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    LIGHTENING Subject: Geography Context: Gurugram: 1 dead, 3 injured after lightning strikes tree Concept: It is a very rapid and massive discharge of electricity in the atmosphere. It is the process of occurrence of a natural ‘electrical discharge of very short duration and high voltage between a cloud and the ground or within […]

    ORDINANCE Subject: Polity Context: Air quality commission shuts down after ordinance lapses. Concept: An ordinance is any law promulgated by the President in those circumstances when the Indian parliament is not in session. The ordinance making powers of the President are listed in Article 123 of the Constitution. The President has certain law-making […]

    Daily Prelims Notes 13 March 2021   Table Of Contents QUAD VACCINE INITIATIVE PLACES OF WORSHIP ACT EXTENDED PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY LIGHTS OUT PHILLY INITIATIVE 2001 FO32 LIQUEFIED HYDROGEN FROM BROWN CARBON ATMANIRBHAR INCUBATOR APPOINTMENT OF CBI DIRECTOR STATE ELECTION COMMISSIONERS INDEX OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION AT1 BONDS NOVAVAX VACCINE     1. QUAD VACCINE […]

    NOVAVAX VACCINE Subject : Science & tech Context : US-based Novavax on Friday announced a final efficacy figure of 96.4% for its vaccine against the original strain of the novel coronavirus, with an efficacy as high as 83.4% two weeks after the first shot itself, boosting the global fight against covid-19. Concept : […]

    AT1 BONDS Subject : Economics Context : The decision of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) to slap restrictions on mutual fund (MF) investments in additional tier-1 (AT1) bonds has raised a storm in the MF and banking sectors. Concept : AT-1 bonds are a type of unsecured, perpetual bonds that […]

    INDEX OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION Subject : Economy Context :India’s IIP contracts to 1.6% in Jan; retail inflation rises to 5.03% in Feb. Concept : The Index of Industrial Production (IIP) is an index that shows the growth rates in different industry groups of the economy in a fixed period of time. It is […]

    STATE ELECTION COMMISSIONERS Subject : Polity Context : The Supreme Court held that independent persons and not bureaucrats should be appointed State Election Commissioners. Concept : It said that giving government employees the additional charge of State Election Commissioners is a “mockery of the Constitution”. The top court directed that the States should […]

    APPOINTMENT OF CBI DIRECTOR Subject : Polity Context : The Supreme Court is scheduled to consider on Friday a plea by an NGO for a direction to the Centre to immediately appoint a regular CBI director. Concept : The CBI is headed by a Director. The Director of CBI as Inspector General of […]

    ATMANIRBHAR INCUBATOR Subject : Current Events Context :As part of Atmanirbhar initiative of the central government, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday launched ‘Atmanirbhar Incubator’ to train artisans, especially in the cotton value chain. Concept : The Atmanirbhar Incubator is aimed at supporting artisans facing extinction due to lack of market linkage and […]

    LIQUEFIED HYDROGEN FROM BROWN CARBON Subject : Science & tech Context : A Japanese-Australian venture has begun producing hydrogen from brown coal in a A$500 million ($390 million) pilot project that aims to show liquefied hydrogen can be produced commercially and exported safely overseas. Concept : Liquid hydrogen (LH2 or LH2) is the […]