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PRESEIDENT ASSENT TO STATE BILLS Subject : Polity Context : The Union government informed the Lok Sabha on Tuesday that an inter-ministerial consultation for the Andhra Pradesh Disha (Special Courts for Specified Offences against Women and Children) Bill, 2020, had been initiated. Minister of State for Home G. Kishan Reddy informed the House […]
CYBER VOLUNTEER PROGRAMME Subject : Governance Context : The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) informed the Lok Sabha on Tuesday that a “cyber volunteer” programme has been rolled out for “cyber hygiene promotion” and the services of volunteers would be utilised by the State police as per requirement. Concept : Cyber Crime Volunteers […]
CARE TAKER GOVERNMENT Subject : Polity Context: The Governor accepted Rawat’s resignation and asked him to continue on the post until a successor takes charge. Concept: Caretaker Government A caretaker government is a temporary government that performs some governmental duties and functions in a country until a regular government is elected or formed. […]
NATIONAL WILDLIFE BOARD OF INDIA Subject : Environment Context: Recently , Supreme Court stated that national wildlife board has not met for about six years. Concept: The National Board for Wildlife has 47 members with the Prime Minister in the Chair. The Minister in charge of the MoEF in GOI is the Vice-Chairperson. […]
BASE EFFECT Subject : Economics Context: Crisil expects India’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth to rebound to 11 per cent in fiscal 2022 after an estimated 8 per cent contraction this fiscal. The analytics company sees growth next fiscal (FY22) to be a story of two halves, with base effect lifting the first […]
NATIONAL SOCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMME Subject : Government Schemes Context: The Centre must increase the “meagre” pensions provided for poor senior citizens, widows and disabled people, said the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Rural Development. Concept : National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP): The NSAP is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme under the Ministry of Rural Development. […]
DIGIDHAN MISSION Subject : Current events / Government Schemes Context : According to official data on the DigiDhan Dashboard, the total number of digital transactions between April 1, 2020, and March 8, 2021,stood at 4,877.51 crore, against the 4,579.94 crore transactions clocked in 2019-20. Concept: Hon’ble Finance Minister in his Budget Speech of […]
PARLIAMENT ADJOURNMENT Subject: Polity Context: Both the Houses of Parliament adjourned without taking up any major agenda on Tuesday too, as the Opposition continued protests demanding a debate on the increasing prices of petroleum products. Concept: Adjournment An adjournment suspends the work in a sitting for a specified time, which may be hours, […]
VACCINE PASSPORT Subject: Science & tech Context: Israel became the first country to introduce a certification system that allows those who have been vaccinated against Covid-19 to access certain facilities and events. Israel’s “vaccine passport” is meant for public facilities such as restaurants, gyms, and hotels in the country — but certification of […]
Daily Prelims Notes 9 March 2021 By Santosh Sir All 6 Prelims qualified 4 CSE Mains qualified If I can do it, you can too Table Of Contents PERMANENT COURT OF ARBITRATION INDRA SHAWNEY CASE PROJECT 75I ELECTORAL BONDS SHYAMA PRASAD MUKHERJEE CANNABIS or HEMP CULTIVATION INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY THUNDERSTORMS DANDI MARCH […]