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Maharashtra Assembly clears 10% Maratha quota Subject: Polity Section: Constitution Context: Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and his Cabinet approved a Bill to provide a 10% quota for the Maratha community in education and government jobs, which was later passed unanimously by all parties during a special session of the Maharashtra legislature. Background […]
Everything that happened at CMS COP14 Subject: Environment Sec: Int. conventions Context: The COP14 of the Convention on Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS COP14) — the first to happen in Central Asia — concluded in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. Outcomes of the summit: Some of the species included in the CMS Appendices were the […]
Daily Prelims Notes 21 February 2024 Table Of Contents Everything that happened at CMS COP14 Maharashtra Assembly clears 10% Maratha quota Art 142, why SC quashed Chandigarh mayor’s election, and why it matters The brightest object in the universe is a black hole that eats a star a day African Union imposes historic […]
Daily Prelims Notes 20 February 2024 Table Of Contents Vaitarna River attack: Why the bull shark is among the most dangerous animals in the world What’s behind the collapse in the price of nickel and how can the industry survive? Scientists shocked to discover new species of green anaconda, the world’s biggest snake […]
Use dictionary meaning of ‘forest’, SC tells Centre Subject: Environment Section: Environmental Laws and Organisations Context: Supreme Court in a significant order, on petitions challenging the amendments introduced in 2023 to the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980, and directed – That the expression ‘forest’ will continue to have a “broad and all-encompassing” meaning for […]
Saturn’s moon Mimas may have ocean under its crust Subject: Science and tech Section: Space tech What is Mima? Mimas is the smallest of the major moons of Saturn-known as the “big seven” or the “inner moons”. Nicknamed “Death Star” for the resemblance of its cratered surface to a space station in the […]
Hundred years ago, Satyendra Nath Bose changed physics forever Subject: Science and tech Section: Space tech Introduction : A fractured, disjointed picture of a new ‘quantum theory’ was emerging in the middle of the biggest upheaval in physics during 1924 . This year marks 100 years of Bose’s discovery. Bose was born in […]
The recent report on local fintech players Subject: Economy Section: Monetary Policy Context: In its recent report, the Standing Committee on Communications and Information Technology expressed worries about foreign-owned fintech apps having too much control in India. More About News The committee suggested that Indian-owned apps should be encouraged more. It pointed out […]
SpaceX launches Intuitive Machines’ private ‘Odysseus’ Moon lander Subject: Science and tech Section: Space tech Context: SpaceX launched Intuitive Machines’ IM-1 mission, which could be the first private moon lander to make a lunar soft landing if it succeeds. More on news: It will become the first American spacecraft to gently set down […]
La Nina impacted air quality in India in the winter of 2022 Subject: Geography Section: Climatology Context: This is the first time that air quality in Indian cities has been linked to a La Nina event — and indirectly to climate change, which is making El Nino and La Nina more severe. More […]