Category: Prelims C A
Prelims Facts Corner – 02 October 2023
Project Mariana, Project Udbhav, Whoosh, Kármán Line, Microplastics
River Cauvery
Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) upheld the decision of the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee (CWRC), asking Karnataka to release 3,000 cubic feet per second (cusecs) to Tamil Nadu till October 15.
CALIPSO Science Mission
CALIPSO satellite which monitors climate, weather and air quality using LIDAR has ended its science mission after 17 years.
Offshore Wind Energy
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) issued tender for construction of India’s First Offshore Wind Projects in Tamil Nadu.
Prelims Facts Corner – 30 September 2023
Sonobuoys, Kamlang Tiger Reserve, Global Terrorism Index, Toto language, SASTRA Ramanujan Prize
Minimum Support Price (MSP)
Farmers of Punjab started a three-day ‘rail roko’ agitation to enact a Minimum Support Price (MSP) law for all crops based on the Swaminathan Commission report.
Smart Cities Mission and SDGs
Un-Habitat released “Smart Cities Mission, India: Localising Sustainable Development Goals” report which was prepared in collaboration with Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.
Global Innovation Index (GII) 2023
India retains 40th rank out of 132 economies in the Global Innovation Index 2023 rankings published by the World Intellectual Property Organization.
Electoral Bonds
The government announced the sale of the 28th tranche of electoral bonds from October 4 to 13 at all authorised branches of the State Bank of India.