Category: Prelims C A
UPSC Prelims Facts – 03&04 December 2023
Anthrobots | Jellyfish | Selam contact-binary satellite | DAC + AoN
Kaziranga National Park
Recently, one-horned rhinoceros was killed in Kaziranga National Park of Assam.
Global Green Credit Initiative (GGCI)
India launched Global Green Credit Initiative (GGCI) at COP 28 (UAE) of United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
Interpol
The 91st General Assembly meeting of the Interpol, which took place in Vienna, was a momentous occasion as it celebrated the centenary year of the organization.
Codex Alimentarious Commission (CAC)
Codex Alimentarious Commission (CAC) has accepted India’s proposal for the development of global standards for millets during its 46th session held in Rome, Italy.
UPSC Prelims Facts – 02 December 2023
Exit polls |Sindhudurg Fort | Orbital resonance – Sub-Neptunes
Atacama Large Millimetre/submillimetre Array (ALMA) Telescope
Astronomers detect a circumstellar disk around a star in the Large Magellanic Cloud (satellite galaxy of the Milky Way).
CoP28 | Green Credit initiative | ALTÉRRA | Green Climate Fund | Adaptation Fund
At COP-28, Indian PM called world’s countries to join India on its “Green Credit initiative” which was a “non-commercial” effort to create a carbon sink.
Call for Safer and Healthier Working Environments: ILO Report
International Labour Organization (ILO) has recently published a report named ‘A Call for Safer and Healthier Working Environments’.
Web3
The report titled “Unlocking the Web3 Potential: India’s Journey from a Talent Exporter to a Product Powerhouse” was recently released by Primus Partners Pvt Ltd (Primus) – a management consulting services provider.
UPSC Prelims Facts – 01 December 2023
Parthenon Sculptures or Elgin Marbles | Comet P12/Pons-Brooks |Press mud | Tropicalisation
Global Energy Monitor’s Global Coal Plant Tracker
Global Energy Monitor (GEM), a non-profit organization that tracks coal projects globally, has recently published its quarterly update of the Global Coal Plant Tracker. This update provides important insights into the current status of coal power projects around the world.