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Daily Prelims Notes 11 April 2021 Table Of Contents mRNA VACCINE WMCC REHAT MARYADA AIR BUBBLE PACT MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD LITHIUM ION BATTERIES UNSC CHILIKA LAKE UMNGOT RIVER CSIR -NEERI INDUS & GANGES RIVER DOLPHIN CORALS CURIOSITY ROVER SECURITIES APELLATE TRIBUNAL PARIS CLIMATE DEAL 1. mRNA VACCINE Subject: Science & tech Context: France […]
PARIS CLIMATE DEAL Subject: Environment Context: New research: Many endemic species can go extinct unless Paris pact goal is met. Climate change will negatively affect most native and endemic species — those that are only found in very specific places. Concept: Paris Climate Agreement: Paris Agreement is an international agreement to combat climate […]
SECURITIES APELLATE TRIBUNAL Subject: National Organisations Context : The Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT) has asked markets regulator Sebi to pass final order in six months in a case related to CG Power and Industrial Solutions, wherein the company’s ex-chairman GautamThapar and three other former officials were banned from the securities market. Concept: SAT […]
CURIOSITY ROVER Subject: Science & tech Context: Using observations made by ChemCam instrument on Curiosity rover at the base of Mount Sharp on Mars, a French–US team of scientists has deduced that water did not disappear from Mars at one go, but that it alternated between dry and wet conditions before drying up […]
CORALS Subject: Environment Context: New findings from Rutgers University say corals will survive climate change. This is owing to their capacity to form rock hard skeletons, the study finds. Concept: Coral are made up of genetically identical organisms called polyps. These polyps have microscopic algae called zooxanthellae living within their tissues. The corals […]
INDUS & GANGES RIVER DOLPHIN Subject: Environment Context: Detailed analysis of South Asian river dolphins has revealed that the Indus and Ganges River dolphins are not one, but two separate species. Concept: Indus Dolphin Scientific Name: Platanista minor. Habitat: Indus river dolphins are one of only four river dolphin species and subspecies in […]
CSIR -NEERI Subject: National Organisations Context: The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has divested Rakesh Kumar, Director, National Environment Engineering and Research Institute (NEERI) . Concept: The CSIR-National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (CSIR-NEERI) is a research institute created and funded by Government of India. It was established in Nagpur in 1958 […]
UMNGOT RIVER Subject: Geography Context: Residents of 12 Meghalaya villages oppose dam on India’s clearest river. Concept: Umngot River is the cleanest river in India and in some parts is as transparent as crystal and you can actually see the river bed. Umngot river, that flows in both India and Bangladesh, is in […]
CHILIKA LAKE Subject: Environment Context: The population of dolphins in Chilika, India’s largest brackish water lake, and along the Odisha coast has doubled this year compared with last year. Concept: Chilika Lake Chilika is Asia’s largest and world’s second largest lagoon. It lies on the east coast of India in the state of […]
UNSC Subject: International Organisations Context: India condemns Myanmar violence, expresses concern at UNSC meeting. Concept: The UN Security Council was established by the UN Charter in 1945. It is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations. The other 5 organs of the United Nations are—the General Assembly, the Trusteeship Council, […]