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#1MinRead #Prelims_tricks #PT2020

8 Core Industries of India  = CCC FRENS

         C- Coal

         C- Crude Oil

         C- Cement

         F- Fertilizers

         R- Refinery Products

         E- Electricity

         N- Natural Gas

         S- Steel
#1MinRead #Prelims_tricks

Indian states sharing border with Bhutan = SAAB

Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, west Bengal


Indian states sharing border with Myanmar =  ARUNA MAMI

       ARUNAchal, NAgaland, MAnipur , MIzoram
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#1Liners_InNews  #PT2020 

Arktika-M satellite
- To be Launched by Russia to monitor the Arctic climate and environment.
- remote-sensing and emergency communications satellite

Pooram Festival
Kerala's annual festival, celebrations are dedicated to goddesses Durga. 

Toman 
- Iran’s new Currency, would replace Rial.
#1MinRead    #Environment_Current #PT2020 

Styrene gas

News - May 7, 2020, styrene gas leaked from LG Polymers plant near Visakhapatnam and killed many lives.

- Highly poisonous and flammable gas 

- used in the manufacturing of polystyrene plastics, fiberglass, rubber, and latex.

- It's also found in vehicle exhaust, cigarette smoke, natural foods(fruits and vegetables)

Health impact - due to Exposure

- respiratory problems, irritation in the eyes, irritation in the mucous membrane, and gastrointestinal issues.

- In Long term, It could also lead to cancer and depression in some cases.qq
#Prelims_tricks #PT2020

Members of Mekong-Ganga Cooperation = LIMCa TV

           L- Laos
           I- India
          M- Myanmar
         Ca- Cambodia (not China, Pay attention)

         T- Thailand
         V- Vietnam
#Prelims_tricks #PT2020

Countries around Baltic Sea

One day in the midst of Baltic Sea, RuDe Germany SELL Poland & Finland :

     RuDe Germany SELL Poland & Finland :

        Ru- Russia
        De- Denmark

        Germany

        S- Sweden
        E- Estonia
        L- Latvia
        L- Lithuania

        Poland
        Finland
#IR_OrgInNews #1MinRead #PT2020

Mekong–Ganga Cooperation (MGC) 

- established in 2000, at Vientiane, Laos (at First MGC Ministerial Meeting)

 - Member countries - 6
India, Thailand, Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam.

- Areas of Cooperation - tourism, culture, education, and transportation. 

- Name comes from the Ganga and the Mekong, two large rivers in the region.
#1Liners  #PT2020 

Resistance Front (TRF)

- A terror organization who is responsibility for the recent attack on Army in J&K.

Vande Bharat Mission

- Government evacuation exercises to bring home nearly 14,800 Indian nationals stranded abroad due to the Corona virus lockdown. (From May 7 to May 14).
#1MinRead  #SnT_Currents 

NSafe

- an antimicrobial and washable face mask, (recently developed amidst CoVID 19 Crisis).

- Launched by IIT Delhi startup ‘Nanosafe Solutions’

- Its  reusable up to 50 launderings, thus greatly reduces the cost of use. 

- has 99.2% bacterial filtration efficiency
#Prelims_tricks #PT2020

Length of Boundary India Shares
In Decreasing Order


TRICK :- BACHPAN

Bangladesh China Pakistan

States With Bicameral System = KAMBUJ  Tv (KAMBOJ , is one of 16 mahajanapadas)
   
K – Karnataka
A – Andhra Pradesh
M - Maharastra
B – Bihar
U - Uttar Pradesh
 J – Jammu & Kasmir
T - Telangana
#1MinRead #Environment_Current #PT2020

Locusts

- short-horned grasshoppers
- high capacity to multiply, form groups, migrate over relatively large distances (up to 150 km in one day).

- poses a devastating threat to crops and food security.

- Four species of locusts are found in India: Desert locust , Migratory locust, Bombay locust and Tree locust

- Locust Warning Organisation (LWO), Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, is responsible for monitoring, survey and control of Desert Locust in Scheduled Desert Areas mainly in Rajasthan and Gujarat.

News- Desert Locust have arrived in Rajasthan, earlier than expected(June/July).
#PT2020 #SnT_Currents

News - AIIB has approved US$ 500 million for ‘Covid-19 Emergency Response and Health Systems Preparedness Project’ initiated by India.

Project 

- Covers the entire India and  addresses the needs of infected people, at-risk populations, medical and emergency personnel and service providers, medical and testing facilities, and national and animal health agencies.

- Implemented by National Health Mission (NHM), the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) and Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).
#1MinRead #Economy_Current #PT2020

Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) 

- Established in 2016.
- Headquarter - Beijing.
- Members - 78

- It is a multilateral development bank
- Objectives-  to improve social and economic outcomes by supporting the building of infrastructure in the Indo-Pacific region(Asia and beyond).

- The Bank was proposed by China in 2013.and it holds the largest shares.

- India is a founder member. 
#1MinRead #Economy_Current #PT2020

Consol Bonds

- They are also known as perpetual bond
- It is a fixed income security with no maturity date.

- These bonds pay a steady stream of interest payments forever. 

- These bonds can be redeemed at issuer's discretion.

- It is often considered a type of equity, rather than debt.
ajor drawback - they are not redeemable



News - Consol Bonds are being debated as an instrument for pooling in resources to fight CoVID-18 pandemic and its aftereffects on economy.  ( Used in Post world War 1 economic recovery)
#Geography_Current   #PT2020 

Places In News

News - Recently, Indian and Chinese troops were engaged in a temporary face-off along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) at Naku La (Sikkim) and near Pangong Tso Lake (Eastern Ladakh).

Nako La
a pass at a height of more than 5,000 metres on Sikkim - Tibet Border.
#1MinRead  #Govt_Initiative  #PT2020 

Mission Sagar

- Launched by Ministries of Defence and Ministry of External Affairs

- to provide Food Items, COVID related Medicines including HCQ Tablets and Special Ayurvedic Medicines, 
To five Island nations in the Indian Ocean
(Maldives, Mauritius, Seychelles, Madagascar and Comoros)

- Indian Naval Ship Kesari has been deployed for the mission.