Category: Prelims C A
Carbon Capture and Sequestration (CCS)
A study published in Environmental Science & Technology indicates that CCS technologies come with a considerably higher cost compared to transitioning to renewable energy sources.

UPSC Prelims Facts – 18 February 2025
Project Waterworth, Exercise Komodo, World Organisation of Animal Health, Loggerhead Turtles, Solar Dehydration Technology
Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST)
Chinese scientists managed to keep plasma at 100 million degrees Celsius for about 1,066 seconds in a nuclear fusion reactor called EAST.
Konda Reddi Tribe | Bamboo
Konda Reddi women set out on a quest for tender shoots of a species of bamboo that grows exclusively in Godavari Valley forests during the monsoon
Cooperative Banks
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) intervened in New India Cooperative Bank over fund misappropriation concern.
India’s Overseas Port Investments | Chabahar port
Chabahar Port received a special mention in Donald Trump’s memo
Autonomous System Industry Alliance | Underwater Domain Awareness
India and USA announced Autonomous Systems Industry Alliance (ASIA) initiative for Underwater Domain Awareness (UDA)

UPSC Prelims Facts – 16-17 February 2025
Exercise Ekuverin, NIMHANS, Unani Medicine, Asian Fisheries and Acquacultue Forum, Ongole Breed
Sudan Virus Disease
The Ugandan government and the World Health Organization (WHO) have recently confirmed an outbreak of Sudan virus disease (SVD).
Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA), 1999
RBI directs state-owned banks to penalize companies for violating Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA), 1999
NAMASTE Scheme
Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment distributes PPE Kits and Ayushman Cards to Sewer and Septic Tank Workers under NAMASTE Scheme.
Jagadish Chandra Bose
Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF) has announced the launch of the J. C. Bose Grant (JBG), to recognize contributions of senior Indian scientists.