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    PERIYAR Subject : History Concept : Contributions Erode Venkatappa Ramasamy was born in 1879 in Erode, then a part of the Coimbatore district of the Madras Presidency. He later came to be called “Periyar”, which in Tamil means ‘respected one’ or ‘elder’. He was also popularly referred to as Thanthai Periyar. He was […]

    CHEETAH Subject : Environment Context :70 years after big cat’s extinction, India prepares to welcome cheetahs from Africa. Concept : Nearly 70 years after the cheetah was declared locally extinct or extirpated, India will receive its first batch of the large cats from Africa by the end of this year. Within a week’s […]

    TSUNAMI Subject : Geography Context : Japan’s meteorological agency lifted a tsunami advisory around an hour after a 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck off the country’s northeastern coast on Saturday, causing no immediate damage or injuries. Concept : Tsunamis These are a series of waves usually generated by movement of the sea floor. These movements […]

    GREAT NICOBAR Subject : Geography Context : NITI Aayog vision for Great Nicobar ignores tribal, ecological concerns. Concept : Great Nicobar Group of Islands Geography: They are located around 1,300 km southeast of the Indian subcontinent, across the Bay of Bengal and are home to the two most primitive tribes namely- Nicobarese & […]

    Daily Prelims Notes 20 March 2021 Table Of Contents MILAN 2T ATGM MMDR AMENDMENT BILL THE CONSTITUTION (SCHEDULED CASTES) ORDER (AMENDMENT) BILL 2021 DIATOM TEST GLOBAL HUNGER INDEX RANTHAMBORE TIGER RESERVE ALUMINIUM AIR BATTERY SAAMAR CAMPAIGN WORLD HAPPINESS REPORT TRISHNA MISSION NPCA SCHEME REGENT HONEYEATER VACCINE WASTAGE MOSCOW SUMMIT   1. MILAN 2T […]

    MOSCOW SUMMIT Subject : International Relations Context : Afghan government, Taliban agree to accelerate peace talks after Moscow summit. Concept : Moscow hosted the international conference on Afghanistan on Thursday, at which Russia, the United States, China and Pakistan released a joint statement calling on the Afghan sides to reach a peace deal […]

    VACCINE WASTAGE Subject : Science & tech Context : A concern flagged by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, vaccine wastage is an expected part of any large inoculation drive. Concept : Vaccine wastage is directly linked to vaccine usage, which is the proportion of vaccines administered against vaccines issued to a vaccination site. The […]

    REGENT HONEYEATER Subject : Environment Context : It has come to light that some specimens of the regent honeyeater (Anthochaeraphrygia), have been singing songs which ecologist Ross Crates — who observed the phenomenon — described as “weird”. Concept : The regent honeyeater (Anthochaeraphrygia) is a critically endangered bird endemic to southeastern Australia. It […]

    NPCA SCHEME Subject : Environment Context : Over Rs 1,000 crore has been released for the conservation of 157 wetlands in the country under the National Plan for Conservation of Aquatic Eco-systems (NPCA). Concept : Under the NPCA scheme, the central assistance is based on proposals received from state governments, in conformity with […]

    TRISHNA MISSION Subject : Science & tech Context : India, France working on third joint space mission: ISRO Chairman. Concept : Officials said ISRO and CNES have completed the feasibility study to realise the earth observation satellite mission with thermal infrared imager, TRISHNA (Thermal infraRed Imaging Satellite for High resolution Natural resource Assessment) […]