Daily Prelims Notes 18 September 2023 Table Of Contents What is the Vishwakarma scheme? NABARD to issue social bonds Deposit taking NBFCs down to record low of 34 Buy, use, return, and claim a small refund G20 Summit: Big push towards achieving net zero Santiniketan makes it to UNESCO World Heritage list Cats […]
EU chief promises a plan of action as migrants flock to Italian island Subject: IR Section: Places in news Context Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni visited Lampedusa in response to a surge in migrant arrivals. Migrant Arrivals in Italy Italy has seen a […]
Military leaders of Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso sign mutual defence pact Subject: IR Section: Places in news Introduction Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger signed the Liptako-Gourma Charter, forming the Alliance of Sahel States (AES). The goal of the pact is to establish collective defense and mutual assistance, primarily focused on combating terrorism […]
Moonquakes: testament to lunar ordeal Subject: Science and technology Section: Space technology What are Moonquakes? An earthquake is caused when tectonic plates shift. But quakes themselves aren’t restricted to the earth. Small tremors have also been detected on the moon. But they are not because of tectonic plates. Instead, the moon is groaning […]
How Basmati in India is reaping the rewards of research Subject: Science and technology Section: Biotechnology Context: Basmati rice’s annual exports from India have soared, from 0.3-0.35 million tonnes (mt) valued at $200-250 million to 4.5-4.6 mt worth $4.7-4.8 billion, in the past three decades. Much of this has been courtesy of scientists […]
CM is duty bound to reply to governor’s quarry Subject: Polity Section: Executive Context: Punjab governor Banwari lal purohit accused the CM Bhagwat mann of not giving proper responses to his queries about corruption and various anomalies in governance, and warned that he could invoke Article 356, which provides for President’s Rule. Constitutional […]