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Subject: Environment/geography Context: Sixth mass extinction of wildlife accelerating, scientists warn Concept: Mass extinction refers to a substantial increase in the degree of extinction or when the Earth loses more than three-quarters of its species in a geologically short period of time. So far, during the entire history of the Earth, there have been five […]
Subject: Science and tech Context: A homoeopathic drug, Arsenicum album 30, has become a subject of debate after several states recommended it for prophylactic (preventive) use against Covid-19. Concept: The debate stems from the fact that there is no scientific evidence that the drug works against Covid-19, a fact stressed not only by medical scientists but […]
Subject:Economy Context: WITH THE lockdown sending lakhs of migrant labourers back to their villages, over 2.19 crore households utilised the rural job guarantee scheme in May, which is the highest for the month in the last eight years Concept: An analysis of data in this category available currently from 2013-14 on the MGNREGA portal shows that […]
Subject: Geography Context: China under the multi-billion-dollar CPEC will set up a 1,124-megawatt power project in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) despite India’s objection to it Concept: Tripartite agreement has been finalised among China’s Three Gorges Corporation, the authorities in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and the PPIB to implement the 1,124-megawatt Kohala hydroelectric power project under the China-Pakistan Economic […]
Subject: Schemes Context: Government has announced three schemes for promotion of electronics manufacturing in India. Concept: Production Linked Incentive Scheme (PLI)for Large Scale Electronics Manufacturing shall extend an incentive of 4% to 6% on incremental sales (over base year) of goods manufactured in India and covered under the target segments, to eligible companies, for a […]
Subject: Science and tech Context: A group of scientists working at the National Centre for Radio Astrophysics (NCRA), Pune, has recently discovered tiny flashes of light all over the sun Concept: These radio lights or signals result from beams of electrons accelerated in the aftermath of a magnetic explosion on the sun. Though magnetic explosions […]
Subject: Geography Context: The ongoing Chinese army intrusion in Chumur and Demchok has left Changpa community cut off from large parts of summer pastures. Concept: The Changpa are a semi-nomadic people: they usually stay in one place for a few months in a row, near pastures where their sheep, yaks and Pashmina goats can graze […]
Table Of Contents Changpa Community Coronal heating of sun Electronics incentive schemes Kohala hydroelectric power project MGNREGA Arsenicum Album 30 Sixth mass extinction 1. Changpa Community Subject: Geography Context: The ongoing Chinese army intrusion in Chumur and Demchok has left Changpa community cut off from large parts of summer pastures. Concept: The Changpa are a […]
Subject: Economy Context: International rating agency Moody’s downgraded India’s sovereign rating by a notch to Baa3 from Baa2 with a negative outlook over a weak reform push contributing to a prolonged period of slow growth that it expects to continue beyond the Covid-19 pandemic. Concept: There are four main reasons why Moody’s has taken the […]
Subject: Schemes Context: Union Government launched PM SVANIDHI – Pradhan Mantri Street Vendor’s AtmanirbharNidhi Concept: It is a special micro-credit facility scheme for providing affordable loan to street vendors. The scheme is aimed at enabling the street vendors to resume their livelihoods that have been adversely affected due to COVID-19 lockdown. Under the scheme, each […]