Daily prelims Notes 1 September 2022 Table Of Contents Core sector output at 6-month low; crude, natural gas hit most Urban joblessness declines to 7.6% in Apr-Jun 2022: NSO High inflation and risk of recession widen ECB dilemma Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease: symptoms, treatment and prevention The Deal With Eric Lerner Saying […]
United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs Subject: International Relations Section: International organisation Context: Review of NPT The UN Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA is an Office of the United Nations Secretariat established in January 1998 as the Department for Disarmament Affairs, part of United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s plan to reform the UN […]
What are anti-radiation pills, how will they help in case of a nuclear emergency in Ukraine? Subject : Science and technology Section: Health With fears of a nuclear disaster at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia power plant growing, the European Union has decided to pre-emptively supply 5.5 million anti-radiation pills to be distributed among residents in […]
Bhang, ganja, and criminality in the NDPS Act Subject : Security Context: While granting bail to a man arrested on June 1 for possessing 29 kg of bhang and 400 g of ganja, Karnataka High Court recently observed that nowhere in the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act is bhang referred to […]
The Deal With Eric Lerner Saying the Big Bang Didn’t Happen Subject :Science and Technology Section: Space Science CONTEXT:After NASA released the first images from the James Webb Space Telescope, Eric J. Lerner repeated his infamous claim that the Big Bang didn’t really happen. The images from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) […]
Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease: symptoms, treatment and prevention Subject : Science and Technology Section: Health There has been a spike in cases of Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease (HFMD) in Mumbai. But, as HFMD is not a notifiable disease, the state doesn’t have cumulative data from private hospitals which share most of […]
High inflation and risk of recession widen ECB dilemma Subject : International relations Section: International body Context: Eurozone (EZ) inflation jumped to another record high and will soon hit double-digit territory, herald in gast ring of big interest rate hikes even as a painful recession appears increasingly certain Concept: Eurozone (EZ) The eurozone (EZ) […]
Urban joblessness declines to 7.6% in Apr-Jun 2022: NSO Subject: Economy Section: Unemployment Context: The unemployment rate for person saged 15 years and above in urban areas declined to 7.6 per cent during April-June 2022 against 12.6 per cent a year ago, the National Statistical Office (NSO) said on Wednesday. The PLFS further […]
Core sector output at 6-month low; crude, natural gas hit most Subject: Economy Section: National income Context: Growth in the output of eight core infrastructure sectors decelerated sharply for a second straight month to hit a six-month low of 4.5 percent in July from a year ago, as a conducive base effect waned […]