Daily Prelims Notes 14 May 2022 Table Of Contents Finland is on the cusp of joining NATO while Sweden is on the verge of following suit Consumer Food Price Index (CFPI) Iron in Tamil Nadu 4200 years ago WHO reform RFID tags ISRO tests booster for Gaganyaan SCO anti-terror meet in Delhi Onset […]
Onset of monsoon Subject : Geography Section: Climatology Context The southwest monsoon is likely to set in over Kerala on May 27, well ahead of its normal date of June 1, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) announced on Friday (May 13). If the forecast turns out to be accurate, this will be the […]
SCO anti-terror meet in Delhi Subject: IR Section: International Bodies Context: China, Russia, Pak. to attend SCO anti-terror meet in Delhi Concept: The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) is a permanent intergovernmental international organisation, the creation of which was announced on 15 June 2001 in Shanghai (China) by the Republic of Kazakhstan, the People’s Republic of China, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Russian Federation, […]
ISRO tests booster for Gaganyaan Subject: Science Section: Space Context: The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has successfully carried out the static test of the HS200 solid rocket booster, taking the space agency one more step closer to the keenly awaited Gaganyaan human spaceflight mission Designed and developed by the Vikram Sarabhai Space […]
RFID tags Subject: Science Section: Computer related Context: Amarnath Yatra pilgrims to be tracked through Concept: Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) is the use of radio waves to read and capture information stored on a tag attached to an object. RFID belongs to a group of technologies referred to as Automatic Identification and Data Capture […]
WHO reform Subject: IR Section: International Bodies Concept: About WHO – The World Health Organization (WHO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for international public health. The WHO Constitution states its main objective as “the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of health”. Headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, it […]
Iron in Tamil Nadu 4200 years ago Subject: History Section: Art and culture Context: Carbon dating of excavated finds in Tamil Nadu pushes evidence of iron being used in India back to 4,200 years ago. Findings of the excavation: Excavation site: The excavations are from Mayiladumparai near Krishnagiri in Tamil Nadu. Mayiladumparai is […]
Consumer Food Price Index (CFPI) Subject: Economy Section: Inflation Concept: It is a measure of change in retail prices of food products consumed by a defined population group in a given area with reference to a base year. The Central Statistics Office (CSO),Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MOSPI) started releasing Consumer Food […]
Finland is on the cusp of joining NATO while Sweden is on the verge of following suit Subject: IR Section: International Organization Context: Sweden to join NATO Concept: Background: While other Nordic countries like Norway, Denmark and Iceland were original members of the alliance, Sweden and Finland did not join the pact for […]