Whitley Gold Award Subject: Environment Section: Conservation Context- Snow leopard conservationist Charudutt Mishra wins Whitley Gold Award for efforts to involve local communities. Concept- Charudutt Mishra, a snow leopard conservationist, was awarded the Whitely Gold Award on April 27, 2022, at the Royal Geographical Society in London, for his efforts to involve local […]
Heatwave Alerts By IMD Subject: Environment Section: Climate change Context- Heatwave to Intensify in Next Five Days in Several Parts of Country, Orange Alert for 3 States. Concept- The ongoing heatwave sweeping through vast swathes of the country will intensify in the next five days, with the IMD issuing an “orange” alert for […]
Hatti Tribes of Himachal Pradesh Subject: Governance Section: Welfare scheme Context- The Centre is set to consider the Himachal Pradesh government’s request for inclusion of the Hatti community in the list of Scheduled Tribes in the state. Concept- Who are the Hattis? The Hattisare a close-knit community who got their name from their […]
Daily Practice Sheet 28 April 2022 Daily Prelims Topics SSLV ‘development flights’ likely in 2022 The mysterious Hepatitis outbreak in children around the world Large share of India’s threatened endemic species in Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka: Study Archaeology museum in Andhra Pradesh to display 400 artefacts Why it is so hot almost […]