Category: Prelims C A
National Water Mission (NWM)
MoUwas signed between Bureau of Water Use Efficiency (BWUE), National Water Mission (NWM), Ministry of Jal Shakti and Indian Plumbing Association (IPA) for a Water Positive India.
Solar Flares
Recently, an X-class Solar Flare led to a radio blackout in parts of the US, Pacific Ocean.
Earthquakes and Earthquake Swarms
Icelandic Meteorological Office (IMO) raised concern of an imminent volcanic eruption as Iceland experienced 2,200 earthquakes in the last 24 hrs.
Performance Grading Index (PGI) 2.0
Context: Department of School Education and Literacy (DoSEL) under Ministry of Education released report on Performance Grading Index 2.0 for…

Seek Facts Corner – 07 July 2023
NGT highlighted the failure of Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority to follow environmental rules for construction on khazan land at…
Tele Mental Health Assistance and Networking Across States (Tele-MANAS)
Jammu & Kashmir launched India’s first Tele-MANAS chatbot for people in mental distress as Kashmir saw the highest number of distress calls.

Non-Performing Assets (NPA)
Finance Minister urged public sector banks to ensure the fair and transparent identification of non-performing assets (NPAs).
Indus Waters Treaty (IWT)
Pakistan has expressed the hope that India would implement the Indus Waters Treaty in “good faith”.

Friend-shoring and FDI
Finance Minister cited that Friend shoring of FDI is leading to a fragmentation in FDI flows across the globe.
Dark Patterns
Department of Consumer Affairs and Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) recently came up with guidelines for ‘dark patterns’.
Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)
India chaired the 23rd SCO Heads of State Council Meeting via video conference.
Internationalisation of the rupee & Triffin Dilemma
RBI-appointed working group recommended various measures to accelerate the pace of internationalisation of the rupee.