Magic bacteria that turns agri waste into industrial enzymes Subject :Science Section : India’s achievement Context: ‘The use of non-food lignocellulosic biomass to produce industrially important enzymes and second-generation cellulosic ethanol as an alternative fuel.’ Concept: Generally, wood lignocellulosic biomass often refers to hardwood and softwood, whereas non-wood lignocellulosic biomass is denoted as […]
World’s largest tropical wetland Pantanal Subject: Environment Section: Pollution Context: Brazilian scientists warn that the Pantanal is at risk of collapse. Once a model for sustainable land use, scientists alert world to “the tragedy of the commons” afflicting one of Earth’s most biodiverse ecosystems About Pantanal: It is the world’s largest freshwater tropical […]
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Subject: Environment Topic: International Convention Concept: The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) is an international agreement to which States and regional economic integration organizations adhere voluntarily. It provides public, private and non-governmental […]
Daily Prelims Notes 9 May 2022 Table Of Contents UNEP celebrates 50 years Value of MPs’ vote for President poll to go down Excavation at Rakhigarhi site Human Animal conflict Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Payment Systems INFLATION in the USA and INDIA Fall in […]
Fall in the forex Subject: Economy Section: External sector Foreign exchange reserves declined by $2.69 billion to $597.72 billion during the week ended April 29.With this fall,forex reserves have declined $44.73 billion from $642.45 billion recorded on September 3, 2021, according to the RBI data Causes: Decline for foreign currency asset-The foreign currency assets […]
INFLATION in the USA and INDIA Subject: Economy Section: Monetary policy Context: Last week, within hours of each other, central banks in India and the US raised interest rates and signaled a tighter monetary policy in a bid to contain rising inflation. However the move is expected to hurt the Indian economy far […]
Payment Systems Subject: Economy Section: Monetary policy Card Payment: The electronic payments industry is dominated by four companies. Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and Discover are responsible for handling the majority of the world’s card payments.Visa and Mastercard are the two largest payment processing networks in the world. However they do not issue cards […]
Human Animal conflict Subject: Environment Section: Acts and Policies Context: A latest report by a parliamentary standing committee that analysed the amendments proposed to India’s Wildlife Protection Act 1972 by the union government has said that human-animal conflict is a complex issue and needs legislative backing. Concept: In India, every year hundreds of […]
Excavation at Rakhigarhi site Subject: History Section: Art and Culture Context: The latest round of excavations at the 5,000-years-old Harappan site of Rakhigarhi in Haryana’s Hisar district have revealed newer insights Archeological Findings: Excavations at the site of Rakhigarhi in Haryana’s Hisar district have revealed structure of some houses, lanes and drainage system, […]
Value of MPs’ vote for President poll to go down Subject: Polity Section: Executive Context: The value of the vote of an MP in the presidential polls to be held in July is likely to go down to 700 from 708 due to the absence of a Legislative Assembly in Jammu and Kashmir […]