Daily Prelims Notes 12 April 2022 Table of Contents State Energy & Climate Index: Niti The Language That Nation Speaks How ancient megalithic jars connect Assam with Laos and Indonesia Seema Darshan Project Microplastics detected in fish samples from Cauvery 6th Mass Extinction: Zero rate of interest RBI regulated Trading Market National Food […]
Seema Darshan Project Subject :Geography Section: Mapping Context- As part of the Seema Darshan project, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday (April 10) inaugurated an Indo-Pakistan border viewing point in Nadabet in Gujarat, around 188 km from Ahmedabad. Concept- Located in the Rann of Kutch region, Nadabet, also known as the ‘Wagah […]
UNSCR 1540 Subject :IR Section :International Bodies Context: Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) and their Delivery Systems (Prohibition of Unlawful Activities) Amendment Bill, 2022 was passed in the Lok Sabha. Background: UNSCR 1540 undergoes periodic reviews to determine the success of its implementation and to identify gaps in enforcement. In one such review […]
National Food Security Act Subject :Governance Section :Schemes Context: In a bid to develop a uniform criteria for identification of beneficiaries under the National Food Security Act (NFSA), the food ministry is formulating new guidelines in consultation with state governments. Details: Currently, as per the section 10 of NFSA, respective state governments and […]
RBI regulated Trading Market Subject :Economy Section :Monetary Policy Context: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has decided to restore the opening time for regulated financial markets to their pre-pandemic timing of 9 am with effect from April 18, 2022. RBI regulated markets: Major market segments under the regulatory ambit of the Reserve […]
Zero rate of interest Subject :Economy Section :Monetary Policy Context: If India has to move to 0 per cent real rate, that is inflation – interest rate = 0, we need 1 per cent increase in the rate of interest, says Uday Kotak, CEO and Managing Director of Kotak Mahindra Bank, on Sunday […]
6th Mass Extinction: Subject: Environment Section: Conservation Mass Extinction Time Period Size of extinction Cause of Extinction 1stMass Extinction-The Ordovician Mass Extinction The Ordovician Period of the Paleozoic Era (about 440 million years ago) Up to 85% of all living species eliminated Continental drift and subsequent climate change 2ndMass Extinction-Devonian Mass Extinction The Devonian Period […]
Microplastics detected in fish samples from Cauvery Subject: Environment Section:Pollution Context- A new study by researchers at the Bengaluru-based Indian Institute of Science (IISc) has found microplastics in fish, causing growth defects, including skeletal deformities, in River Cauvery in south India. Concept- Microplastics: Microplastics are defined as synthetic solid particles sized ranging 1 […]