Category: Prelims C A
Budgett Frog
Researchers from the Indian Institute of Science’s (IISc) have identified that peptides (short protein) produced from Budgett’s frog can combat enzymes of disease causing pathogens.
United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC)
Context: 20 years of United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC). United Nations Convention against Corruption: Source: UNODC Previous Year Question…
Countervailing duties
U.S. and the EU have imposed Countervailing duties on Indian products against the RoDTEP scheme.
Social Stock Exchange (SSE)
SGBS Unnati becomes the first entity to list on the social stock exchange.
UPSC Prelims Facts – 14 December 2023
Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence | FAO Report on Food Security | NARCL
Kala-azar
India stands on the verge of eliminating visceral leishmaniasis, commonly known as kala azar.
Appointment of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and Election Commissioners (ECs)
Rajya Sabha passed Bill On Appointment Of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and Election Commissioners (ECs).
IUCN Red List | Saiga Antelope
Release of updated Red List of threatened species by International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
Golden Triangle | Golden Crescent | United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
Release of UNODC Report “Southeast Asia Opium Survey 2023: Cultivation, Production, and Implications”.
UPSC Prelims Facts – 13 December 2023
Global Cooperation and Training Framework | Universal Dynamic Crosslinker | VINBAX-2023 | AMRIT’ (Arsenic and Metal Removal by Indian Technology)
Anthrax disease
5 countries in East and southern Africa are in the middle of outbreaks of the anthrax disease recently
Multifunction Crypto-asset Intermediaries
Release of Financial Stability Board (FSB)’s report on Multifunction Crypto-asset Intermediaries (MCIs).