Daily Prelims Notes 6 May 2022 Table Of Contents Lending Rate Liquidity overhung Section 148 of the IT Act Direct Seeding of Rice (DSR) Jog Development Projects ‘Diktat calling for storage of user data may face backlash’ What is Shigella, the bacteria that killed a girl after she ate shawarma in Kerala? WHO […]
WHO pegs the global death toll from Covid-19 at 14.9 million Subject: International relations Context: India is among the top countries accounting for excess deaths Concept: The World Health Organization has estimated the global death toll associated with Covid at 14.9 million, more than double the reported number between January 2020 and December […]
What is Shigella, the bacteria that killed a girl after she ate shawarma in Kerala? Subject: Science and Technology Section: Disease Context: ‘Food poisoning is fairly common and can occur in a range of situations which may be fatal if not treated on time’ Concept: What is Shigella? Shigella infection, also called shigellosis, […]
‘Diktat calling for storage of user data may face backlash’ Subject: Science and Technology Section: IT Context – ‘The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology’s (MeitY) new policy guidelines to virtual private network (VPN) service providers’. Concept: VPN is used to hide location as well as encrypt information being transferred between the senders […]
Jog Development Projects Subject: Geography Section: Mapping Context: Karnataka’s Forest Department, which was supportive of the Jog falls Development Projects and had recommended ‘in principal approval’ of environmental clearance for a five-star hotel, suffered a setback with the Centre questioning whether any environmental impact study has been carried out. About the project Karnataka […]
Direct Seeding of Rice (DSR) Subject: Agriculture Section: Irrigation Context: The Punjab government recently announced Rs 1,500 incentive per acre for farmers opting for Direct Seeding of Rice (DSR), which is known for saving water. How much water is required to grow one kg rice? Paddy is non-shelled rice that farmers grow and […]