Category: Prelims C A
Katabatic Wind
As climate change drives up, glaciers around the world’s tallest mountains are actually getting slightly colder during the warm season, according to new research published in the peer-reviewed journal Nature Geoscience.

UPSC Prelims Facts – 07 February 2024
PVTGs of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh, Non-Basmati Aromatic Rice Grading and Marking Rules, 2024, GRAPES-3 (Gamma Ray Astronomy PeV EnergieS), Vaccine Safety Net (VSN), ABHYAS-HEAT
Annual Survey of Industries
Recently, Annual Survey of Industries (ASI) for 2020-21 and 2021-22 was released
Nagoya Protocol
Cameroon in Central Africa adopted Nagoya Protocol to benefit from its rich biodiversity
Conservation Reserve
The Telengana State Board for Wildlife (SBWL) approved Tadoba-Kawal tiger corridor as conservation reserve.
Anti-Cheating Bill
The Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Bill, 2024 [Anti-Cheating Bill] passed in Lok Sabha
JP Morgan GBI-EM Index
India to stay alert for ‘hot money’ after JP Morgan GBI-EM index inclusion

UPSC Prelims Facts – 06 February 2024
SagarSetu (NLP-Marine) Platform, One Stop Centres, Ergosphere, INS Sandhyak, Pangolakha Wildlife Sanctury
Western Equine Encephalitis
Recently, Argentina reported the Western Equine Encephalitis Virus (WEEV) infection cases.
Brainoware
Scientists connected a brain organoid to microelectrodes to create an ‘organoid neural network’
Atmospheric River
California (the USA) has been hit by two back-to-back Atmospheric River storms.