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Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2023 – mRNA vaccines
Medicine Nobel 2023 awarded to Katalin Karikó, Drew Weissman for their work in mRNA vaccines.
Prelims Facts Corner – 03 October 2023
R21/Matrix-M vaccine, FSSAI Prohibits Use of Newspapers for Food Packing, Green Ammonia, Pink Bollworm (PBW)
Sundarbans as global commons
Experts from India and Bangladesh believe that climate change triggered loss and damage in the Sundarbans, should be seen as a “global commons”.
Surety Bonds
Surety Insurance Bonds market – an alternative to bank guarantees in infrastructure projects — has failed to take off in the last three years due to technical and financial impediments.
Tera Hertz Range (THR)
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) released a “Consultation Paper on Open and De-licensed use of Unused or Limited Used Spectrum Bands for Demand Generation for Limited Period in Tera Hertz Range”.
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