Daily Prelims Notes 27 August 2024 Table Of Contents Great Indian Bustard conservation efforts struggle as numbers dwindle to 2 in Karnataka Unified Lending Interface (ULI): A Transformative Platform for Seamless Credit Delivery Impact of New Mining Levies on Consumer Power Bills and Industrial Margins: ICRA Analysis BRICS: India’s Stance on the Proposal […]
U.N. ‘concerned’ by Afghanistan morality law Subject: IR Sec: Places in news Context: The U.N. mission in Afghanistan was “concerned” about a morality law recently ratified by the Taliban authorities, criticising in particular restrictions on women. Afghanistan morality law: The Taliban authorities announced the codification of a law with 35 articles detailing wide-ranging behaviour […]
Long-term monitoring of Himalayan glaciers essential to assess their health Subject: Geo Sec: Geomorphology Context: Of the estimated 200,000 glaciers in the world, the Himalaya-Karakoram range is home to 39,660. Of these, only 24 have been consistently monitored for their glacier mass balance which indicates whether a glacier is growing or shrinking. Monitor […]
Luxury Yacht Sinks Off Sicily: Investigating Causes and Responsibilities Sub: Geo Sec: Climatology Why This is in the News: The sinking of the luxury yacht Bayesian off the coast of Sicily has captured global attention due to the tragic loss of life and the high-profile individuals involved, including British billionaire Michael Lynch. Investigations […]
Environmental Impact of Lithium Mining in Chile’s Atacama Salt Flat Sub: Geo Sec: Eco geo Why This is in News: A recent study by researchers at the University of Chile, published in the journal IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, has revealed that the Atacama salt flat is sinking due to lithium […]
With hundreds stranded in Sao Paulo, India to broach topic with Brazil Minister Foreign Minister Subject: IR Sec: Places in news Context: The plight of hundreds of men and women, many of them Indian, who are stranded at an airport in Sao Paulo as they are suspected to be illegal immigrants, maybe discussed […]
Community nurseries or ‘Nursery Langars’ saved Punjab from massive crop losses caused by floods in 2023: PAU study Sub: Geo Sec: Eco Geo Context: Punjab was saved from incurring losses of Rs 2,800 crore due to community nurseries, known as “nursery langars”. Despite an additional expenditure of Rs 245 crore by farmers, the […]
Frequent mass wasting in Tibet a cause for worry in India Sub: Geo Sec: Indian Physical geo Context: Mass wasting has increased in the Sedongpu Gully, Tibetan Plateau, since 2017 due to rapid warming. A geological event, mass wasting is the gravity-influenced movement of rock and soil down a slope. A gully is […]
Attacking Hezbollah, Israel fighter jets launch strikes across Lebanon Sub: IR Sec: Places in news Context: Israel launched a series of air strikes across Lebanon in what it said was a pre-emptive strike to avert a large Hezbollah attack. Israeli Prime Minister also warned that the strikes in Lebanon were “not the final […]
Rohingya refugees mark the anniversary of their exodus and demand a safe return to Myanmar Sub: IR Sec: Places in news Context: Rohingya refugees living in camps in Bangladesh demanded a safe return to Rakhine state on the seventh anniversary of their mass exodus. Who are Rohingyas? Rohingya are an ethnic group, largely […]