Category: Prelims C A
Kariyachalli Island Restoration Project – Gulf of Mannar – Biosphere Reserve
Tamil Nadu pioneered a model for saving the sinking Kariyachalli Island in the Gulf of Mannar.
Katabatic Wind
As climate change drives up, glaciers around the world’s tallest mountains are actually getting slightly colder during the warm season, according to new research published in the peer-reviewed journal Nature Geoscience.
UPSC Prelims Facts – 07 February 2024
PVTGs of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh, Non-Basmati Aromatic Rice Grading and Marking Rules, 2024, GRAPES-3 (Gamma Ray Astronomy PeV EnergieS), Vaccine Safety Net (VSN), ABHYAS-HEAT
Annual Survey of Industries
Recently, Annual Survey of Industries (ASI) for 2020-21 and 2021-22 was released
Nagoya Protocol
Cameroon in Central Africa adopted Nagoya Protocol to benefit from its rich biodiversity
Conservation Reserve
The Telengana State Board for Wildlife (SBWL) approved Tadoba-Kawal tiger corridor as conservation reserve.
Anti-Cheating Bill
The Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Bill, 2024 [Anti-Cheating Bill] passed in Lok Sabha
JP Morgan GBI-EM Index
India to stay alert for ‘hot money’ after JP Morgan GBI-EM index inclusion
UPSC Prelims Facts – 06 February 2024
SagarSetu (NLP-Marine) Platform, One Stop Centres, Ergosphere, INS Sandhyak, Pangolakha Wildlife Sanctury
Western Equine Encephalitis
Recently, Argentina reported the Western Equine Encephalitis Virus (WEEV) infection cases.
Brainoware
Scientists connected a brain organoid to microelectrodes to create an ‘organoid neural network’