UPSC Prelims Facts
Posted in Prelims Facts Corner

UPSC Prelims Facts – 14 & 15 January 2024

Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) project, Atal Setu Nhava Sheva Sea Link, Humboldt’s enigma, Green Rupee Term Deposit Scheme

lentils
Posted in Economy Agriculture

Lentil Production in India

India’s lentil production set to touch all-time high

Kalaram Temple
Posted in History Culture Modern History Personalities in History

Kalaram Temple | Nashik Satyagraha

Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the Kalaram Mandir

Vadnagar
Posted in History Architecture Culture

Vadnagar – India’s Oldest Living City

India’s oldest living city found in PM Modi’s native village Vadnagar: multi-institution study

Ocean Heat Content
Posted in Geography Geography Phenomenon

Ocean Heat Content (OHC)

A study conducted in 2023 revealed that the heat content of the world’s oceans has increased two to three times since the late 1980s.

Himalayan Wolf
Posted in Environment Species in news

IUCN Assessment of the Himalayan Wolf

1st ever IUCN Assessment of the Himalayan Wolf published.

UPSC Prelims Facts
Posted in Prelims Facts Corner

UPSC Prelims Facts – 13 January 2024

Interim bail and other types, MILAN 24 Exercise, Henley Passport Index 2024 (HPI), Momentum investing

Cervical Cancer Vaccine
Posted in Science & Technology Biology Diseases S&T Schemes and Initiatives

CERVAVAC | Cervical Cancer

The Government has set out a human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination campaign for girls between 9 to 14 years to reduce the incidence of cervical cancer.

Snow Leopards
Posted in Environment Environment Schemes and Initiatives Protected Sites Species in news

Snow Leopards | Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park

Announcement by WAZA (World Association for Zoos and Aquariums) about the success story of India’s lone Conservation Breeding Programme, at Darjeeling zoo making the world’s largest number of Snow Leopards captivity.

Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti
Posted in Personalities in History Culture History

Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti

PM met a Muslim community delegation and bestowed a sacred Chadar intended to be placed during the Urs of Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti at Ajmer Sharif Dargah

Classical Language
Posted in Polity Legislations

Classical Language

West Bengal urged the centre to include ‘Bangla’ as a classical language.

Remission
Posted in Polity Polity Concepts

Remission

Supreme Court sets aside release of 11 life convicts in Bilkis Bano case