Daily Prelims Notes 6 September 2022 Table Of Contents How Pakistan floods have imperiled Mohenjo-daro’s world heritage tag Light Pollution Preventive detentions in 2021 up by 23.7% compared to year before The ban on conversion therapy for the LGBTQIA+ community Seat belts, head restraints and safety regulations External debt Regulatory sandbox scheme PM […]
V. O. Chidambaram Pillai Subject: History Section: Personality Context: The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi paid tributes to freedom fighter V. O. Chidambaram Pillai on his birth Anniversary Concept: About V. O. Chidambaram Pillai: ValliyappanOlaganathan Chidambaram Pillai was born into a Royal Family of Tuticorin. He is also known as KappalottiyaTamizhan or “the […]
Status Report on India’s External Debt 2021-22 Subject: Economy Section: External sector Concept: The External Debt Management Unit (EDMU) in the Department of economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, has released 28th edition of the Status Report on India’s External Debt 2021-22. India’s external debt In a cross-country perspective, India’s external debt is modest, […]
PM SHRI Schools (PM ScHools for Rising India) Subject: Environment Section: Pollution Context: Context: On the occasion of Teacher’s Day today, the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has announced development and upgradation of 14,500 schools cross India under the Pradhan Mantri Schools For Rising India (PM-SHRI) Yojana. Concept: This will be a new […]
Regulatory sandbox scheme Subject: Environment Section: Pollution Context: HDFC Bank and Precision Biometric India have been selected by the Reserve Bank for testing their ‘on tap’ retail payments applications under the regulatory sandbox scheme Details: The RBI announced the opening of the ‘On Tap’ application facility for the theme ‘Retail Payments’ under the […]
External debt Subject: Economy Section: External Sector Context: Private long-term external debt outstanding of countries identified by the World Bank as belonging to the low and middle income category more than doubled from $1.04 trillion in 2012 to $2.18 trillion in 2020. Details: Overall, the share of governments in foreign currency bond issues […]
Seat belts, head restraints and safety regulations Subject: Governance Section: Context: The death of Cyrus P. Mistry, former Chairman of Tata Sons, in a car crash in Maharashtra’s Palghar district on September 4 has turned the focus on whether compulsory use of seat belts in cars — including by passengers in the rear […]
The ban on conversion therapy for the LGBTQIA+ community Subject: Polity Section: Constitution Context: The National Medical Commission (NMC), the apex regulatory body of medical professionals in India, has written to all State Medical Councils, banning conversion therapy and calling it a “professional misconduct”. In a letter dated August 25, it also empowered […]