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Subject: Environment Context: The levels of ozone have increased across the Northern Hemisphere in the last 20 years, a new study by the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES) at the University of Colorado Boulder in the United States has showed. Concept: Ozone is a gas made up of three oxygen atoms (O3). […]
Subject: Environment Context: A pregnant Gaur was shot and killed by six men in Kerala’s Malappuram district earlier this month Concept: The gaur is a wild bovid that is native to the forests of South and Southeast Asia. It is biggest among wild cattle. It is listed as ‘Vulnerable’ on the International Union for Conservation […]
Subject: IR Context: India-Bangladesh border talks have lessons for Nepal. Despite much more territory being involved, the two countries resolved their border disputes with political dialogue Concept: India and Bangladesh share a 4,096 km land boundary covering West Bengal, Assam, Tripura, Meghalaya and Mizoram. This is largest among the international boundaries that India shares with […]
Subject: Geography Context: Two newly formed tropical storms Laura and Marco could become almost simultaneous threats to the US Gulf Coast early next week Concept: Tropical cyclones are violent storms that originate over oceans in tropical areas and move over to the coastal areas bringing about large scale destruction due to violent winds, very heavy rainfall and storm […]
Table Of Contents Harit path app Kala- Azar and Nanomedicine JCPOA Section 153 of the Representation of the People Act Classical dance Clean Plates Campaign S Mulgaonkar v Unknown (1978) case Lokayukta P Notes 1. Harit path app Subject: Government initiative Context: The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), a public sector undertaking […]
Subject: Economy Context: Investments through participatory notes (P-notes) in the domestic capital market soared to Rs 63,288 crore till July-end, making it the fourth consecutive monthly rise Concept: P-notes are issued by registered foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) to overseas investors who wish to be part of the Indian stock market without registering themselves directly. They, […]
Subject: Polity Context: The Nagaland government has moved the Supreme Court seeking removal of the Nagaland Lokayukta for acts of impropriety. Concept: The Lokayukta is an anti-corruption authority constituted at the state level. It investigates allegations of corruption and mal-administration against public servants and is tasked with speedy redressal of public grievances. The origin of […]
Subject:Polity Context: Counsel has invoked the ‘Mulgaonkar principles’ in the criticism against the Supreme Court’s ruling that held advocate Prashant Bhushan guilty of contempt of court. Concept: S Mulgaonkar v Unknown (1978) is a case that led to a landmark ruling on the subject of contempt. By a 2:1 majority, the court held Mulgaonkar, then […]
Subject: IR Context: China’s President Xi Jinping called on his country’s citizens to drastically cut down on food waste in a new initiative called the ‘Clean Plates Campaign’. Concept: The push came as the Covid-19 pandemic, devastating floods and worsening relations with major international partners have raised fears about food shortage in the world’s most populous country.
Subject: Arts and culture Concept: The earliest treatise on dance available to us is Bharat Muni’s Natyashastra, the source book of the art of drama, dance and music. It is generally accepted that the date of the work is between the 2nd century B.C.E- 2nd century C.E.The Natyashastra is also known as the fifth veda. According to the author, […]