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PERMANENT INDUS COMMISSION Subject : International Agreements Context : The Indus Commissioners of India and Pakistan will meet here on March 23 and 24 to discuss a host of issues, including Islamabad’s concerns to the design of Indian hydropower projects on the Chenab River, a top official said on Sunday. Concept : The […]
Z+ SECURITY Subject : Governance Context : Centre Offers Z+ Security To CM Mamata Banerjee After Alleged Attack In Nandigram Concept : Z+ is the highest category security in India. It offers a security cover of 55 personnel, including 10+ NSG Commandos + Police Personnel. Each commando is an expert in martial arts […]
Daily Prelims Notes 14 March 2021 Table Of Contents ORDINANCE LIGHTENING OPERATION GREEN – TOP TO TOTAL FOREIGN EXCHANGE RESERVE EXTREME WET BULB TEMPERATURE PALAMU TIGER RESERVE ADENOVIRUS VACCINE MARTIAN BLUEBERRIES PM 2.5 & NITROGEN DIOXIDE 1. ORDINANCE Subject: Polity Context: Air quality commission shuts down after ordinance lapses. Concept: An ordinance […]
PM 2.5 & NITROGEN DIOXIDE Subject : Environment Context : PM2.5 and NO2 contributing to the spread and virulence of SARS-CoV-2 infections, says Health Minister. Concept : PM 2.5 5 refers to particles that have diameter less than 2.5 micrometres (more than 100 times thinner than a human hair) and remain suspended for […]
MARTIAN BLUEBERRIES Subject: Science & tech Context: Martian ‘blueberries’ find a parallel on Earth. Similar haematite concretions have been found in Kutch, Gujarat. Concept: In 2004, NASA’s Mars exploration rover ‘Opportunity’ found several small spheres on the planet, informally named Martian blueberries. Opportunity’s spectrometers studied the mineralogy and noted they were made of […]
ADENOVIRUS VACCINE Subject: Science & tech Context: Unlike the mRNA vaccine platform used by Pfizer and Moderna, where vaccine efficacy reached 94% and 95%, respectively, the vector-based vaccine platform technology used by AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson have shown lower efficacy. Concept: Adenovirus Vector Vaccine : In this vaccine, adenovirus is used as […]
PALAMU TIGER RESERVE Subject: Environment Context: Don’t lay 3rd broad gauge track in core area of Palamu Tiger Reserve: Jharkhand to Centre. Concept: The Palamau Tiger Reserve is one of the nine original tiger reserves in Jharkhand, India and the only one in this state. It forms part of Betla National Park and […]
EXTREME WET BULB TEMPERATURE Subject: Science & tech Context: A new study suggests that large swaths of the tropics will experience dangerous living and working conditions if global warming isn’t limited to 1.5 degrees Celsius. Concept: A study published Monday suggests that sharply cutting emissions of greenhouse gases to stay below that limit, […]
FOREIGN EXCHANGE RESERVE Subject: Economics Context: The country’s foreign exchange reserves declined by $4.255 billion to $580.299 billion in the week ended March 5, according to RBI data. Concept: Foreign exchange reserves are assets held on reserve by a central bank in foreign currencies, which can include bonds, treasury bills and other government […]
OPERATION GREEN – TOP TO TOTAL Subject: Government Schemes Context : The Ministry of Food Processing and Industries (MoFPI) has refused to give assent to the Railways proposal last month to include seven major items — tea leaves, bamboo, rubber, betel nut, black pepper, mustard, and soyabean — under “Operation Greens-TOP to Total”, […]