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ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION ACT Subject : National Legislations Context : The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has landed in trouble in the Karnataka High Court for claiming in a submission that the Environment Protection Act, 1986 was “passed by Parliament not only for protection of environment but also at the instance of foreign […]
DESERT KNIGHT 21 Subject : International Relations Context : As part of the first edition of the exercise Desert Knight-21, four French Rafale fighters landed in Jodhpur after flying directly for around four hours from the Djibouti airbase. Concept : Indian Air Force (IAF) and French Air and Space Force will conduct a […]
NEW START TREATY Subject : International Treaties Context : Russia has welcomed US President Joe Biden’s proposal to extend the last remaining Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty between the two countries, which is set to expire in less than two weeks. Concept : About the treaty It is a treaty between the United States […]
JERENGA POTHAR Subject : Culture Context : Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch a special programme of the Assam government to distribute land ‘patta’ or land allotment certificates to over one lakh landless indigenous people. The event will be held at Jerenga Pothar in Sivasagar district, a historical place connected with Assam’s erstwhile […]
Daily Prelims Notes 22 January 2021 By Santosh Sir All 6 Prelims qualified 4 CSE Mains qualified If I can do it, you can too Table Of Contents NATIONAL GREEN TRIBUNAL LAW IN ABEYANCE V SHAPED RECOVERY GREEN BONDS SENSEX GEO HAZARD MANAGEMENT DEMARCHE PARDONING POWERS OF GOVERNOR HORIZONTAL & VERTICAL RESERVATION […]
HORIZONTAL & VERTICAL RESERVATION Subject: Polity Context: The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has questioned the legislative competence of State governments to enact laws which provide horizontal reservation to government school students in medical admissions every year. Concept: There are two types of reservations, which may be referred to as ‘vertical […]
PARDONING POWERS OF GOVERNOR Subject: Polity Context: Tamil Nadu Governor BanwarilalPurohit would take a decision “as per the Constitution” in the next three or four days on the plea for release filed by A.G. Concept: Pardoning Powers of Governor Article 161 deals with the Pardoning Power of the Governor. The Governor can grant […]
DEMARCHE Subject: International Relations / Diplomacy Context: India lodged a strong protest with Sri Lanka over the death of three fishermen from Tamil Nadu in a collision between their vessel and a Lankan naval craft, saying Colombo should take steps to prevent the recurrence of such incidents. Concept: Demarche A demarche is a […]
GEO HAZARD MANAGEMENT Subject: Disaster Management Context: Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has entered into a framework MoU with the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways (MoRTH) to strengthen collaboration on sustainable Geo-Hazard management. Concept : DRDO’s Defence Geo-Informatics Research Establishment (DGRE) is working for the development of critical technologies for enhancing […]
SENSEX Subject: Economics Context : Launched on January 2, 1986 (base year:1978-79 = 100), the country’s first equity index has risen from 124 in April 1979 to 50,000 today, a compounded annual growth rate of 15.9% over 42 years. Concept : Sensex, otherwise known as the S&P BSE Sensex index, is the benchmark […]