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Daily Prelims Notes 1 December 2023 Table Of Contents Navy gets ready for its biggest naval exercise amid ocean engagements Loss and Damage Fund cleared on Day One of COP-28 summit Air pollution causes over 2 million deaths annually in India: BMJ study Mocha among ‘most impactful’ global cyclones in 2023: WMO report […]
Daily Prelims Notes 30 November 2023 Table Of Contents Center and manipur ink deal with banned meitei insurgent body Do dead stars crash with the light of 500 million suns? A Centralised website to track, recover your lost mobile faster No progress at WTO agri talks Government clears Terms of Reference of 16th […]
The ECI must act independently as the arbiter of election code breaches Subject : Polity Section: Elections Election Commission Permanent and an independent body established by the Constitution to supervise elections. Article 324 provides that the power of superintendence, direction and control of elections to parliament, state legislatures, the office of President of India […]
Understanding rat-hole mining Subject: Environment Section: Pollution Context: Two scientific methods of mining — vertical drilling and auger or horizontal drilling — were employed to rescue 41 workers on November 28 after 17 days of being trapped in the partially collapsed Silkyara tunnel in Uttarakhand. The last leg of the rescue involved rat-hole […]
COP-28 aims at bottling the fossil fuel genie for good Subject: Environment Section: Environment conventions Context: The COP-28 to the UNFCCC climate summit is scheduled to begin in Dubai on November 30. Six major issues to be discussed are: Global Stocktake: It is a periodic review by countries to contain greenhouse gas (GHG) […]
Major oil and gas firms have pledged to go carbon neutral by 2050: COP28 chief Subject: Environment Section: Climate change Context: Several oil and gas companies have committed to becoming net zero — or carbon neutral — by 2050, the 28th Conference of Parties (COP28) President-designate Sultan Al Jaber said. Net Zero Target: […]
Pakistan beat India to bag UNESCO Vice chair Subject: IR Section: International Organisation Context: Pakistan beats India in vote to bag Unesco vice chair role More about the news: Pakistan secured a significant victory over India in the recent UNESCO executive board election for the post of vice-chair. The Pakistani candidate received 38 […]
Scheme to provide drones to 15000 self help groups gets Cabinet nod Subject: Schemes Section: Women Context: The Union Cabinet has approved a central sector scheme to provide drones to women self help groups (SHGs). More about the news: The Union Cabinet has sanctioned a central sector scheme worth Rs 1,261 crore to […]
Government clears Terms of Reference of 16th Finance Commission Subject: Polity Section: National body Context: Government clears Terms of Reference of 16th Finance Commission More about the news: The Union Cabinet approved the terms of reference (ToR) for the Sixteenth Finance Commission, which will recommend the formula for sharing revenues between the Centre […]
No progress at WTO agri talks Subject: IR Section: International Organisation Context: No progress at WTO agri talks More about the news: The recent mini-ministerial meeting on agriculture at the World Trade Organization (WTO) encountered challenges, primarily centered around divisive issues like public stockholding for food security and domestic support for farmers. Notable […]