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    APPOINTMENT OF CBI DIRECTOR Subject:  Governance Context: Gujarat cadre IPS officer Praveen Sinha, currently Additional Director of the CBI, was appointed as its interim chief. Concept: The Centre has initiated the process of new appointment. It has drawn a panel of eligible officers belonging to 1984 to 1986 batches. Director of CBI Director, […]

    LINGAYAT SECT Subject: Social Issue Context:Lingayat sub-sect pushes for 15% quota, Karnataka CM faces heat. Concept: The VeerashaivaLingayat community who make up 17 per cent of the state population is currently provided five per cent reservation on the whole under the 3B category of backward classes. Lingayats The term Lingayat denotes a person […]

    PRIVILEGE MOTION Subject: Polity Context: RSP MP NK Premachandran Wednesday submitted a privilege notice against Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar for proposing to the protesting farmers amendments in the three contentious agricultural laws passed by Parliament. Concept: It is concerned with the breach of parliamentary privileges by a minister. Breach of Privileges […]

    MOTION OF THANKS Subject: Polity Context: Several members from the Opposition and Treasury benches participated in the debate on the three contentious farm laws, which are being opposed by farmers on the borders of Delhi, in the Upper House as part of the Motion of Thanks to the President’s address. Concept: Motion of […]

    SECTION 69 A OF IT ACT Subject : National Legislations Context: Around 100 Twitter accounts and 150 tweets related to the farmers’ protests went off the microblogging platform on Monday morning as the IT Ministry directed Twitter to remove these accounts under Section 69A of the Information Technology Act. Concept: The Information Technology […]

    CARBON NEUTRAL FUEL Subject: Environment Context: Reliance Industries Ltd has sourced the world’s first consignment of ‘carbon-neutral oil’ from the US as it looks to become a net zero-carbon company by 2035. Concept: Oxy Low Carbon Ventures (OLCV), a division of US oil major Occidental, delivered carbon-neutral oil to Reliance, the firm said. […]

    JCPOA DEAL Subject: International Relations Context: Hassan Rouhani, Iran’s president, says there will be no changes to the content of the JCPOA and that no other country will be added to it. Concept: JCPOA Commonly as the Iran nuclear deal or Iran deal, is an agreement on the Iranian nuclear program reached in […]

    CHAURI CHAURA INCIDENT Subject: History Context : PM will inaugurate the centenary Celebrations at ChauriChaura at Gorakhpur Dist. Uttar Pradesh. Concept: ‘ChauriChaura’ Incident The incident took place on 4 February 1922 at ChauriChaura in the Gorakhpur district of the United Province. A large group of protesters participating in the Non-Cooperation Movement clashed with […]

    Daily Prelims Notes 3 February 2021 By Santosh Sir All 6 CSE Prelims Qualified 4 CSE Mains Qualified If I can do it, you can too Table Of Contents OPERATION BLUE STAR BAND BARETHA WILDLIFFE SANCTUARY PROSOPIS JULIFLORA RUMPED, HIMALAYAN GRIFFON & SLENDER BILLED VULTURES SPUTNIK V NINTH SCHEDULE WASHINGTON CONSENSUS CITIZENSHIP AMENDMENT […]

    RIDF Subject : Economy Context : Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced an increase in the allocation to the Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) from 30,000 crore to 40,000 crore. Context : The Rural Infrastructure Development Fund(RIDF) was set up by the Government of India in 1995-96 for financing ongoing rural Infrastructure projects. The […]