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Daily Prelims Notes 27 December 2023 Table Of Contents Global 2024 staple food supplies to be strained by dry weather, export curbs ICMR initiates steps to provide easy to use non-invasive testing to tackle anaemia in India Indians aboard grounded charter flight return to Mumbai Courts should not stray from the constitutional vision […]
A decade-long initiative in Madhya Pradesh to reclaim land overrun by lantana helps residents restart agriculture and restore native biodiversity Subject : Environment Section: Biodiversity Lantana is one of the world’s ten worst invasive species and a species of high concern for India. Lantana is not native to India. It is native to tropical regions […]
Turkey panel nod takes Sweden closer to NATO Membership Subject :IR Section: Grouping Context: Turkey panel nod takes Sweden closer to NATO Membership More about the news; The Turkish parliament’s foreign affairs commission has approved Sweden’s NATO membership application after a 19-month delay due to security concessions demanded by Turkey. The panel, controlled […]
INS Imphal (Pennant D68) Subject: Science and Tech Section: Defence Context: INS Imphal commissioned in the Indian Navy. Some facts about INS Imphal INS Imphal (Pennant D68) is the third of four warships of Project 15B that together form the Visakhapatnam class stealth-guided missile destroyers. It is built by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited […]
What incentives do scientists have to study rare diseases Subject: Science and Tech Section: Defence Context: The 2024 Breakthrough Prizes laureates demonstrate the cutting edge ways scientists are making use of basic science to improve the quality of human lives. But they also highlight systemic, non-scientific factors that influence what scientists choose to study and who […]
Ministry sends social media firms advisory to regulate deepfakes Subject: Science and Tech Section: Defence Context: The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology said that it had sent another advisory to social media firms to comply with the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021. What are Deepfakes? Deepfakes […]
India and Russia ink ‘key’ pacts related to Kudankulam nuclear power plant Subject: Science and Tech Section: Nuclear Technology Context: In a major boost to their time tested partnership, India and Russia signed some “very important” agreements related to the construction of the future power generating units of the Kudankulam nuclear power plant. […]
Courts should not stray from the constitutional vision of secularism Subject: Polity Section: Constitution Context: As an alternate view for the court’s gyanvapi case judgment, there is a thought that Courts should not stray from the constitutional vision of secularism. Allahabad High Court’s Controversial Ruling Legal Challenge Validated: Allahabad High Court permits suits […]
Indians aboard grounded charter flight return to Mumbai Subject: IR Section: Places in news Context: Twenty-five passengers on the flight to Nicaragua were grounded over a human trafficking probe, and have chosen to request asylum in France. Details: The passengers were heading to Nicaragua but their flight was stopped at the Varty airport […]
ICMR initiates steps to provide easy to use non-invasive testing to tackle anaemia in India Subject : Science and tech Section: Health Context: Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)initiates testing and treatment of anaemia, with a special focus on pregnant women and on school-going adolescents Details: Anaemia: Anemia is a condition in which […]