JAA, BLF, BLA: Who are the militant groups Iran, Pakistan have hit in cross-border strikes Subject :IR Section: Places in news Context: Iran and Pakistan have carried out air attacks in each other’s territories, along their 909 km-long border. More on news: Missile strikes between Iran and Pakistan this week along with attacks […]
Daily Prelims Notes 18 January 2024 Table Of Contents The Legacy of Shankaracharya Greenland has lost 20% more ice than previously thought: study Pak warns of consequences as Iran Strikes Terror Bases in Balochistan On delisting some Kuki-Zomi tribes Rainfall rising in over half of India’s sub-districts, says four-decade study “Centre of Excellence […]
Express View on ASER report: Cues for reform Subject :Schemes Section: Education Context: Latest ASER report has significant pointers on how country could use education to leverage its demographic dividend More on news: The latest Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) focuses on an age group that is critical to India unlocking its […]
“Centre of Excellence in Intelligent Internet of Things Sensors” and “India Innovation Centre for Graphene” Subject : Science and Tech Section: Msc Context: The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has launched the following two flagship programs from Maker Village, Kochi, Kerala. “Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Intelligent Internet of Things (IIoT) […]
Rainfall rising in over half of India’s sub-districts, says four-decade study Subject :Geography Section: Indian Physical Geography In the news: A detailed analysis of Indian monsoon changes at the tehsil level reveals that over 55% of India’s 4,400 tehsils have experienced an increase in rainfall. The study, conducted by the Council on Energy, […]
On delisting some Kuki-Zomi tribes Subject: Geography Section: Human geography Context: The Manipur Government has been asked by the Centre to examine a representation seeking the delisting of certain Kuki and Zomi tribes from the Scheduled Tribes (ST) list of Manipur. What led to the representation? The representation to de-schedule certain Kuki and […]
Pak warns of consequences as Iran Strikes Terror Bases in Balochistan Subject :IR Section: Places in news Context: Iran launched unprecedented missile and drone strikes on terrorist bases of a Sunni militant group in the restive Balochistan province. Pakistan warns of severe consequences to Tehran. Details: Strikes were launched against the Jaish al-Adl […]
Greenland has lost 20% more ice than previously thought: study Subject: Environment Section: Climate change Context: Climate change has caused Greenland’s ice sheet to lose 20% more ice than previously thought, according to research published that used satellite imagery to track the retreat of glaciers over the past four decades. Reasons for Melting: About 80% of thinning of ice can be attributed to weather-related factors such as winds that break up and move the ice around. The […]
The Legacy of Shankaracharya Subject : History Section: Art and Culture Adi Shankara One of India’s greatest philosopher-sages, Shankaracharya was born in a Namboodiri Brahmin family. Adi Shankara took to contemplation and Vedantic studies at an early age and completed his gurukul studies in eight years. He went on a journey through India, […]