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2001 FO32 Subject : Science & tech Context : On March 21, the largest asteroid predicted to pass by Earth in 2021 will be at its closest. It is called 2001 FO32. Concept : It is a near-Earth asteroid classified as a potentially hazardous asteroid of the Apollo group. With an estimated diameter […]
LIGHTS OUT PHILLY INITIATIVE Subject :Intenational Events Context : Bird Safe Philly announced the Lights Out Philly initiative, a voluntary program in which as many external and internal lights in buildings are turned off or dimmed at night during the spring and fall. Concept : Lights Out Philly is the result of a […]
EXTENDED PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY Subject : Environment Context : The LG stressed the need to provide for a mechanism to effectively implement the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) pertaining to the collection of e-waste and its processing. Concept : Extended Producers Responsibility is essentially the use of financial incentives to encourage manufacturers to design environmentally […]
PLACES OF WORSHIP ACT Subject: Legislations Context: The Supreme Court on Friday sought the Centre sought the Centre’s response on a PIL challenging the constitutional validity of the Places of worship act, 1991. Concept: Objective of the Act: To freeze the status of any place of worship as it existed on August 15, […]
QUAD VACCINE INITIATIVE Subject : International Events Context : A mega Quad vaccine initiative, with India as the key, will be one of the main outcomes of the first-ever Quad grouping’s leadership summit. Concept : Quad vaccine initiative will basically function as “Vaccines developed in the US, manufactured in India, financed by Japan […]
Daily Prelims Notes 12 March 2021 By Santosh Sir All 6 Prelims qualified 4 CSE Mains qualified If I can do it, you can too Table Of Contents AMRIT MAHOTSAV LGBTIQ FRREDOM ZONE NCPCR MAPPING INDIAN OCEAN GENOME BAD BANKS INDO JAPAN SPACE TIES 1. AMRIT MAHOTSAV Subject: Current Events Context: Prime […]
INDO JAPAN SPACE TIES Subject: International Relations Context: Indian and Japanese space agencies reviewed cooperation in earth observation, lunar cooperation and satellite navigation, and also agreed to explore opportunities for cooperation in “space situational awareness and professional exchange programme”. Concept: This was agreed during a bilateral meeting between the Indian Space Research Organisation […]
BAD BANKS Subject: Economy Context: Government-owned bad bank is more capital efficient: Report Concept: A bad bank conveys the impression that it will function as a bank but has bad assets to start with. Technically, a bad bank is an Asset Reconstruction Company (ARC) or an Asset Management Company (AMC) that takes over […]
MAPPING INDIAN OCEAN GENOME Subject: Science & tech Context: Scientists from the National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) in Panaji onboard its research vessel Sindhu Sadhana will spend the next three months traversing the course of over 10,000 nautical miles in the Indian Ocean on a research project to reveal the internal working of […]
NCPCR Subject: National organisations Context: In its notice to Netflix, NCPCR directed the streaming platform to furnish an action taken report within the next 24 hours. Concept: About NCPCR: Set up in March 2007 under the Commission for Protection of Child Rights Act, 2005. It works under the administrative control of the Ministry […]