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Wildlife biologist Sumit Dookia on researching the understudied Asiatic wildcat Subject : Environment Section: Species in news Asiatic wildcat (Felis lybica ornata): Also known as Asian steppe cats or Indian Desert cats. It has back and reddish-brown spots. Range: Southeast and Central Asia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Mongolia and China In India: Thar Desert […]
Daily Prelims Notes 10 November 2023 Table Of Contents Wildlife biologist Sumit Dookia on researching the understudied Asiatic wildcat Gujarat Maritime Board (GMB) to prepare master plan for its non-major ports India’s monetary policy must remain ‘actively disinflationary’ Food price shocks, a risk to inflation Role of IBC and IBBI in Insolvency process […]
Daily Prelims Notes 9 November 2023 Table Of Contents India’s Energy Conservation Building Code, 2017 EU invites Ukraine to begin membership UGC notifies regulations for foreign varsities to set up India campus SC refuse to vacate status quo on priest hiring in Tamil Nadu UP govt may give senior citizen right to legally […]
Electoral Trusts Subject :Polity Section: Election Context: Recent SC hearing on Electoral bonds Electoral Trusts: Background: Before the controversial Electoral Bonds (EB) Scheme was introduced in 2018, there was something called an Electoral Trusts (ET) Scheme, which was introduced by the UPA government in 2013. What are electoral trusts? These are trusts set up by […]
Connaught Place smog tower to restart today Subject : Environment Section: Pollution Context: Delhi government has ordered the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) to restart the Connaught Place smog tower at full capacity. About Smog Tower: Setup in 2021 at the cost of 20crore Designed and developed by: IIT-Bombay, Minnesota University of the […]
‘Loss and damage’ fund talks leave developing nations at new disadvantage Subject : Environment Section: Climate Change Context: As the climate crisis intensifies, two terms are in sharp focus: adaptation and ‘loss and damage’ (L&D). Details: Adaptation is the proactive response to climate change, the art of survival using which communities and countries […]
Possible answer to farm fires: New rice variety can replace Pusa-44 Subject : Geography Section: Economic geography Context: In its order directing the Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan governments to ensure that the burning of crop stubble be “stopped forthwith”, the Supreme Court mentioned a “particular kind of paddy grown mostly in […]
How climate change is displacing animals Subject : Environment Section: Climate Change Context: A new analysis suggests that extreme weather linked to climate change might be much harder on native species than on non-native ones. Details: As the planet warms, extreme weather events– heat waves, cold snaps, droughts and floods- are becoming more […]
Rising trend of bank financing for non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) Subject :Economy Section: Monetary Policy The rising trend of bank financing for non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) has raised concerns about the potential for systemic contagion, prompting the need for tighter preventive measures, as emphasized by the Centre for Advanced Financial Research and Learning […]
Tariff and Non-Tariff Barriers – Steel Sector – India Subject :Economy Section: External Sector India’s Vulnerability to Imports: According to Dilip Oommen, CEO of ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India, India is highly vulnerable to imports, particularly in the steel sector. He emphasized the need for trade barriers as a safeguard against the rising influx […]