Category: Prelims C A
Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP)
The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) invokes GRAP Stage 4 in Delhi NCR to combat Air pollution.
UDAN (Ude Desh Ka Aam Naagrik) Scheme
Context: The country’s third-largest airport in terms of passenger traffic, the Bengaluru International Airport, has seen a rapid proliferation of…

UPSC Prelims Facts Corner – 11 November 2023
Pusa-2090, QS World University Rankings: Asia 2024, Kondaveedu Fort

Cell Broadcast Alert System (CBAS) | National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)
Context: The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)’s Cell Broadcast Alert System (CBAS) has been tested in recent weeks to send…

Border Roads Organisation
In response to objections raised by political parties in Jammu and Kashmir, the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) clarified that the current road project to the Amarnath cave shrine aims to widen the tracks for pedestrian traffic, taking into consideration environmental concerns.

Golconda Fort
The rampart wall from the Qutb Shahi era in Golconda is on the brink of collapse, prompting experts to call for the attention of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI).
IMF Quotas and Special Drawing Rights (SDR)
The executive board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved a proposal to make a 50 per cent increase in the quota allocated to members in proportion to their current quotas.
G7
Foreign Ministers of G7, who met in Tokyo, appeals for humanitarian pauses in Gaza.
Genetically Modified Insects and India
Context: Article on the Hindu – Trouble with India’s guidelines on genetically modified insects Bioeconomy in India: GE Regulation in…

Prelims Facts Corner – 08 November 2023
Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile (ICBM), Operation All Clear, International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict