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Once the wettest place on earth seeing decreasing trend in rainfall Subject: Geography Context: A recent study paper published in Environmental Research Letterlooked at the trend of rainfalls in Cherrapunji (Meghalaya) over last 119 years and saw decreasing trend of about 0.42 mm per decade. Concept: Mawsynram overtook Cherrapunji few years back as […]
High-Security Registration Plates (HSRP) Subject: Economy Context: Karnataka is going to make the installation of High-Security Registration Plates (HSRP) mandatory for all vehicles. Concept: The vehicles prior to 2 year will need to replace the number plate. The owners will have to pay to replace the number plates The rule for installing HSRPs […]
Munich security Conference Subject: International events Context: The security conference was held yesterday virtually with the USA president announcing close cooperation with Trans-Atlantic alliance revival soon. Concept: It is an annual conference on the international security policy that takes place in Munich, Germany since 1963. It is an independent venue for policymakers and […]
Coastal road in Mumbai Subject: Economy Context: Mumbai coast is seeing launch of an ambitious coastal road project in the coastal region. Concept: The work is on an infrastructure project on the Mumbai coast — a 10-km stretch of the Coastal Road, which, with its undersea tunnel and road built on reclaimed land. […]
Credit deposit Ratio Subject: Economy Context: At Niti Aayog’s governing council meet the Bihar CM requested the Centre to take steps to improve credit deposit ratio of the state. Concept: It is only 36.1 per cent in Bihar against the national average of the 76.5% (with some states having 100% Credit deposit ratio). […]
Draft National Policy on migrant labour Subject: Policies of government Context: Based on a request from the labour ministry the Niti Aayog released first Draft National Policy on migrant labor yesterday. Concept: According to the Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Labour and Employment in Parliament last year 10 million labourers went back […]
Other Potential areas of disengagement Post-Pangong Tso disengagement between India-China Subject: Security Context: The corps commander level talks on Saturday discussed pullback of troops from the friction points at Hot Springs, Gogra Post and Depsang Plains in Ladakh following completion of disengagement and restoration of status quo ante on the north and south […]
Governing council of Niti Aayog Subject: Polity Context: The 6th meeting of the Governing Council of NITI Aayog was held yesterday. Concept: PM’s focus in meeting Making India a manufacturing house Re-imagining agriculture Improving physical infrastructure Accelerating human resource development Improving service delivery at the grassroot level Health and nutrition About Governing Council […]
South African mutant variation of Corona virus Subject: Science and Technology Context: South African variant of corona virus 501Y.V2 has been reported in India and is more transmissible than UK variant. Concept: A mutation of the Covid-19 virus was discovered in South Africa and announced in December 2020. Similar to the UK mutation that India […]
Alaknanda river’s clear green blue giving way to muddiness Subject: Geography Context: 6 days post flash floods in Uttarakhand saw Alaknanda river water turning muddy raising concern. Concept: Normally Alaknanda is muddy only in the monsoon. It is the result of suspended sand, clay, rocks, in the water. Dhauliganga carried the deposits into […]