Daily Prelims Notes 21 January 2023 Table Of Contents Evidence of cooking 780000 years ago rewrites human history Programmable materials can now shape-shift with the push of a button 12 cheetahs from South Africa may arrive in February Alien plants growing together threatening tiger habitats: Study Seeing fewer stars? LEDs might be increasing […]
Seshachalam Hills Subject : Environment Section : Protected Area in news Concept : Spot Bellied Eagle Owl was recently spotted in Seshachalam forest of Andhra Pradesh for the first time. It was sighted twice earlier at Nagarjunasagar Srisailam Tiger Reserve(NSTR). About Seshachalam Hills: The Seshachalam Hills are a part of the Eastern Ghats […]
Wayanad becomes first district to provide basic documents to all tribal people Subject: Polity Section: Constitution Concept: Kerala’s Wayanad becomes the first district in the country to provide basic documents and facilities such as Aadhaar cards, ration cards, birth/death certificates, election ID cards, bank accounts. Apart from the basic documents, other services such […]
Insurance sector needs 50000 Crores to double penetration Subject: National Bodies Concept: The Insurance sector needs to infuse approximately Rs 50,000 crore of capital every year in order to double penetration in the country, Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India chairman Debasish Panda said. Panda also asked the insurance companies to come […]
Endorsement Guidelines for Celebrities and Social Media Influencers Subject : Governance Concept : The Central Government has released the endorsement guidelines for celebrities and social media influencers. The guidelines mandate compulsory disclosure of monitory or material benefits of a product or a brand they are promoting through their social media platforms. Failing to […]
SC declines to entertain petition on caste census Subject : Polity Section: Constitution framework Concept : Bench comprising Justice B.R. Gavai and Justice Vikram Nath refused to entertain the petitions and asked the petitioners to approach the high court. The pleas were submitted on the ground that the caste-based census “violated the basic […]
PM Modi has distributed land title deeds to Banjaras Subject : Governance Concept : Prime Minister Narendra Modi symbolically distributed Hakku Patra (land title deeds) to five families of the Banjara (Lambani) community, a nomadic Scheduled Caste group, at an event organised by the state Revenue Department at Malkhed, in the Kalaburagi district […]