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Daily Prelims Notes 23 March 2025 Table Of Contents No Mismatch Between Circulating Influenza Strains and Vaccine Strains Indo-French Naval Exercise Varuna 2024 Tavasya: The Fourth Krivak-Class Stealth Frigate Launched Fertilizers Committee Warns Against Under-Funding of Nutrient Subsidy Schemes Challenges in Uploading Voting Data 1. No Mismatch Between Circulating Influenza Strains […]
Challenges in Uploading Voting Data Sub :Polity Sec : Elections Context: In May 2024, in the middle of the Lok Sabha elections, the Supreme Court of India considered a petition by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR), seeking the publication of the first part of Form 17C. This includes booth-wise voter turnout data, […]
Fertilizers Committee Warns Against Under-Funding of Nutrient Subsidy Schemes Sub :Schemes Sec :Agri Introduction The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Chemicals and Fertilizers, chaired by Kirti Azad, has raised concerns over the under-funding of nutrient subsidy schemes. The committee has urged the Union Fertilizers Ministry to seek additional funds to prevent a negative impact […]
Tavasya: The Fourth Krivak-Class Stealth Frigate Launched Sub: Sci Sec: defence Why in News The fourth and final follow-on Krivak-class stealth frigate, Tavasya, was launched into the water at Goa Shipyard Ltd. (GSL). Krivak-Class Frigate Deal: India and Russia signed an Inter-Governmental Agreement (IGA) in October 2016 for four follow-on Krivak-class frigates. Tavasya […]
Indo-French Naval Exercise Varuna 2024 Sub :Sci Sec :defence Why in News The Indo-French bilateral naval exercise Varuna 2024 was conducted off the coast of Goa. This edition of the exercise saw the participation of aircraft carriers INS Vikrant and Charles de Gaulle, with a significant focus on anti-submarine warfare (ASW) operations. About […]
No Mismatch Between Circulating Influenza Strains and Vaccine Strains Sub :Sci Sec :Health Why in News The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced the influenza vaccine composition for the 2025-2026 northern hemisphere flu season. Concerns were raised after reports of a surge in influenza cases in the Delhi-NCR region, but there is no […]
South Cascade Glacier Sub : Geo Sec: Geomorphology Why in News The South Cascade Glacier in Washington, USA, was named “Glacier of the Year” by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) on March 21, 2024. Recent studies indicate a significant reduction in its size due to rising global temperatures, highlighting the ongoing effects of […]
Made-in-India Web Browser Sub : Sci Sec: Awareness in IT and Computer Why in News The Indian government has taken a significant step towards promoting an indigenous web browser by awarding a prize of ₹1 crore to Zoho Corporation, a Tenkasi-based company, for developing the web browser ‘Ulaa.’ A key requirement for this […]
Charting a route for IORA under India’s chairship Sub : IR Sec: Int grouping Context: India, set to takeover chairmanship of IORA from November 2025, aims to strengthen its governance by prioritizing three areas: increasing funding, integrating technology for data management and policy analysis, and creating maritime-ready courses in collaboration with academic and […]
Mar-a-Lago Accord and dollar devaluation Sub : Eco Sec: External sector Context: The Trump administration aims to transform the US into a manufacturing superpower and reduce its massive trade deficit. In 2024, the US faced an over $1 trillion trade deficit, marking the fourth consecutive year of such a trade imbalance. Trump has […]