Daily Prelims Notes 29 July 2023 Table Of Contents Global science funding must be redesigned to succeed on SDGs Four factors driving 2023’s extreme heat and climate disasters Land-use changes put rocky addresses of animals under stress in Maharashtra’s Sahyadri plateau Our semicon report card Extreme continent: New WMO report paints alarming picture […]
Finance Commission Subject: Polity Section: Constitutional Bodies Why is it in the news? The Sixteenth Finance Commission is due to be set up shortly. It will re-examine the recommendations of 15th Finance commission since many changes have taken place since 2017 that includes Covid-19 and the subsequent geopolitical changes. Finance Commission The President […]
The ‘free movement regime’ along the India-Myanmar border, and why it has complicated the volatile situation in Manipur Subject: Geography Section: Places in news Context: The Illegal migration of tribal Kuki-Chin peoples into India from Myanmar is one of the key issues in the ongoing ethnic conflict between Meiteis and Kukis in Manipur. […]
Ladakh glacier melting may form three lakes, says study Subject : Environment Section: Climate Change Context: A new study by scientists of Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology has found that three glacial lakes are likely to form around Parkachik Glacier in Ladakh due to rapid ice melt. Details: The glacial melt is worrying […]
Project Tiger merges with Project Elephant — but questions on fund split unanswered Subject : Environment Section: Biodiversity Context: An order on June 23, 2023 finally made it official — Project Tiger and Project Elephant have been merged, meaning a common allocation will fund both beginning this year. The merger was announced in […]
Extreme continent: New WMO report paints alarming picture of climate emergency in Asia Subject : Environment Section: Climate Change Context: Asia is the world’s most disaster-prone region and more than 50 million people were directly affected due to 81 weather-, climate- and water-related disasters in Asia during 2022, according to a new report […]
Our semicon report card Subject : Schemes Context: In the 1960s, India ignored a proposal from Fairchild Semiconductors (whose founders went on to create Intel) to set up a semiconductor packaging unit, which later moved to Malaysia. Recent Developments: U.S. chipmaker AMD (Advanced Micro Devices) to invest $400 mn in India. AMD will […]
Land-use changes put rocky addresses of animals under stress in Maharashtra’s Sahyadri plateau Subject : Geography Section: Places in news Context: A team of five scientists upturned more than 7,000 rocks over a considerable period of time to find out how animals ranging from ants to snakes are responding to land-use changes in […]
Four factors driving 2023’s extreme heat and climate disasters Subject : Environment Section: Climate Change Context: A recent study determined that the weeks long heat wave in Texas and Mexico that started in June 2023 would have been virtually impossible without Human-caused global warming. Details: Human activities that release greenhouse gas emissions into […]