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    Daily Prelims Notes 6 December 2022 Table Of Contents UK: Six children die of Strep A, a common bacterial infection A dangerous pesticide isn’t being monitored in key bird of prey populations — we’re shedding light on that gap Major rivers in Africa ran drier than usual in 2021, finds WMO Foreign source […]

    Belagavi Subject :Polity Context : Dispute between Karnataka and Maharashtra Maharashtra has staked claim to over 7,000 sq km area along its border with Karnataka, comprising 814 villages in the districts of Belagavi (Belgaum), Uttara Kannada, Bidar, and Gulbarga, and the towns of Belagavi, Karwar, and Nippani. All these areas are predominantly Marathi-speaking, […]

    Soil Health Management Subject: Government Schemes Context : On the occasion of inauguration of the National Conference on Soil Health Management for Sustainable Farming Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister, Shri Narendra Singh Tomar said that  more than 22 crore Soil Health Cards have been distributed to farmers across the country. Concept :  […]

    No Uniformity in parole and furlough rules across the country Subject : Polity Context : Lack of uniformity in parole rules does not bode well for the criminal justice system. Concept :  There was a huge uproar in the media when Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, a convict serving a […]

    55% of cooking oil is from countries with GM Crops Subject :Science and Technology Context: Union Minister for Environment, Forests and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav in a recent interview at the express adda said that about 55-60 percent of the cooking oil that India consumes is imported from countries where genetically modified crops […]

  Dominique Lapierre Subject :History Who is Dominique Lapierre: Dominique Lapierre was a French author He was awarded the Padma Bhushan, India’s third highest civilian award, in 2008. He was passionate about India, which was reflected in his 1985-work City of Joy, based on the hardships of a rickshaw puller in Kolkata, that turned out […]

    In first, Ajit Doval to host NSAs of Central Asian nations Subject : International Relations Context: National Security Adviser Ajit Doval will, for the first time, host a special meeting on Tuesday with his counterparts from Central Asian countries, More about the meeting: This will be the first time that NSAs of Kazakhstan, […]

    Print, digital self-regulatory news association(PADMA) gets government’s approval Subject : Governance Context: The government has approved the Print and Digital Media Association (PADMA) as a self-regulatory body for publishers of news and current affairs across the country. More about Print, digital self-regulatory news association(PADMA) The Print and Digital Media Association (PADMA) will be […]

    National Single Window System Subject: Economy Context: PAN could become a single ID for investment approvals. Details: Investors may soon no longer have to fill in multiple identity details for accessing the National Single Window System for project-related clearances and approvals. Concept: National Single Window System? The platform was soft launched in September […]

    Offences under GST Subject: Government Schemes Context: The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council meeting is likely to discuss decriminalization of offenses under GST law. Concept: Prosecution under GST-Prosecution is the conducting of legal proceedings against someone in respect of a criminal charge. Offences liable for prosecution Any person committing the following offences […]