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Daily Prelims Notes 21 March 2021 Table Of Contents GREAT NICOBAR TSUNAMI CHEETAH PERIYAR ISTANBUL CONVENTION FAGRADALS VOLCANO WALR VOYAGER STATION CLASSIC BAGH FESTIVAL HELIUM INDIAN MONSOON INSIGHTS MISSION BLACK HOLE 1. GREAT NICOBAR Subject : Geography Context : NITI Aayog vision for Great Nicobar ignores tribal, ecological concerns. Concept : […]
BLACK HOLE Subject : Science & tech Context : Until now, the number of black hole mergers detected by LIGO, VIRGO and KAGRA detectors is minuscule compared with the number of mergers actually taking place in the sky. Concept : A black hole is formed when stars collapse and can be defined as […]
INSIGHTS MISSION Subject : Science & tech Context : NASA’s Insight spacecraft which is located on Mars has made an estimate of the size of the Martian core. It finds that Mars’s core is about half the size of Earth’s core and measures between 1,810 and 1,860 kilometres. Concept : NASA’s Interior Exploration […]
INDIAN MONSOON Subject : Geography Context : The evolution of the monsoonal climate in India is still debatable and not fully understood. Though recent data indicates that the monsoon system we experience now dates back to about 25 million years, it is still unclear how the climate was during its long voyage. Concept […]
HELIUM Subject : Science & tech Context : Every year, India imports helium worth ₹55,000 crore from the U.S. Concept : Helium is a colourless, odourless, insipid and non-toxic gas. It’s less soluble in water than any other gas. It’s the less reactive element and doesn’t essentially form chemical compounds. The density and […]
CLASSIC BAGH FESTIVAL Subject : Culture Context : Classic Bagh Festival all set to captivate music and nature lovers in the national capital. Concept : The Classic Bagh Festival, a symbol of UK-India creative collaboration, is all set to captivate music and nature lovers in the national capital today Set within the grounds […]
VOYAGER STATION Subject : Science & tech Context : One big discovery this year was the announcement to open the first hotel in space, named Voyager Station, in 2027. Concept : Orbital Assembly Corporation (OAC), the company behind the ambitious project, recently unveiled new details about the resort, and the images and videos […]
WALR Subject : Economics Context : The weighted average lending rate (WALR) on fresh rupee loans sanctioned by scheduled commercial banks (SCBs) fell by 183 basis points (bps), of which 112 bps cut was effected since March 2020, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has said. Concept : Weighted average lending rate (WALR) […]
FAGRADALS VOLCANO Subject : Geography Context : Long-dormant Iceland volcano erupts for first time in 6,000 years. Concept : A long dormant volcano erupted near Iceland’s capital Reykjavik on Friday, shooting lava high into the night sky after thousands of small earthquakes in recent weeks. This was the area’s first volcanic eruption in […]
ISTANBUL CONVENTION Subject : International Organisations Context : Turkey quits landmark Istanbul Convention protecting women from violence. Concept : Istanbul Convention It is also called as the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence. The treaty is the world’s first binding instrument to prevent and tackle […]