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KUTCH GREAT INDIAN BUSTARD SANCTUARY Subject : Environment Context : A fire broke out inside the Lala-Budiya Great Indian Bustard (GIB) Sanctuary near Naliya in Kutch district of Gujarat on Thursday evening, damaging at least 20 hectares of vegetation. Concept : Kutch Bustard Sanctuary or Kachchh Great Indian Bustard Sanctuary, also known as […]
CHARS Subject : Geography Context : Cong, AIUDF set for big gains in river islands dominated by Bengali-speaking Muslims, and hit by floods, BJP rhetoric. Concept : Chars are riverine islands in the Brahmaputra formed through silt deposits. Life in the char is defined by the mighty river. The riverine areas (island) of […]
WORLD CITIES CULTURAL FORUM Subject : Current Events Context : Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will be representing Delhi and India at the World Cities Cultural Forum (WCCF) , according to a statement issued by the city government. Concept : World cities cultural forum began in 2012 with 8 members in London. Now it […]
CHIEF ELECTORAL OFFICER Subject: Polity Context: BJP seeks removal of Chief Electoral Officer SushilLohani over conflict of interest. Concept: A Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) functions under the supervision, control and overall guidance of the Election Commission of India. According to the Representation of the People’s Act 1950 and 1951, each state of India […]
Daily Prelims Notes 2 April 2021 Table Of Contents BIMSTEC NATIONAL COMMISSION BACKWARD CLASSES C BAND SPECTRUM N – LRSI EXERCISE SHANTIR OGROSHENA DADASAHEB PHALKE AWARD FAIR & RENUMERATIVE PRICES NIIF DOCTRINE OF COLOURABLE LEGISLATION 1. BIMSTEC Subject: International Organisations Context: India Committed to Cooperation under BIMSTEC Framework: S Jaishankar Concept: BIMSTEC […]
DOCTRINE OF COLOURABLE LEGISLATION Subject : Polity Context: The Places of worship Act of 1991, is appropriately called an Act of colourable legislation. As the Courts have held, “you cannot do indirectly which you are prohibited from doing directly”. Concept : Doctrine of Colourable Legislation Legislation is considered as colourable when a legislature […]
NIIF Subject : Economy Context :Manipal Hospitals in talks to sell minority stake to govt-backed NIIF and raise around Rs 2,000 crore. Concept : National Investment and Infrastructure Fund The government had set up the ₹40,000 crore NIIF in 2015 as an investment vehicle for funding commercially viable greenfield, brownfield and stalled infrastructure […]
FAIR & RENUMERATIVE PRICES Subject : Economy Context : Maharashtra sugar mills demand transport subsidy, FRP payment in parts for survival of industry. Concept : Fair and remunerative price (FRP) is the minimum price at which rate sugarcane is to be purchased by sugar mills from farmers. The FRP is fixed by Union […]
DADASAHEB PHALKE AWARD Subject : Current Events Context : The Prime Minister Narendra Modi has congratulated Rajinikanth after he has been conferred with the DadasahebPhalke Award for the year 2019. Concept : DadasahebPhalke award is India’s highest award in cinema. It is presented annually at the National Film Awards ceremony by the Directorate […]
EXERCISE SHANTIR OGROSHENA Subject : Defence Context : Recently, the Ministry of Defence has announced that the Indian Army will participate in the Exercise Shantir Ogroshena-2021. Concept : About Exercise ShantirOgroshena The Exercise ShantirOgroshena (Front Runner of the Peace) is a multinational military exercise. The 2021 edition of Exercise ShantirOgroshena will be held […]