Prelims FACTS
Posted in Prelims Facts Corner

UPSC Prelims Facts – 17 January 2025

Data Embassies, Mission Mausam, Kampala Declaration, Shikari Devi Wildlife Sanctuary, Blue Ghost Mission

Posted in Science & Technology Space Science

India’s 1st private satellite constellation ‘Firefly’

Indian private space-tech firm Pixxel has successfully launched ‘Firefly’, marking the nation’s first private satellite constellation.

Posted in Economy

Consumer Price Index

The headline retail inflation rate in December, based on CPI (Combined), has slipped below the upper limit of the 4+/- 2 per cent band of Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) medium-term inflation target

Posted in Geography Landmarks

Siachen Glacier

4G and 5G Services deployed to Siachen Glacier.

Posted in Personalities in History History

Thiruvalluvar

15th January is celebrated as Thiruvalluvar Day

Posted in Economy Economy Schemes and Initiatives

Startup India Initiative

Ministry of Commerce & Industry marks 9 years of Startup India Initiative.

Prelims FACTS
Posted in Prelims Facts Corner

UPSC Prelims Facts – 16 January 2025

Hydroclimatic Whiplash, Central Suspect Registry, India Army Day, Golden Langur Bhargavastra

UN Panel on Big Data
Posted in ICT International Groupings World Affairs

UN Panel on Big Data

India joins UN committee on big data for official statistics.

Home Voting
Posted in Polity

Home Voting

Over 2,900 senior citizens and persons with disabilities (PWDs) applied for home voting for the upcoming Delhi Legislative Assembly Election.

Ganga Sagar Mela
Posted in Culture History

Ganga Sagar Mela

Lakhs of devotees took a dip at Gangasagar Mela on the occasion of Makar Sankranti.

National Turmeric Board | Turmeric Industry in India
Posted in Agriculture Economy

National Turmeric Board | Turmeric Industry in India

Union Minister for Commerce and Industry launches National Turmeric Board.

Fermions and Bosons
Posted in Science & Technology Physics

Fermions and Bosons | Standard Model (SM) of Particle Physics

Recently, researchers used a magnetic field 2.7 lakh times stronger than the Earth’s to discover semi-Dirac fermions.