Category: Prelims C A
UPSC Prelims Facts – 19 January 2024
Disease X, Imphal River, Pakke Paga Hornbill Festival (PPHF)
Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor (EDFC)
Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor (EDFC) is made ready to transform the landscape of freight transportation
Sikki or Golden Grass
Sikki artisans suffer livelihood losses amid climate change & state apathy.
National Quantum Mission (NQM)
Mission Coordination Cell (MCC) will be coordinating agency of the National Quantum Mission (NQM).
Sub-Categorisation of SCs
The Union government has formed a five-member committee to look into distribution of benefits amongst the Scheduled Castes.
Soligas & Yeravas
Loss of habitat and knowledge could adversely impact diets of tribal communities of Soligas and Yeravas.
UPSC Prelims Facts – 18 January 2024
Center for Fourth Industrial Revolution (C4IR), MPLADS e-SAKSHI Mobile Application, Housing Finance Companies (HFCs), Bru (Reang) Tribe
Tobacco use 2000-2030
World Health Organisation (WHO) released global report on trends in prevalence of tobacco use of 2000–2030.
Multiple Sclerosis
Recent research showed DNA from ancient Europeans revealing surprising multiple sclerosis origins.
States’ Startup Ranking 2022
Gujarat topped the DPIIT’s list of best-performing States in developing startup ecosystems in India
Lepakshi Temple
PM Modi offered prayers at Lepakshi temple ahead of Ram Mandir consecration event