Daily Prelims Notes 17 November 2022 Table Of Contents Bulk drug park Vostro Account Evergreening of patents Sub-Committee of the Financial Stability and Development Council How climate-induced disasters are creating a new dynamic of migration COP27: Kolkata presents climate action roadmap, announces city-level summit Extreme weather hits economies, hurts Asia most: WMO report […]
Moscow Format Consultations on Afghanistan Subject : International Relations Context :India participated in the fourth Meeting of the Moscow Format Consultations on Afghanistan, which was held in Moscow on November 16. Concept: Special envoys and senior officials from Russia, China, Pakistan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan also participated in the meeting. […]
GST Council Subject :Polity Context: Citing regulations for the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council, Principal Chief Advisor to West Bengal Chief Minister Amit Mitra urged Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in a letter on Wednesday to call for a meeting of the Council urgently. What is the issue: Amit Mitra urged Union […]
Ex-adviser to Finance Minister appointed NITI Aayog member Subject :Polity Context: Recently the government has appointed senior economist Arvind Virmani as a full-time member of the NITI Aayog. Who is Dr Arvind Virmani: He is the founder-chairman of the non-profit public policy organisationFoundation for Economic Growth and Welfare and has served as the […]
Juvenile Justice Act Subject :Polity Context: The Supreme Court on Wednesday held that an accused, declared a juvenile in the case of the gangrape and murder of an eight-year-old nomadic girl in Kathua in J&K in 2018, was an adult at the time of the offence and should, therefore, be tried as one. […]
Permanent commission for 32 women ex short service commission officer Subject :Polity Context: The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Centre and the Indian Air Force to consider granting Permanent Commission to 32 retired women Short Service Commission officers based on their suitability with the purpose of giving them pensionary benefits. What is […]
Patan Patola Subject : Art and Culture Context: Recently, PM Narendra Modi gifted ‘Patan Patola Dupatta’ to Italian PM GiorgiaMeloni. What is Patan Patola: The ancient art of double ikat or Patola woven in pure silk dates back to the 11th century. The Patola fabrics bear an equal intensity of colours and design […]
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism Subject : Environment Context : India, China, Brazil, South Africa opposed ‘carbon border tax’ proposed by European Union in the 27th edition of the Conference of Parties (COP) in Sharm El Sheikh. Concept : The European Union has proposed a policy — called the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism — […]
Road to net-zero status Subject: Environment India’s strategy for achieving Net-Zero status- A year after announcing its intention to achieve a net-zero emission status by 2070, India on Monday told the world how it was going to reach there. In a 121-page document, India listed some of the measures — decarbonising of electricity […]