Chilika fishers robbed of livelihood since Cyclone Fani opened new mouths Subject :Environment Section: Places in news Context: The delicate salinity gradient of the lake disrupted; locals claim Odisha government’s Chilika Development Authority (CDA) not monitoring new mouths regularly. More on the News: The intense storm surge that had accompanied extremely severe cyclone […]
Huge chunk of plants and animals in U.S. at risk of extinction -report Subject: Environment Section: Biodiversity Concept : A leading conservation research group found that 40% of animals and 34% of plants in the United States are at risk of extinction, while 41% of ecosystems are facing collapse. Everything from crayfish and […]
SC to hear plea on AP’s three capitals Subject : Polity Concept : The Supreme Court would take up the hearing on Andhra Pradesh’s three-capitals plans on February 23. The AP government had filed an Special Leave Petition in the apex court, challenging the AP High Court’s verdict that the AP legislature lacked […]
Open Prison Model Subject : Governance Concept : The open prison model adopted in Rajasthan, with convicts staying on community land without high walls or strict surveillance, has promoted a reformative form of punishment and succeeded in transforming the lives of inmates. What is Open Prison? Open prisons have relatively less stringent rules […]
Naval LCA lands on Vikrant, first aeroplane to touch down Subject : Defence Concept : The naval version of the indigenous Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas landed on INS Vikrant, which is an indigenous aircraft carrier, marking the maiden landing of a fixed-wing aircraft on INS Vikrant. INS Vikrant was commissioned into the […]
Pledging of shares Subject : Economics Concept : A pledge of stock or share pledge means using shares as collateral and taking a loan against them. Shares are basically the assets of the company or a shareholder. Pledging is a way by which the promoters of any company take a loan against the […]
SEBI gets strict on beneficial owners hiding behind FPIs Subject : Economics Concept : Market regulator SEBI is now going behind the corporate veil of the foreign portfolio investors in the aftermath of the allegations that have emerged against Adani Group. In India, it has been noticed that in a large number of […]
Turkey hit by series of powerful earthquakes Subject: Geography Section : Physical Geography (Geomorphology ) Concept: More than 2,000 people have been killed and thousands injured by a huge earthquake which struck south-eastern Turkey, near the Syrian border. The earthquake, which hit near the town of Gaziantep, was closely followed by numerous aftershocks […]
Daily Prelims Notes 6 February 2023 Table Of Contents India budgets for mangroves and wetlands Mission Sahbhagita Delhi Cabinet likely to approve ₹2,000-crore project to tackle air pollution Working with biomaterials to add to the sustainable energy mix About Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) Green Deal Industrial Plan Muon tomography or muography Environmental […]