Daily Prelims Notes 5 March 2023 Table Of Contents Seahorse Phytoplankton blooms see two-decade surge along world’s coastlines Index Providers/makers under the purview of SEBI Scrub typhus: combination therapy can save more lives. China takes lead in mapping the deep Influenza A H3N2 IAEA meets with Iranians amid enrichment concerns Charaideo Maidams Ayodhya mosque […]
Brus become visible, but their fight for identity continues Subject :Geography Section: Indian physical geography Concept : Bru or Reang is a community indigenous to Northeast India, living mostly in Tripura, Mizoram and Assam. In Tripura, they are recognised as a Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group. In Mizoram, they have been targeted by groups that do not consider […]
Ayodhya mosque gets all land clearances Subject : History Section: Art and Culture Concept : The Ayodhya Development Authority (ADA) on Friday gave final sanction for construction of the proposed mosque in Dhannipur, as directed by the Supreme Court in its Ram Janmabhoomi Babri Masjid case judgment. The top court had asked the […]
Charaideo Maidams Subject :History Section :Art and Culture Concept : Assam’s pyramid-like structures known as moidams or maidams have met all the technical requirements of UNESCO’s World Heritage Centre. Charaideo in eastern Assam has more than 90 moidams, the mound-burial system of the Ahoms who ruled large swathes of the present-day State and […]
IAEA meets with Iranians amid enrichment concerns Subject : International Relations Section: International organisation Concept : The head of the UN nuclear watchdog was meeting with officials in Iran on Saturday, days after it was revealed that the country had enriched particles of uranium to near weapons-grade, raising new alarm over its long-disputed […]
Influenza A H3N2 Subject : Science and technology Section: Health Concept : As per Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), rising cases of intense cough lasting for over a week coupled with fever, observed in most parts of the country, can be linked to influenza A H3N2, a subtype of a virus that […]
China takes lead in mapping the deep Subject :Geography Section: Physical geography Concept : Departing from Sanya’s Institute of Deep Sea Science and Engineering (IDSSE), Explorer 2 ( a green-white vessel) makes frequent forays in some of the least explored parts of the world’s ocean It carries with it one of the most […]
Scrub typhus: combination therapy can save more lives. Subject : Science and technology Section: Health Concept : Recently, a team of researchers from Christian Medical College in Vellore, Tamil Nadu, and PGIMER Chandigarh found that an antibiotic combo is best for severe scrub typhus. About Scrub typhus: Scrub typhus is a life-threatening infection […]
Index Providers/makers under the purview of SEBI Subject : Economy Section: Financial Market Concept : Noting the growing dominance of Index Providers due to proliferation of passive funds that drive capital flows towards assets that are part of a particular market index, SEBI has proposed to bring them under its regulatory purview. The […]
Phytoplankton blooms see two-decade surge along world’s coastlines Subject :Environment Section: species in news Context: Huge blooms of phytoplankton microscopic algae floating on the ocean’s surface have become larger and more frequent along the world’s coastlines, according to new research. Phytoplankton: Phytoplankton are the autotrophic (self-feeding) components of the plankton community and a […]