Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner (ORGI) Subject: Polity Section: Statutory Bodies Context: WHO’s latest updates on Global Health Estimates (GHE) revealed that India accounting for 80 per cent of the excess mortality during Covid-19. India informed WHO that in view of the availability of authentic data published through the Civil […]
SC puts sedition trials on hold until Centre re-examines Subject: Polity Section: Constitution Concept: Edition, which falls under Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code, is defined as any action that brings or attempts to bring hatred or contempt towards the government of India and has been illegal in India since 1870. Historical […]
Supreme Court slams government claim that only President has power to pardon Subject: Polity Section: President Context: Centre’s claim that the President, and not the Tamil Nadu Governor, has “exclusive power” to decide Rajiv Gandhi assassination convict A.G. Perarivalan’s plea for pardon Background: Rajiv Gandhi Assasination case: https://optimizeias.com/rajiv-gandhi-assasination-case/ SC Stand: Centre’s claim that […]
Daily Prelims Notes 11 May 2022 Table Of Contents The Inflation dilemma Minimum Wage Exchange rate Genetic differences among Elephants Temple Tropical cyclones names India’s population Digital India Act State of the World’s Birds Report ROCKET-PROPELLED GRENADE Bharat Bio consortium gets $19 m to develop ‘variant-proof’ vaccine 1. The Inflation dilemma Subject: […]
Bharat Bio consortium gets $19 m to develop ‘variant-proof’ vaccine Subject :Science and Technology Section: Biotech Context: An adjuvant subunit vaccine, designed to provide broad protection against all known SARS-CoV-2 variants Concept: The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) was launched at Davos in 2017 as the result of a consensus that a […]
Rocket-Propelled Grenade Subject: Defence Section: Biotech Context: RPG based on the German Panzerfaust anti-tank weapon Concept: A weapon of Soviet origin. The initials in Russian stand for rucknoypeotivotankovvygranaromyot, which roughly translates into “handheld anti-tank grenade launcher”. It is a portable, shoulder-fired weapon that is easy to operate and can cause widespread damage whether […]
State of the World’s Birds Report Subject: Environment Section: Biodiversity Context: The State of the World’s Birds, an annual review of environmental resources led by the Manchester Metropolitan University gives an overview of the changes in the knowledge of avian biodiversity and the extent to which it is imperilled. Concept: Key Findings of […]
Digital India Act Subject: Governance Section: Corporate Governance Context: A new law — Digital India Act — is in works, which would incorporate all aspects covering cyber security, social media, digital services, personal data protection, etc, sources in the government said. Concept: The government plans to further tighten intermediary guidelines for social media […]
India’s population Subject : Geography Section: Economic geography INDIA’S POPULATION remains young, with more than one-fourth aged under 15 years and less than an eighth over 60. There has been only a slight dip in the young population’s share in the last five years: Between the National Family Health Survey-4 (2015-16) and NFHS-5 […]