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Haryana State Employment of Local Candidates Act 2021 Subject: Polity Context: Haryana passed the law giving 75% of reservation in private sector for job seekers from Haryana. Concept: The law will apply to all the companies, societies, trusts, limited liability partnership firms, partnership firms and any person employing 10 or more persons and […]
Surya Prakash Committee Subject: Polity Context: The govt had accepted the committee suggestion that Parliament should have only one channel, which could be called Sansad TV. Concept: A 6-member committee was constituted in November 2019 headed by PrasarBharati Chairman Surya Prakash to work out the modalities and prepare the guidelines for pooling resources, […]
Western Container terminal project (WCT) – Sri Lanka Subject: International relations Context: After walking out of the Eastern Container Terminal, the Sri Lanka has offered West Container Terminal (WCT) to Indian and Japanese companies with 85% stakes. Concept: The WCT is strategically located next to a $500-million Chinese-run container jetty within Colombo’s sprawling […]
Art and Craft at display at Dilli Haat Subject: Art and Culture Context: Monks from Hemis monastery and display Madhubani paintings and Lucknowichikan kurtas etc. were major attraction at the art and culture festival at Dilli Haat. Concept: About Hemis monastery It is the largest monastic institution in Ladakh district of Jammu and […]
Dard Aryan tribe Subject: Art and Culture Context: At second edition of “Enchanting Ladakh”, the annual art and craft fair organised by the Union territory’s Department of Industries and Commerce at Dilli Haat saw participation of Dard Aryan tribe. Concept: They are a Buddhist group living 200 km from Leh are the villages […]
Prosopis juliflora or vilayati kikar Subject: Environment Context: Expert panel heading the revival project of Central ridge in Delhi said by removing a few branches of “Kikar” tree will help sunlight to break through and full-grown saplings can be planted in such places to control pollution effectively. Concept: Panel has been working for […]
Daily Prelims Notes 2 March 2021 By Santosh Sir All 6 Prelims qualified 4 CSE Mains qualified If I can do it, you can too Table Of Contents National Critical Information Infrastructure Protection Centre (NCIIPC) Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) Reservation of seats in Local government CERT-In (Indian Computer Emergency Response Team) […]
Taper tantrum Subject: Economy Context: With the yield on the 10-year US Treasury momentarily surging past 1.6 per cent the reaction of market across the world revived the memory of “taper tantrum” of 2013 (when the term originated). Concept: Taper tantrum refers to the 2013 collective reactionary panic that triggered a spike in […]
PM KUSUM Subject: Welfare schemes Context: The Centre modified the scheme and will now provide 30 per cent of the cost of building a small solar plant (70% cost borne by state DISCOMS) to supply electricity to the agricultural feeder, which essentially supplies electricity to all the pumps in a village. Concept: Three […]
Coal Bed Methane (CBM) Subject: Environment Context: Need for move away from fossil driven energy economy to the cleaner renewable source along with India’s continuing dependence on coal for energy needs necessitate focus on “Clean Coal Technology”. Coal Bed Methane, or CBM is seen as one of the alternatives. Concept: CBM is an […]