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    LITHIUM ION BATTERIES Subject: Science & tech Context: Researchers from IIT Guwahati have developed a technique to improve the performance of rechargeable lithium-ion batteries, which power most of the portable devices used today. Concept: The 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was jointly awarded to Stanley Whittingham, John Goodenough and Akira Yoshino for work […]

    MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD Subject: History Context: Egypt sentences Muslim Brotherhood leader to life in prison .Court finds Mahmoud Ezzat, acting supreme guide of the country’s oldest Islamist organisation, guilty of ‘terror’ acts. Concept: Muslim Brotherhood is a religiopolitical organization founded in 1928 at Ismailia, Egypt, by Hassan al-Banna. Islamist in orientation, it advocated a […]

    AIR BUBBLE PACT Subject: Current Events Context: India has finalised air bubble pact with Sri Lanka: Aviation Ministry Concept: Under the air bubble pact between the two countries, special international passenger flights can be operated into each other’s territories under restrictive conditions due to the COVID-19 pandemic With this, India now has such […]

    REHAT MARYADA Subject: History Context: SGPC demands action after Sikh youth says was asked to remove symbols of faith. Concept: The Sikh Rehat Maryada is a code of conduct and conventions for Sikhism, and its final version was approved by the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee, Amritsar in 1945 after centuries of use before […]

    WMCC Subject: International Relations Concept: The WMCC was established in 2012 as an institutional mechanism for consultation and coordination for management of India – China border areas, as well as to exchange views on strengthening communication and cooperation, including between the border security personnel of the two sides. It is headed by joint […]

    mRNA VACCINE Subject: Science & tech Context: France extends gap between mRNA vaccine shots to ramp-up rollout. Concept: In RNA vaccines, the messenger RNA from the pathogen is used. The mRNA means messenger RNA, which carries the genetic formula for the coding of a specific protein. The vaccine, when injected into a person […]

    Daily Prelims Notes 10 April 2021 Table Of Contents EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONE / UNCLOS NAGZIRA TIGER RESERVE INDIA NETHERLANDS STRATRGIC PARTNERSHIP LA SOUFRIERE VOLCANO ANISOTROPY VVPAT TERRITORIAL ARMY KEN BETWA PROJECT DIRECT TAX   1. EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONE / UNCLOS Subject : International Relations Context: Pentagon defends US Navy ship asserting navigational rights […]

    DIRECT TAX Subject : Economics Context : The Centre’s direct tax collections, net of refunds, were estimated at Rs 9.45 lakh crore during 2020-21, around 5% higher than the revised estimates of Rs 9.05 lakh crore for the financial year, the government said. Concept : A direct tax is a tax that a […]

    KEN BETWA PROJECT Subject : Economy Context : Sonia Gandhi writes to Prakash Javadekar, asks him not to implement Ken-Betwa project. Concept : Ken Betwa Link Project (KBLP): The Ken-Betwa Link Project (KBLP) is the River interlinking project that aims to transfer surplus water from the Ken river in MP to Betwa in […]

    TERRITORIAL ARMY Subject : Defence Context : Kashmir: Militants kill Territorial Army soldier at his home Concept : India’s first Governor General Shri C Rajagopalachari formally inaugurated the Indian Territorial Army on October 9 in 1949. It is an organization where volunteers apply for a short period of training every year, so as […]