Category: Prelims C A
COP28 | Global River Cities Alliance (GRCA)
Launch of Global River Cities Alliance at the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP28 in Dubai in 2023.
Indian Forest & Wood Certification Scheme (IFWCS)
Launch of country’s 1st Indian Forest & Wood Certification Scheme (IFWCS) recently.
UPSC Prelims Facts – 12 December 2023
Banni Grassland | Unabated Fossil Fuel | Essential Services Maintenance Act (ESMA) | Mission-Operation Storm Makers II
Pashupatinath Temple | River Bagmati
Meat, alcohol prohibited around Pashupatinath Temple due to Bala Chaturdashi festival.
State of Finance for Nature 2023 Report
State of Finance for Nature 2023 Report was released by UN Environment Programme recently.
Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) | Human Rights 75
Human Rights 75, an initiative to mark the 75th anniversary of Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR).
Aspirational Blocks Programme (ABP)
NITI Aayog released the 1st Delta Ranking of Aspirational Blocks Programme (ABP).
UPSC Prelims Facts – 10-11 December 2023
Dodo | Green Rising Initiative | City of Lakes Project
Agni Missiles | Integrated Guided Missile Development Program
Recently, training launch of Short-Range Ballistic Missile ‘Agni-1’ was carried out successfully from APJ Abdul Kalam Island in Odisha.
Permakore | Koya tribes
The Koyas have moved on from using traditional Indian Bison horns to palm leaves to craft their ‘Permakore’.
Jute crop
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved reservation norms for mandatory use of jute in packaging for the Jute Year 2023 -24 under Jute Packaging Materials (JPM) (Compulsory Use in Packing Commodities) Act, 1987.
Colombo Security Conclave
India attended 6th National Security Adviser Level Meeting of Colombo Security Conclave held in Mauritius.