Daily Prelims Notes 25 June 2022 Table Of Contents NASA Announces Launch Delay for Psyche Asteroid Mission National Mobile Monitoring Software (NMMS) App Protest against Eco-Sensitive Zones Bharat NCAP Draft Notification Filed – All Cars To Get Safety Rating ‘Hermit’ spyware What is Roe v. Wade, which the US Supreme Court has overturned […]
Daily Prelims Notes 24 June 2022 Table Of Contents Investment through P-notes declines to 86706 cr in May Be prepared for recession WTO Appellate Body Goa’s Sao Joao festival Scientists unpack the influence of black carbon aerosols on rainfall in northeast India How are fireflies affected by light pollution? Multilateral fund offers $5.33 […]
Daily Prelims Notes 23 June 2022 Table Of Contents Western Sahara dispute Worldwide oil-refining crunch How lightning kills and how to be safe when it strikes The importance of Snake Island, speck of land in the Black Sea, where Ukraine has bombed Russia Governor Powers, floor test law under spotlight Four new corals […]
Daily Prelims Notes 22 June 2022 Table Of Contents Humpback whales migration to Australia’s coasts from Antarctic waters. Record high temperatures and devastating wildfires in Europe Suggestions to include wetland conservation in upcoming biodiversity, climate change negotiations MoEF & CC’s compliance module for environmental clearance Anti-defection Law Gold refining gains ground as prices […]
Daily Prelims Notes 21 June 2022 Table Of Contents Megaliths Crop holiday Sterlite plant Copper of Thoothukudi in Tamil Nadu Single-use plastic ban in India Bird strikes: common threats to aircraft safety Resurrecting a dead law Too many tourists in Himalayas; new report presses for pre-empting disasters ‘Black swan’ event may trigger around […]
Daily Prelims Notes 20 June 2022 Table Of Contents Pakistan’s ‘truck art’ Megalith Govt Declares ICICI Bank’s IT Resources as ‘Critical Information Infrastructure’ Gaps in Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework Environmental Performance Index (EPI) Indian interests at the WTO Ministerial Conference RBI may mandate domestic processing of payment transactions ESI scheme to cover all […]
Daily Prelims Notes 19 June 2022 Table Of Contents Bills in Committee stage Inter-State Council Marine heatwave fuelled super cyclone Amphan New species of bamboo-dwelling bat found in Meghalaya 1. Bills in Committee stage Subject : Polity Section: Parliament Context: It’s the government that decides to send Bills to Standing Committees, […]
Daily Prelims Notes 18 June 2022 1. Tribute paid to Maharaja Gulab Singh on his 200th Coronation Day Subject: History Section: Personalities Context: Gulab Singh Jamwal(1792–1857) was the founder of Dogra dynasty and the first Maharaja of the topa Rajput princely state of Jammu and Kashmir, the second largest princely state under the […]
Daily Prelims Notes 17 June 2022 1. Digital Communications Commission (DCC) Subject: Polity Section: National Organization The Government of India, vide executive resolution has re-designated the Telecom Commission (set up in 1989 by executive order) as the ‘Digital Communications Commission’. The DCC is responsible for: Formulating the policy of Department of Telecommunications for […]
Daily Prelims Notes 16 June 2022 1. Wetlands Subject: Environment Section: Ecosystem Context: Wetlands help stabilise CO2, GHG concentrations. Wetlands and Climate change Conservation and wise use of wide diversity of inland and coastal wetlands is a powerful climate change response. Wetlands assist in stabilisation CO2, CH4, N2O and Green House Gas (GHG) […]