Daily Prelims Notes 7 December 2022 Table Of Contents UN Groundwater Summit 2022 to help raise awareness on aquifer protection, sustainable use Cyclone Mandous to form December 7 will be slow-moving Black soil in red: Climate change threatens world’s food basket Amazonian biodiversity: Indigenous convoy to bring focus to threats during Montreal summit […]
FSSAI warns officials against arbitrary action Subject : Governance Context: The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has asked State food safety commissioners to ensure proper due diligence while seizing food products. Concept : The food safety authority also asked State food safety commissioners to deal with “arbitrary or unreasonable seizures” […]
The Karnataka-Maharashtra border dispute Context: The Maharashtra-Karnataka border row escalated into violence after vehicles from both states were attacked and defaced in Belagavi and Pune, respectively. What is the issue: The Maharashtra and Karnataka boundary dispute has its origins in the reorganization of states along linguistic lines via the State Reorganisation Act, 1956. […]
Yoginder K Alagh Subject :Economy Who was Yoginder K Alagh: He was an Indian economist and Union Minister of State with independent charge of Power, Science & Technology and Planning & Programme Implementation during the United Front government in 1996-98. He was the Chairman of Institute of Rural Management Anand (IRMA) from 2006 […]
Hyderabad Bansilalpet Stepwell gets restored Subject : Art and Culture Context: The Bansilalpet stepwell, which had turned into a dumpyard over the decades, was unearthed after removing over 2,000 tonnes of debris and relocating families that lived on the site. Concept : The seventeenth-century stepwell, which had turned into a dumpyard over the last […]
National Gati Sakthi Portal Subject: Governance Context :To protect strategic information on the National Gati Sakthi Master Plan Portal, the government has decided to limit access, and not allow private players and the individuals on the platform for now. Concept : About National Gati Sakthi Portal for Multi Modal Connectivity The aim is […]