Daily Prelims Notes 22 June 2022 Table Of Contents Humpback whales migration to Australia’s coasts from Antarctic waters. Record high temperatures and devastating wildfires in Europe Suggestions to include wetland conservation in upcoming biodiversity, climate change negotiations MoEF & CC’s compliance module for environmental clearance Anti-defection Law Gold refining gains ground as prices […]
Study flags emergence of drug-resistant typhoid strains Subject: Science and Technology Section: Biotechnology Context: The effectiveness of antibiotics for typhoid fever is threatened by the emergence of resistant strains, according to a large genome sequencing study of the bacteria Salmonella Typhi published in The Lancet Microbe Concept: Typhoid fever It is a bacterial infection […]
RBI puts a stop to credit lines on non-bank prepaid instruments Subject: Economy Section: Monetary Park Context: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued a notification disallowing non-bank prepaid wallets and prepaid cards from loading credit lines What are prepaid payment instruments (PPIs)? It is a payment instruments that facilitate the buying […]
India’s emerging twin deficit problem Subject: Economy Section: Fiscal policy Context: The World is looking at a distinct possibility of widespread stagflation. India, however, is at low risk of stagflation, owing to its prudent stabilization policies, a report by Finance Ministry. But, given the uncertainties, the report highlights two key areas of concern […]
CBI arrests 5 for taking bribe to exempt Biocon drug from trial Subject: Polity Section: National Organisation The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested a Joint Drug Controller (JDC) of the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) on charges of accepting a ₹4 lakh bribe from biopharmaceutical company, Biocon Biologics, for waiving […]
Registration norms may be relaxed for small e-commerce businesses Subject: Economy The GST Council in its meeting next week is also likely to consider a proposal to relax compulsory registration norms for small businesses, which use any e-commerce platforms to sell their products. Such a move, once implemented, will help small businesses in […]
American warship fired a warning flare at an IRGC speedboat in Strait of Hormuz Subject: Geography Section: Mapping Strait of Hormuz The Strait of Hormuz is a strait between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. It provides the only sea passage from the Persian Gulf to the open ocean and is […]
Gold refining gains ground as prices surge Subject: Polity Section: Parliament India has emerged as the world’s fourth-largest gold recycler with the organized refining capacity increasing to an estimated 1,800 tonnes against 300 tonnes in 2013. The informal sector accounts for an additional 300-500 tonnes. The scale of unorganized refining has fallen as […]
Anti-defection Law Subject: Polity Section: Parliament The anti-defection law punishes individual Members of Parliament (MPs)/MLAs for leaving one party for another. Parliament added it to the Constitution as the Tenth Schedule in 1985. Its purpose was to bring stability to governments by discouraging legislators from changing parties. The Tenth Schedule – popularly known […]