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MSME BOARD Subject: Economy Context: Most non-official members in new MSME Board have BJP links. Concept: Under the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006, Government of India established The National Board for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (NBMSME) to examine the factors affecting promotion and development of MSME. This board also […]
SECTION 144 Subject: Polity Context: No lockdown, Section 144 across Maharashtra from tomorrow: Uddhav Thackeray announces. Concept: Section 144 of Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) is frequently used to prohibit assemblies of four or more individuals, or to order mobile phone companies to block voice, SMS, or Internet communications in one or more geographical […]
Daily Prelims Notes 13 April 2021 Table Of Contents ICLEI ONE WEB VIPIT INDIA ENERGY DASHBOARD SMALLCASES INDUSTRIAL & MEDICAL OXYGEN NEW YEAR FESTIVALS IN INDIA CHIEF ELECTION COMMISSIONER REFUGEES & ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS REGEN COV SHANTIR OGROSENA INDEX OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION NHRC 1. ICLEI Subject: International Organizations Context: ICLEI elects Atishi as next […]
NHRC Subject: National Organisations Context: ‘Torture’ of 28 prisoners: NHRC asks chief secy to report on action taken. Concept: National Human Rights Commission (NHRC): It is a statutory body established on 12th October, 1993 under the Protection of Human Rights Act (PHRA), 1993. The Act also provides for the creation of the State […]
INDEX OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION Subject: Economy Context: IIP shrinks 3.6% in February owing to steep decline in manufacturing. Concept : Index of Industrial Production The Index of Industrial Production (IIP) is an index that shows the growth rates in different industry groups of the economy in a fixed period of time. It is […]
SHANTIR OGROSENA Subject: Defence Context: Exercise SHANTIR OGROSENA-2021 culminated today. Concept: Exercise ShantirOgroshena The Exercise ShantirOgroshena (Front Runner of the Peace) is a multinational military exercise. The 2021 edition of Exercise ShantirOgroshena will be held in Bangladesh to commemorate the birth centenary of Bangladesh ‘Father of the Nation’ Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. The […]
REGEN COV Subject: Science & tech Context: Regeneron to seek US approval for COVID-19 cocktail to be used for prevention. Concept: REGEN-COV, a combination of casirivimab and imdevimab, protected household contacts from exposure to SARS-CoV-2, with 72 per cent protection against symptomatic infections in the first week, and 93 per cent after that, […]
REFUGEES & ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS Subject: Polity Context: Last week, the Supreme Court appeared to accept the Centre’s contention that the Rohingya people in India are illegal immigrants, most of whom are in a detention camp in Jammu, and others in Delhi. It said they should be deported according to procedures under the Foreigners […]
CHIEF ELECTION COMMISSIONER Subject: Polity Context: Recently, the President has appointed Shri Sushil Chandra, the senior-most Election Commissioner, as the Chief Election Commissioner in the Election Commission of India. Concept: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) The Election Commission shall consist of the chief election commissioner and such number of other election commissioners, if any, […]
NEW YEAR FESTIVALS IN INDIA Subject: Culture Concept: Chaitra Shukla Pratipada It marks the beginning of the new year of the VikramSamvat also known as the Vedic [Hindu] calendar. VikramSamvat is based on the day when the emperor Vikramaditya defeated Sakas, invaded Ujjain and called for a new era. Under his supervision, astronomers […]