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    INDUSTRIAL & MEDICAL OXYGEN Subject: Science & tech Context: Consumption of medical oxygen doubled in five days in Gujarat. Concept: Medical Oxygen Medical oxygen is the oxygen which we use to treat patients. We use it to maintain enough oxygen level in our blood. Oxygen therapy is the use of oxygen as a […]

    SMALLCASES Subject: Economics Concept: A smallcase is a basket of stocks that may reflect a particular investment theme, idea or a sector. So, a dividend-yield smallcase may be made up of high dividend paying stocks and an IT smallcase, of leading software firms. Smallcase today hosts dozens of ready-made portfolios and investing strategies […]

    INDIA ENERGY DASHBOARD Subject: Economy Context: The India Energy Dashboards Version 2.0 was launched by NITI Aayog. Concept: India Energy Dashboards (IED) is an endeavour to provide single-window access to the energy data for the country. Energy data published/provided by Central Electricity Authority, Coal Controller’s Organisation, and Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas […]

    VIPIT Subject: Science & tech Context: The curious case of VIPIT: Studies needed to identify susceptibility markers, diagnostic tests, treatments. Concept: The United Kingdom, European Union, and Scandinavian countries have reported that the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine appears to be associated with rare cases of serious blood clots, including blood clots in the brain. […]

    ONE WEB Subject: Science & tech Context: OneWeb to provide services in Kazakhstan. Concept: OneWeb is a global communications company founded by Greg Wyler. The company is headquartered in London, United Kingdom and McLean, Virginia, United States. OneWeb was formed with a mission to offer high speed, low latency wireless broadband access to […]

    ICLEI Subject: International Organizations Context: ICLEI elects Atishi as next Global Vice President; first from South Asia. Concept: ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability is a global network of more than 1,750 local and regional governments committed to sustainable urban development. Active in 100+ countries, It influence sustainability policy and drive local action […]

    Daily Prelims Notes 12 April 2021 Table Of Contents SUO MOTU COGNIZANCE OF PIL ASHA REMDESIVIR DOOMSDAY GLACIER LOST GOLDEN CITY NEW UMBRELLA ENTITIES INDIA H2 ALLIANCE SHAPHARI SCHEME PANGONG TSO PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION BILL PROJECT INVESTMENT SURVEY MANAKUDY BIRD RESERVE TIKA UTSAV   1. SUO MOTU COGNIZANCE OF PIL Subject: Polity Context: […]

    TIKA UTSAV Subject: Current Events Context: India celebrates ‘Tika Utsav’ to combat Covid-19 Concept: Tika Utsav is a vaccine festival. It is to be held between April 11, 2021 and April 14, 2021. The main objective of the festival is to vaccinate as many people as possible. It will also focus on zero […]

    MANAKUDY BIRD RESERVE Subject: Environment Context: Two tagged migratory birds spotted in salt pans in Manakudy bird reserve. Concept: Two tagged migratory birds — a redshank and a whiskered tern — were spotted in the salt pans of Swamithoppu in the Manakudy bird reserve in Kanniyakumari district. The whiskered tern is possibly from […]

    PROJECT INVESTMENT SURVEY Subject: Current Events Context: Investment projects bounce back in Q4: report Concept: The 82nd Survey of Projects Investment in India conducted by Projects Today indicated a healthy quarter-on-quarter growth of 33.4 percent in fresh investment in the last quarter of the fiscal 2020-21 (Q4/FY21). Fresh investments rebounded strongly in the […]