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Daily Prelims Notes 30 March 2021 Table Of Contents PMAY – G USD COIN UK VARIANT CORONAVIRUS POLLING AGENTS HEART OF ASIA- ISTANBUL PROCESS PROROGATION ASTEROID APOPHIS AFRICAN ELEPHANT 1. PMAY – G Subject: Government Schemes Context : Less than 6% of houses sanctioned under the Centre’s flagship rural housing scheme in […]
AFRICAN ELEPHANT Subject : Environment Context : Recently, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has found that the forest elephant and savanna elephant are threatened with extinction. Concept : The report has opted to assess the African mammal as two separate species following genetic studies of populations. The IUCN has found […]
ASTEROID APOPHIS Subject : Science & tech Context : Recently, the USA’s NASA space agency has ruled out the possibility of the dreaded asteroid Apophis causing any damage to the Earth for the next 100 years. Concept : Asteroid Apophis It is named after the ancient Egyptian god of chaos and darkness. It […]
PROROGATION Subject: Polity Context: President Ram NathKovind has prorogued the fifth session of 17th Lok Sabha. The session had commenced on 29th January. President also prorogued the Rajya Sabha. The House was adjourned sine die on 25th of this month. Concept: Termination of a session of the House by an order made by […]
HEART OF ASIA- ISTANBUL PROCESS Subject: International Relations Context: External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar reached Dushanbe on a three-day visit to Tajikistan. He will attend the 9th Ministerial Conference of Heart of Asia – Istanbul Process on Afghanistan. Concept: The Heart of Asia – Istanbul Process (HoA-IP) is an initiative of Afghanistan […]
POLLING AGENTS Subject: Polity Context: The Election Commission’s recent decision to change the rules for appointing polling agents has sparked off a debate in West Bengal. Concept: A polling agent is a person appointed as a representative of a political party as it is not possible for a candidate to be physically present […]
UK VARIANT CORONAVIRUS Subject: Science & tech Context: The UK variant of the coronavirus did not appear to be more transmissible than the variant of the virus most common in India, according to a study by scientists at the National Institute of Virology, Pune. Concept: The variant was identified in genomic surveillance by […]
USD COIN Subject: Science & technology Context: Visa Becomes First Major Payments Network to Settle Transactions in USD Coin (USDC). Concept: USD Coin (USDC) is a digital stablecoin that is pegged to the United States dollar and runs on the Ethereum, Stellar and AlgorandBlockchain. Each USDC is backed by a dollar held in […]
PMAY – G Subject: Government Schemes Context : Less than 6% of houses sanctioned under the Centre’s flagship rural housing scheme in 2020-21 have reached completion so far this year, with COVID-19 stalling progress, the Rural Development Ministry told a Parliamentary Standing Committee last month. Concept: Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana-Gramin. Ministry: Ministry of […]
Daily Prelims Notes 29 March 2021 Table Of Contents FREE MOVEMENT REGIME PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE IFAD COMPOSITE WATER MANAGEMENT INDEX JUDICIAL REVIEW PRESIDENTIAL ASSENT ULPIN SCHEME AVIAN INFLUENZA 1. FREE MOVEMENT REGIME Subject: Internal Security Context: In halls, safehouses, Myanmar nationals pray India does not send them back: ‘will be killed’. […]