RRB under EASE Reform Subject : Science and Technology Context: To provide credit to rural consumers, the government is planning to leverage the Regional Rural Banks (RRBs). Details: The proposed mandate will require RRBs to go beyond their mainstay of agricultural loans to extending credit for education, housing and even small businesses in […]
Scorched-earth tactics Subject :International Relations Context: The German Chancellor says Russia is using ‘scorched-earth tactics’. What are scorched earth tactics? Scorched earth tactics form part of a military strategy which seeks to destroy anything that could be of use to the enemy, including energy supplies, bridges, provision stores, agricultural fields, road and railway […]
Great Indian Bustards now migrating to Pakistan Subject : Environment Context: The recent sighting of three Great Indian Bustards (GIBs) deep in Pakistan’s Cholistan desert has given rise to speculation that the endangered birds might have flown across the international border from India’s Desert National Park (DNP). Great Indian Bustards (GIBs): The Great […]
Daily Prelims Notes 21 October 2022 Table Of Contents Centre launches programme to strengthen Kashi-T.N. bond In China, 1962 anniversary brings new attention to ‘forgotten’ war Bail Russia Removed From the Global Nuclear-Energy Summit at Washington EC removes officer who cancelled candidate’s symbol Customs’ SWIFT Abuse of Dominant Position and related news Gift tax […]
Chandrayaan-3 Subject: Science and Technology Context- chandrayaan-3 launch in June, ISRO Chandrayaan-3 Mission- The Chandrayaan-3 mission is a follow-up of Chandrayaan-2 of July 2019, which aimed to land a rover on the lunar South Pole. The subsequent failure of the Vikram lander led to the pursuit of another mission to demonstrate the landing […]
NASA’s Webb Telescope Captures Sharpest ‘Pillars of Creation’ Portrait Ever Subject : Science and technology Context: The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has returned an image of the famous “Pillars of Creation” in infrared light that’s the sharpest, most detailed portrait of the spectacular star-forming region ever seen. The ethereal scene captures translucent […]
Architectural marvel Pamban rail bridge: Vertical lift structure will be a ‘showcase’ Subject :Geography Context- The new 2.07 km Pamban rail bridge – India’s first vertical lift bridge – is set to be inaugurated in January to connect the Indian mainland and the holy Rameshwaram island. Surrounded by the pristine waters of the […]
‘Approval of GM mustard may threaten food security, increase pesticide tolerance’ Subject :Environment Context- Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC), which functions in the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, might approve the commercial cultivation of modified mustard. This would be the first time since 2002 for such approval to grow GM […]
Glaciers in the Alps are melting faster than ever — and 2022 was their worst summer yet Subject :Geography Context- This year Switzerland’s glaciers have lost an average of 6.2 per cent of their ice. The new flurries of snow will form a protective blanket to shield and reflect 90 per cent of […]
For those who live at high altitudes, things are looking up Subject :Geography Context: Introduction- Located in the heart of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in southern Qinghai province, Sanjiangyuan (Three-River-Source) National Park, which stretches for 123,100 square kilometres, is the first and largest national park in China. Since the pilot programme for the park’s […]