Daily Prelims Notes 18 May 2022 Table Of Contents Seoul Declaration Failure to cut GHG emissions is putting species conservation in eastern Himalayas at risk Carbon pricing On-tap’ licences to set up universal banks and small finance banks Export Promotion Organizations Defence Minister launches frontline warships Surat and Udaygiri Re-imagining museums: Upgradation and […]
6G Subject: Science and Technology Section: Computers Content: 6G (sixth-generation wireless) is the successor to 5G cellular technology. 6G networks will be able to use higher frequencies than 5G networks and provide substantially higher capacity and much lower latency. One of the goals of 6G internet will be to support one microsecond-latency communication. This is 1,000 times faster — […]
G-7 likely to increase pressure to reverse wheat export ban Subject: International relations Section : Organisation The G-7 or ‘Group of Seven’ are Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The G-7 nations meet at annual summits that are presided over by leaders of member countries on a […]
The Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) Subject: National bodies Content: ASCI’s goals include monitoring, administering and promoting standards of advertising practices in India with a view to: ensuring truthfulness and honesty of representations and claims made through advertising and safeguarding against misleading advertising. ensuring that advertising is not offensive to generally accepted […]
Council for Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS Council) Subject: Defence Section: Content: It monitors implementation of the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (the TRIPS Agreement). It is open to all WTO members and observers. It provides a forum in which WTO Members can consult on intellectual property matters, […]
Re-imagining museums: Upgradation and Modernisation Subject :History Section :Art and Culture Progress made in re-imagining our museums and cultural spaces in recent times in India. First, there has been a shift from a museum-centric approach to a cultural spaces approach. Second, the museums have been built for specific purposes rather than relying on […]
Defence Minister launches frontline warships Surat and Udaygiri Subject: Defence Section: Content : To strengthen Indian Navy capabilities to keep the Indo-Pacific open, safe and secure. He launched two frontline warships at Mazagon Docks Limited (MDL) in Mumbai —Surat, the fourth and last ship of Project-15B destroyers, and Udaygiri, the third ship of […]
Export Promotion Organizations Subject: Economy Section: External Sector A stable and sustained increase in India’s export requires next generation reforms in its domestic trade institutions which act as catalysts to the growth of exports. Existing mechanism: Trade promotion bodies-The following is a list of Export Promotion Organisations in India, it includes Export Promotion Councils, […]
On-tap’ licences to set up universal banks and small finance banks Subject: Economy Section: Monetary Policy Six out of the 11 applications for ‘on-tap’ licences to set up universal banks and small finance banks were rejected by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). Concept: An ‘on-tap’ facility means the RBI will accept applications […]
Carbon pricing Subject: Environment Section: Climate Change Concept: What is carbon pricing? Carbon pricing is the value ascribed to the external costs – usually social costs – of pollution emitted by an industry Carbon pricing is done either through a carbon tax or an emission trading system. Carbon tax is the price […]