Budgett Frog
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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
Posted in World Affairs

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
Posted in Economy Economy Concepts

Countervailing duties

U.S. and the EU have imposed Countervailing duties on Indian products against the RoDTEP scheme.

Posted in Economy Concepts Economy

Social Stock Exchange (SSE)

SGBS Unnati becomes the first entity to list on the social stock exchange.

UPSC Prelims Facts
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UPSC Prelims Facts – 14 December 2023

Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence | FAO Report on Food Security | NARCL

Kala azar
Posted in Science & Technology Biology Diseases

Kala-azar

India stands on the verge of eliminating visceral leishmaniasis, commonly known as kala azar.

Chief Election Commissioner
Posted in Polity Legislations Polity Institutions

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
Posted in Environment Species in news

IUCN Red List | Saiga Antelope

Release of updated Red List of threatened species by International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

Golden Triangle
Posted in World Affairs Geography International Groupings

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
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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
Posted in Science & Technology Biology Diseases

Anthrax disease

5 countries in East and southern Africa are in the middle of outbreaks of the anthrax disease recently

Multifunction Crypto-asset Intermediaries
Posted in Economy ICT Science & Technology

Multifunction Crypto-asset Intermediaries

Release of Financial Stability Board (FSB)’s report on Multifunction Crypto-asset Intermediaries (MCIs).