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The all-weather road gives a strategic fillip to Ladakh Subject: Geography Section: Mapping Context: Border Road Organisation’s (BRO) recent accomplishment in Ladakh involves connecting Himachal Pradesh and Leh through the Nimmu-Padam-Darcha road, enhancing strategic depth and security logistics. Nimmu-Padam-Darcha road: The development facilitates a safer location for an ordnance depot in the Zanskar […]
India Employment Report 2024 Subject: Economy Section: Unemployment and Inflation Highlights: Key labor market indicators have shown improvement recently. Labour Force Participation Rate (LFPR), Workforce Participation Rate (WPR), and Unemployment Rate (UR) deteriorated between 2000 and 2019 but improved thereafter. Women’s Participation: Female LFPR is significantly lower compared to male counterparts. In 2023, […]
Daily Prelims Notes 7 April 2024 Table Of Contents India Employment Report 2024 The all-weather road gives a strategic fillip to Ladakh States offer up thousands of hectares of ‘degraded’ forest land for green credits Will new solar power rules boost production? Influenza A H5N1 was detected in dairy cows in six States […]
Rakhigarhi findings in NCERT books added; Narmada Dam references dropped Subject: History Section: Ancient India Context: The National Council for Education Research and Training, the Centre’s advisor on changes to school education recently introduced certain revisions to the history syllabus of Class 12 students. More on news: NCERT has stated that study of […]
Pin code MH-1718: In Antarctica, a post office with Indian address Subject: Geography Section: Mapping Context: Almost four decades later, letters meant for Antarctica will now have a new PIN code, MH-1718, with the Department of Posts opening a second branch of the post office on Bharati research station in Antarctica. More on […]
Bengaluru and Cape Town: A tale of two cities hit by water scarcity Subject: Geography Section: Indian physical geography Context: With Bengaluru facing severe water shortage, many have compared the city’s predicament to Cape Town’s in 2015-18. The Cape Town water crisis: Cape Town faced a serious water shortage between 2015 and 2018, […]
Why green hydrogen presents both major opportunities, significant challenges Subject: Science and tech Section: Msc Context: The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has announced a Rs-496-crore (until 2025-26) scheme to support pilot projects that either test the viability of green hydrogen as a vehicle fuel or develop secure supporting infrastructure such […]
Urgent action needed to combat antimicrobial resistance: Report Subject: Science and tech Section: Health Context: The Global Steering Group on Antimicrobial Resistance (GLG-AMR) published a report emphasizing the urgent need for action against the rising dangers of AMR, which includes resistance to antibiotics, antifungals, and antiparasitics. Detail findings of the report: Political leaders […]
Kosovo will conduct nationwide census that includes surveying ethnic Serb minority Subject: IR Section: Mapping Context: Kosovo commenced its first nationwide census since 2011 on April 5, aiming to include the ethnic Serb minority despite high tensions with Serbia. The census, costing 12 million euros and funded by Kosovo’s government, the EU, the […]
8% growth projection for India, not ours: IMF Subject: IR Section: Int org Context: The IMF clarified that the 8% growth projection for India, suggested by executive director Krishnamurthy Subramanian, was his personal view and not an official stance of the IMF. Details: Subramanian had stated that India could achieve this growth rate […]