Daily Prelims Notes 31 August 2022 Table Of Contents Abhijit Sen- renowned agriculture economist passed away Housing Price Index Competitiveness Roadmap for India@100 What is the NCRB’s ‘Crime in India’ report, and how to read its findings CJI bench to hear EWS quota, reservation for Muslims in Andhra Dunaliellatertiolecta Ganesh Chaturthi: The modak’s […]
Integrated Public Alert System Subject: Polity Section: National Organisation Context: C-DOT (Centre for Development of Telematics), the premier R&D centre of the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), Ministry of Communications, Government of India and (NDMA) National Disaster Management Authority, Government of India are jointly conducting an All India Workshop centered on Common Alerting Protocol […]
One Herb One Standard Subject: Polity Section: National Organisation Context: Ministry of Ayush has taken a significant step to achieve “One Herb, One Standard”. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between Pharmacopoeia Commission for Indian Medicine and Homoeopathy (Ministry of Ayush) and Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (Ministry of Health & Family Welfare Concept: […]
Folk Arts Subject: Art and Culture Section: Context: To mark the celebration of 75 years of India’s Independence, Sangeet Natak Akademi celebrated Rang Swadheenta – a festival to cherish the memories of freedom fighters who laid down their lives to free India from the shackles of imperialism. Concept: Powadais a rich traditional style […]
Mikhail Gorbachev’s tragedy – a flawed reformer on an impossible mission Subject: IR Section: International Organisation Gorbachev, who died on Tuesday, had set out to revitalize the moribund Communist system and shape a new union based on a more equal partnership between the 15 republics, of which the two most powerful were Russia […]
Ganesh Chaturthi: The modak’s history reflects its strong ties to the land; here is how Subject: History Section: Context: The sweet and some of the recipes used in making it are quite old; its ingredients include some of the Deccan’s famous crops like ambemohur rice The artwork at Ellora (600-1000 CE) has the […]
Dunaliellatertiolecta Subject: Polity Section: National Organisation The team used a mix of an extract of a marine microalga called Dunaliellatertiolecta and polysaccharides to produce it. The microalga is known for its antioxidant properties and has various bioactive compounds such as carotenoids and proteins. It is also used to produce algal oil, a non-animal […]
CJI bench to hear EWS quota, reservation for Muslims in Andhra Subject: Polity Section: Judiciary Context: A five-judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court headed by Chief Justice of India U U Lalit will take up two pleas dealing with reservation from September 13. Another Constitution bench headed by Justice Indira Banerjee, which […]
What is the NCRB’s ‘Crime in India’ report, and how to read its findings Subject: Polity Section: National Organisation Context A new edition of ‘Crime in India’, the annual report of the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), was released on August 29, for crime-related statistics in 2021. NCRB reports have been a valuable […]
Competitiveness Roadmap for India@100 Subject: Economy Context A 7-7.5 per cent real economic growth can make India an upper-middle income ($10,000 per capita income) country by 2047, Bibek Debroy, Chairman, Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM), said at the release of ‘The Competitiveness Roadmap for India@100’. Details: India is now a […]