Concept- The Maharashtra government is relying on provisions of The Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) […]