Category: Prelims C A
Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI)
India manufacturing PMI posts impressive growth in July
Endogenous Retroviruses (ERVs)
Recent studies showed ‘zombie’ areas in genome helped in human evolution

UPSC Prelims Facts – 01 August 2024
Fully Accessible Route (FAR) Bonds, Dividend Equalisation Fund (DEF), National Apprenticeship and Training Scheme (NATS), Sturgeon, Kindlins

PM-PRANAM
Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has recently approved the PM-PRANAM scheme.
Atomic Energy Regulatory Board
Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) Grants Permission for First Approach to Criticality of 500 MWe PFB
Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP)
The Lok Sabha was recently informed, that last year, the Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme reported a total of 1,862 disease outbreaks, with Kerala reporting the highest number.

UPSC Prelims Facts – 31 July 2024
CRISPR-Cas 9, Pumped Storage Hydropower, Advanced Land Navigation System, MQ-9B UAV, Ideas4LiFE
Hoolock Gibbon
Oil and gas exploration likely to threaten Hoolock Gibbon habitat in Assam.
Report on Currency and Finance
Recently, the Reserve Bank of India released its Report on Currency and Finance (RCF) for the year 2023-24, highlighting India’s role in the global digital revolution.

NIPUN
In several Indian states, mothers of young children have education beyond Grade 10, making them valuable assets for NIPUN.