Category: Prelims C A
Bombay Stock Exchange
The year 2025 marks the 150 years of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE).
WHO Pandemic Agreement
WHO finalises landmark agreement on dealing with future pandemics.

UPSC Prelims Facts – 16 April 2025
Bonobo, Q Shield, BatEchoMon, Kalighat Kali Temple, Pistol Shrimp
Dwarka
Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) is going to undertake a project to determine the antiquity of the recovered objects from Dwarka’s expeditions through scientific analysis of sediments, archaeological and marine deposits.
Open Network for Digital Commerce
ONDC gets eight interim executive committee members until the new CEO steps in.
Chettur Sankaran Nair
Prime Minister remembered Chettur Sankaran Nair who was sued by Lieutenant Governor of Punjab Michael O’Dwyer for accusing him of 1919 Jallianwala Bagh massacre.
Scheduled Caste Sub-Categorisation
Telangana becomes first state to implement SC sub-categorisation.

UPSC Prelims Facts – 15 April 2025
mAadhaar App, Shadow Fleet, Kavach, Lichens, Pink Moon
Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
On April 13, 2025, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi paid homage to the martyrs of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre.
Microplastics
Microplastics in air enter plant leaves, pass to animals & humans: Study
International Solar Alliance
Mauritius became the first African country to sign ISA’s Country Partnership Framework (CPF)
Net Zero Framework for Global Shipping | MARPOL
Member states of the International Maritime Organization have voted in favour of a global pricing system to help curb maritime carbon emissions.