Category: Prelims C A
UPSC Prelims Facts – 17 December 2024
Cyclone Chido, Exercise Desert Knight, World Travel and Tourism Council, Ustad Zakkir Hussain, Disease X
Mirror Microbes
Recently, some scientists have started on the road to creating ‘mirror microbes’, synthetic bacteria whose building blocks are mirror-images of their natural counterparts
Birhor Tribe
Jharkhand’s Birhor tribe have joined movement against child marriage for first time.
COP 16 of UNCCD
16th Conference of the Parties (COP16) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) concluded in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Jalvahak Scheme | Inland Waterways in India
Union Government unveils ‘Jalvahak’ Scheme to boost Inland Waterways.
Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership
UK joins Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership.
UPSC Prelims Facts – 15-16 December 2024
Jalvahak Scheme, Perseverance Rover, Dark Eagle Anti Missile System, Algorithmic Trading, Restricted Return InvITs
Cryogenic Technology
ISRO successfully hot-tested its CE-20 cryogenic engine for sea-level ignition at ISRO Propulsion Complex
Athlete Biological Passport | World Anti-Doping Agency
World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has recently authorized India’s National Dope Testing Laboratory (NDTL) to create an Athlete Passport Management Unit (APMU).
Special Leave Petition
Supreme Court dismissed a special leave petition filed against the decision of the Goa speaker in the disqualification case of eight MLAs .
India’s Maritime Heritage
Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways organised the 1st India Maritime Heritage Conclave (IMHC), 2024