Daily Prelims Notes 21 June 2022 Table Of Contents Megaliths Crop holiday Sterlite plant Copper of Thoothukudi in Tamil Nadu Single-use plastic ban in India Bird strikes: common threats to aircraft safety Resurrecting a dead law Too many tourists in Himalayas; new report presses for pre-empting disasters ‘Black swan’ event may trigger around […]
‘Black swan’ event may trigger around Rs 7.8-lakh-cr outflow Subject: Economy Context: According to a recent RBI report a black swan event can lead to massive pull out of Capital outflows What is Black Swan? Nassim Nicholas Taleb, a former Wall Street trader, in his book ‘The Black Swan: The Impact of the […]
Too many tourists in Himalayas; new report presses for pre-empting disasters Subject: Geography Section: Mapping Context: There is a need to pre-empt the disastrous effects of unregulated tourism and learn lessons from the over-exploited tourist destinations in the Himalayan region What is the impact of the tourism in the Himalayan region? Demand for tourism […]
Resurrecting a dead law Subject: Polity Section: Constitution Context: India made a formal submission for criminalizing “offensive messages” as part of the ongoing negotiations at the United Nations for a proposed international treaty on combating cybercrime. The language in the submission is similar to what was used in Section 66A of the Information […]
Bird strikes: common threats to aircraft safety Subject: Science Section: Msc Context: At least two bird strike incidents happened recently. Both aircraft returned to their ori- gin airports and were grounded for maintenance. Why are bird strikes a concern? Bird strikes are among the most common threats to aircraft safety, and they typically […]
Single-use plastic ban in India Subject :Environment Section : Pollution Context: The Centre has defined a list of single-use plastic items that will be banned from July 1. The Ministry for Environment, Forest and Climate Change had issued a gazette notification last year announcing the ban, and has now defined a list of […]
Sterlite plant Copper of Thoothukudi in Tamil Nadu Subject : Geography Section: Economic geography Context: Sterlite Copper of Thoothukudi in Tamil Nadu has become a moral issue after the police firing on protesters resulted in the deaths of 13 people in May 2018 . Complaints against the plant Over some 20 years of […]