Category: Prelims C A
Sustainability Bond | Sovereign Green Bonds
India Exim Bank has listed its 10-year $1billion sustainability bond on Sustainable Bond Market platform at London Stock Exchange.
Bletchley Declaration
“Bletchley Declaration,” recognized as the world’s first agreement on Artificial Intelligence (AI), was signed at the UK AI Safety Summit.
Prelims Facts Corner – 02 November 2023
Rajaji Tiger Reserve, Aralam Wildlife Sanctuary, Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) Prachand, Solar Cycle
Minimum Export Price (MEP)
Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) imposed a minimum export price (MEP) of $ 800 per tonne on onion exports till December 31 2023.
Blue Flag Certification
The Tamil Nadu government has chosen to pinpoint beaches along the State’s coastline as potential candidates for achieving Blue Flag Certification.
S-400 Air Defence System
Indian Air Force has successfully operationalized three of its S-400 Air Defense System squadrons along the borders with China and Pakistan.
Hemoglobin
A groundbreaking discovery has unveiled that hemoglobin is not exclusively utilized by red blood cells.
World Gold Council
Demand for gold in India grew by 10% in Q3 2023 (July-September) as compared with the same period last year according to data released by the World Gold Council (WGC)
Deep Ocean Mission
Article in the Hindu – interview with M. Ravichandran, Secretary of the Ministry of Earth Sciences about the mission
UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN)
UNESCO published the list of 55 new creative cities on the World Cities Day.
Prelims Facts Corner – 31 October 2023
Panamalai Paintings, Seismic Swarms, Pichwai (pichvai) Painting