Category: Prelims C A
Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) canal
Supreme Court has ordered the government of Punjab to complete the construction of the SYL project.
Iron Dome
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict – Hundreds of Hamas militants broke from blockaded Gaza Strip and entered Israeli towns killing many.
Prelims Facts Corner – 07 October 2023
2nd Global Amphibian Assessment – Findings, Typhoon Koinu, Forbesganj, Protein binders
BlueWalker 3
Observations of the BlueWalker 3 prototype satellite show it is one of the brightest objects in the night sky, outshining all but the brightest stars.
Veerangana Rani Durgavati
PM performed bhoomi poojan of ‘Veerangana Rani Durgavati Smarak aur Udyaan’, in line with the celebrations of the 500th birth centenary of Rani Durgavati.
Dhara Mustard Hybrid (DMH-11)
India’s first genetically modified mustard crop Dhara Mustard Hybrid (DMH-11) has failed to meet the minimum weight criteria required for the commercial release as seed.
Prelims Facts Corner – 06 October 2023
Milak River, Mewari Miniature style paintings, NanoPtA, Nobel Prize for Literature 2023
Kolleru Lake
Andhra Pradesh Forest Department to prepare an inventory of land use adjacent to the Kolleru Wildlife Sanctuary for declaring it an eco-sensitive zone (ESZ) for conservation of the Kolleru Lake ecosystem.
National Turmeric Board
Centre recently notified the constitution of the National Turmeric Board, a long-standing demand of turmeric farmers across the country.
2023 Nobel Prize in Chemistry – Quantum Dots
The 2023 Nobel Prize in chemistry was awarded to Moungi G. Bawendi, Louis E. Brus and Alexei I. Ekimov for the discovery and synthesis of quantum dots.
Prelims Facts Corner – 05 October 2023
Gravity battery, Greenwashing, SAMPRITI-XI Exercise
Critical Minerals
The first-ever International Energy Agency (IEA) Critical Minerals and Clean Energy Summit held at Paris, France recently.