Category: Prelims C A
Vermin |Wild Boar
Kerala wants the Centre to amend the Wildlife Protection Act 1972.

UPSC Prelims Facts – 15 February 2024
Hori Habba, Kaji Nemu, PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana, High Powered Microwave (HPM) Weapons, BAPS Swaminarayan Temple
Maglev
China’s maglev train breaks 623 km/h speed record in ‘significant breakthrough
Horseshoe Crab
Horseshoe crab populations have crashed with decreased spawning numbers in the Delaware Bay estuary.
Gupteswar Forest | Biodiversity Heritage Sites
Context: Gupteswar Forest has been declared as the 4th Biodiversity Heritage Site (BHS) of Odisha. Gupteswar Forest: Biodiversity Heritage Sites:…
Scheme for Creation/Expansion of Food Processing and Preservation Capacities (CEFPPC)
Parliamentary committee submits Report on “Scheme for Creation/Expansion of Food Processing and Preservation Capacities (CEFPPC)
Prime Minister Wi-Fi Access Network Interface (PM WANI)
‘Smart Gram Panchayat’ launched to extend PM-WANI Service in Gram Panchayats.

UPSC Prelims Facts – 14 February 2024
Nazool Land, Securities Appellate Tribunal, Unani System of Medicine, Alaskapox, Obelisks
Gravitational Lensing
Recently, Event Horizon Telescope (ETH) confirmed that the black hole shadow was ‘real’
Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC)
A recent study reveals the impact of collapse of Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation.