Daily Prelims Notes 21 January 2024 Table Of Contents India-Myanmar border will be fenced like that of Bangladesh, Centre reconsidering Free Movement Regime: Amit Shah Israeli strike on Damascus kills 4 Iranian Revolutionary Guards Iran launches ‘Sorayya’ satellite into 750 km orbit, its highest yet What are labour rules for workers abroad? From […]
Either a massive neutron star or low-mass black hole found Subject: S&T Section: Space tech In the news: Researchers who used a telescope in South Africa reported the discovery of an object in the Milky Way that could either be the most massive — mass between 2.09 and 2.71 solar masses — neutron […]
Urbanisation in Bhubaneshwar impacts winter temperatures Subject: Geography Section: Climatology Context: Bhubaneswar, a tier-II city in Odisha, exemplifies rapid urbanization and warming trends, with a 166% increase in built-up area from 2004-2015 and a 0.68C temperature rise in the last two decades, especially pronounced in newly urbanized peripheries. Details: The ministerial meeting at […]
Wetland ‘nature tourism’ gets a fillip Subject: Environment Section: Ecosystem In the news: The Central government has embarked on a mission to promote tourism at ecologically sensitive wetlands better known as Ramsar sites. Details: The focus would be to shift these fragile wetlands from high-value tourism to nature tourism by directly supporting conservation […]
Why are conflicts spreading in West Asia? Subject: IR Section: Places in news Context: West Asia is in flux which started as a direct military confrontation between Israel and Hamas has snowballed into a regional security crisis. Hezbollah, Kataib Hezbollah, Hashad al Shabi, Houthis, Iran, Pakistan and the United States are all now part of an expanding conflict theatre. What initiated the Israel-Palestine conflict? The Palestinian group Hamas […]
From Kausalya’s land, Ram Setu sari unfolds rare weave Subject: History Section: Art and Culture Context: Odisha’s Sambalpuri weavers hope Ram Temple inauguration will change the fortunes of their saris made on mythological themes. More About Ram Setu Sari A 2015 National Award winning master craftsperson,Ishwar Meher worked with handwoven cotton yarn for five months, using natural dyes from flowers, jaggery, gram flour, iron rust, and indigo. He designed the […]
What are labour rules for workers abroad? Subject: IR Section: Msc Context: National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) is assisting the governments of Uttar Pradesh and Haryana in hiring around 10,000 workers to go to Israel, mainly for construction work. National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) It is a not-for-profit public limited company that was […]
Iran launches ‘Sorayya’ satellite into 750 km orbit, its highest yet Subject: S&T Section: Space tech Context: Iran had conducted a successful satellite launch into its highest orbit. More on news: The launch was part of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards’ space programme alongside Iran’s civilian space programme. The U.S. intelligence community’s 2023 worldwide threat […]
Israeli strike on Damascus kills 4 Iranian Revolutionary Guards Subject: IR Section: Places in news Context: An Israeli missile strike on Syria’s capital Damascus on Saturday killed four members of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards About the attack: Israel has long pursued a bombing campaign against Iran-linked targets in Syria. Tensions have also been escalating […]