Daily Prelims Notes 16 December 2022 Table Of Contents The foreign brokerage held back from upgrading India to ‘Overweight’ because of high-valuation premium and the weakening balance of payments Bharat Bill Payments System Five Eyes intelligence alliance Iran expelled from UN women’s commission Central Consumer Protection Authority Artemis Accord Fast breeder reactor Agni-5 […]
Broadcasting to be brought under Prasar Bharati route Subject: Governance Information and Broadcasting Minister said that the entry of Central/State/UT Government into the business of broadcast for educational purposes should be done through the Prasar Bharati route through suitable agreements between Prasar Bharati and the government concerned. The advisory had been issued after […]
Central Bureau of Communication Subject: Governance Government has spent a total of Rs 3,723.38 crore on advertisement of its policies and programmes over the past five years through the Central Bureau of Communication, Rajya Sabha was informed on Thursday. About: The Central Bureau of Communication is the nodal agency of the Government of […]
Uniform Civil Code Subject: Polity Union Law Minister informed the Rajya Sabha that States can enact laws on a uniform civil code.. About the news The Union Government told Parliament that States are empowered to enact personal laws that decide issues such as succession, marriage and divorce to secure a uniform civil code […]
Corrupt Public Servant can be convicted even if proof circumstantial: SC Subject: Governance Observing that courts should not show leniency towards corrupt public servants, the Supreme Court ruled that direct evidence of demand and acceptance of bribe is not necessary to prove guilt under the Prevention of Corruption Act and a person can […]
Curbing Air Pollution Subject: Environment According to a report by the World Bank, curbing air pollution in India needs efforts across South Asia. According to the report, existing measures by the government can reduce particulate matter, significant reduction is possible only if the territories spanning the airsheds implement coordinated policies. Highlights of the […]
What is the Geminids meteor shower? Subject: Science and Technology Context: This year, the Geminids peaked around December 13-14. About Geminids meteor shower: The meteor shower is coined ‘Geminid’ because according to NASA, the meteors appear to radiate from the constellation Gemini. The Geminids first began appearing in the mid-1800s. The Geminids meteor […]
Anti-cancer CAR-T therapy reengineers T cells to kill tumours — and researchers are expanding the limited types of cancer it can target Subject: Science and Technology Context- Researchers have been developing a novel type of therapy that directly gives patients a new set of T cells engineered to attack tumours: chimeric antigen receptor […]