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Subject : Current Events/ Governance Context : The Indian Medical Association (IMA), an apex body of doctors in India, has called for a nationwide strike to express its opposition of the government’s decision to allow Ayurvedic practitioners to perform medical surgeries. Concept : On November 19, a government notification listed out specific surgical procedures that […]
Subject : Environment Concept : The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) is an international agreement to which States and regional economic integration organizations adhere voluntarily. It provides public, private and non-governmental organisations with the knowledge and tools that enable human progress, economic development and nature conservation to […]
Subject : Polity Context : Stating that he intends to move a no-confidence motion against the BJP-JJP government in Haryana, former chief minister has written to Governor. Concept : A no-confidence motion is a parliamentary motion which is moved in the Lok Sabha against the entire council of ministers, stating that they are no longer […]
Table Of Contents EL NINO ROSSBY WAVES 3D PRINTING LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL COMPETITION COMMISSION OF INDIA SHAHTOOT DAM NO CONFIDENCE MOTION CITES MIXOPATHY PARIS PLEDGE SEVENTH SCHEDULE 1. EL NINO Subject : Geography Context : A new study carried out by researchers of the Indian Institute of Science’s (IISc) Centre for Atmospheric […]
Subject : International Relations Context : The Union Minister of External Affairs recently announced at the Geneva Donors conference that India is to construct the Shahtoot Dam across the Maidan river, a tributary of river Kabul in Afghanistan. Concept : The Shahtoot dam is to be constructed in Kabul river basin, one of the five […]
Subject : National Organisation Context : CCI initiates investigation against cement companies in India. Concept : Competition Commission of India (CCI) is a statutory body of the Government of India responsible for enforcing the Competition Act, 2002, it was duly constituted in March 2009. The Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Act, 1969 (MRTP Act) was […]
Subject : Polity Context : Karnataka government defers tabling anti-cow slaughter bill in Legislative Council. Concept : Abolition or Creation – Article 169 The Parliament can abolish a legislative council (where it already exists) or create it (where it does not exist) by a simple majority, that is, a majority of the members of each […]
Subject : Science & tech Context : Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) will soon come up with a policy aimed at promoting 3D printing on an industrial scale and helping domestic companies “overcome technical and economic barriers”. Concept : Three-dimensional printing (3-D printing), also known as Additive manufacturing (AM) is a process of […]
Subject : Geography Concept : The meandering jet streams are called Rossby Waves. Rossby waves are natural phenomenon in the atmosphere and oceans due to rotation of earth. In planetary atmospheres, they are due to the variation in the Coriolis effect (When temperature contrast is low, speed of jet stream is low, and Coriolis force […]
Subject : Geography Context : A new study carried out by researchers of the Indian Institute of Science’s (IISc) Centre for Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences (CAOS) has found that El Niño alone is not be blamed for droughts that in the Indian subcontinent. Concept : El Nino refers to the large-scale ocean-atmosphere climate interaction linked […]