Daily Prelims Notes 14 February 2023 Table Of Contents Repo rate may remain at 6.5% for rest of CY23 : ICICI Securities Insurance Dekho raises $150 m in Series A Funding from Goldman Sachs, TVS Capital funds Blackbuck As a heatwave spectre hangs again over India’s wheat harvest, its home-grown crop simulation model […]
House rules and the weapon of expunction Subject: Polity Section: Parliament Concept: The expunction of portions of the speeches made by Opposition politicians in Parliament recently has sparked off a debate on an action taken by the Speaker and the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha. Rules of the house Article 105 of the […]
Draft Geo-heritage Sites and Geo-relics (Preservation and Maintenance) Bill 2022 Subject : History Section: Art and Culture Concept : A draft Bill, aimed at protecting India’s geological heritage that includes fossils, sedimentary rocks, natural structures, has raised alarm in India’s geo-sciences and paleontology community. Geo Heritage: “Geoheritage” is a generic but descriptive term […]
PM to open Aadi Mahotsav Festival Subject :Schemes Section :Tribal Concept : Prime Minister of India will inaugurate the Aadi Mahotsav festival of the Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India Ltd. (TRIFED) on February 16 in New Delhi’s Major Dhyan Chand Stadium. About Aadi Mahotsav: It is an annual Tribal Festival that […]
Supreme Court dismisses Plea challenging Delimitation in Jammu and Kashmir Subject : Polity Section: Elections Concept : The Supreme Court dismissed a challenge to the Constitution of the Jammu and Kashmir Delimitation Commission to readjust constituencies in the new Union Territory. The petition had contended that the delimitation exercise was in violation of […]
Two events on sidelines of G20 meet in Indore Subject : International Relations Section: International Organizations Concept : The first meeting of the G20 Agriculture Working group, will be held at Indore, in Madhya Pradesh from 13th to 15 February 2023. Around one hundred delegates from G20 member countries, guest countries and International […]