Category: Prelims C A
Composite Water Management Index (CWMI)
NITI Aayog is currently considering the possibility of discontinuing a pivotal water report (CWMI) that was initially launched five years ago.
UPSC Prelims Facts Corner – 13 November 2023
Production Gap Report (PGR) 2023, India – U.S. Defense Acceleration Ecosystem (INDUS-X)
PM-KISAN | PM-KISAN Bhai
Centre plans to incentivise small and marginal farmers under a scheme likely to be named PM-KISAN Bhai (Bhandaran Incentive) scheme.
Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP)
The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) invokes GRAP Stage 4 in Delhi NCR to combat Air pollution.
UDAN (Ude Desh Ka Aam Naagrik) Scheme
Context: The country’s third-largest airport in terms of passenger traffic, the Bengaluru International Airport, has seen a rapid proliferation of…
UPSC Prelims Facts Corner – 11 November 2023
Pusa-2090, QS World University Rankings: Asia 2024, Kondaveedu Fort
Cell Broadcast Alert System (CBAS) | National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)
Context: The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)’s Cell Broadcast Alert System (CBAS) has been tested in recent weeks to send…
Border Roads Organisation
In response to objections raised by political parties in Jammu and Kashmir, the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) clarified that the current road project to the Amarnath cave shrine aims to widen the tracks for pedestrian traffic, taking into consideration environmental concerns.
Golconda Fort
The rampart wall from the Qutb Shahi era in Golconda is on the brink of collapse, prompting experts to call for the attention of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI).
IMF Quotas and Special Drawing Rights (SDR)
The executive board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved a proposal to make a 50 per cent increase in the quota allocated to members in proportion to their current quotas.
G7
Foreign Ministers of G7, who met in Tokyo, appeals for humanitarian pauses in Gaza.