Daily Prelims Notes 17 January 2024 Table Of Contents What are light-emitting diodes and why are they prized as light sources? India acquires five lithium blocks in Argentina Another cheetah ‘Shaurya’ dies at Kuno; 10th death so far Arunachal Pradesh’s Pakke Paga Hornbill Festival gears up for its 9th Edition Biological E’s Corbevax […]
Defense technology council Subject: Polity Section: National Body Context: Expert committee headed by Vijay Raghavan (former principal scientific advisor) recommended that an apex body known as Defence Technology Council chaired by the Prime Minister should determine the country’s defense technology roadmap. More on news: The nine-member Vijay Raghavan panel was set up […]
Need reasonable cap on issue of guarantees by States for better fiscal management: RBI Subject: Polity Section: Federalism Context: RBI Working Group has recommended that they should be subject to a reasonable cap on issuance of guarantees. More on news: Government guarantees should not be allowed for creating direct liability / de facto […]
Why Kashmir is without snow Subject: Polity Section: Federalism Context: Snowfall events in the Ladakh-Jammu and Kashmir region have been showing a declining trend in recent years. More on news: Government data shows that 95,989 tourists, including 547 foreigners, had visited Gulmarg in January last year. Officials said the footfall seemed to be […]
Coming flood of U.S. Treasury issuance spooks some investors Subject: Polity Section: Federalism Context: Cracks are forming in the market’s bullish consensus for bonds, as resurfacing fiscal concerns duel with expectations that cooling inflation will push the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates in coming months. About Bonds A bond is a debt investment to raise money and finance a variety of projects and activities. Corporates or […]
As Davos crowd gathers, govts. urged to rein in ‘billionaire class’ Subject: Economy Section: External Sector Context: As per Oxfam, the combined fortunes of the world’s five richest men have more than doubled to $869 billion since 2020 while five billion people have been made poorer. More about News: Oxfam called for governments to rein in corporate power by breaking up monopolies; instituting taxes on excess profit and wealth; and promoting […]
ICMR starts revising current National Essential Diagnostics List for first time Subject: Science and Tech Section: Health Context: The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has begun the process of revising the current National Essential Diagnostics List (NEDL), saying that considerable time has passed since the first list was released in 2019. More […]
Understanding the Tenth Schedule Subject: Polity Section: Elections Context: The Speaker of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly has refused to disqualify 40 MLAs of the Eknath Sindhe faction after recognising it as the real Shiv Sena. About Defection In Legislature, a defector is a person who gives up allegiance to one party in exchange […]
Biological E’s Corbevax bags Emergency Use Listing from WHO Subject: Science and Tech Section: Health Context: The World Health Organization (WHO) has granted an Emergency Use Listing (EUL) to Biological E Ltd’s (BE) Covid vaccine, Corbevax. The Hyderabad-based vaccine-maker’s Corbevax is India’s first indigenously developed COVID-19 vaccine based on a protein sub-unit platform. […]