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Posted in Prelims Facts Corner

UPSC Prelims Facts – 18-19 August 2024

Guam island, Eri silk, World’s Oldest Calendar, Partition Horrors Remembrance Day, National Film Awards

Cabinet Secretary
Posted in Polity Polity Institutions

Cabinet Secretary

Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) approved the appointment of new Cabinet Secretary with a 2-year tenure

BHAVISHYA
Posted in Social Sector

BHAVISHYA

Recently, the Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare introduced ‘Bhavishya’.

Foreign Exchange Management Amendment Rules 2024
Posted in Economy Economy Schemes and Initiatives

Foreign Exchange Management Amendment Rules 2024

Department of Economic Affairs has amended the Foreign Exchange Management (Non-debt Instruments) Rules, 2019.

St George Museum
Posted in History Modern History

St George Museum

As India celebrated its 78th Independence Day, the Fort St. George Museum in Chennai proudly displays one of the first flags hoisted on August 15, 1947.

Flavivirus
Posted in Science & Technology Biology

Flavivirus

A recent study identified importin-7 (IPO7) as a protein that transports flavivirus core protein across the nuclear membrane into the nucleus.

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UPSC Prelims Facts – 16-17 August 2024

Prokaryotes, Extremophile, Dengue, Californium, Gross environment product Index

Escarpments
Posted in Landmarks Geography

Escarpments

A new study has linked continental break-up to new topological like plateaus and ‘escarpments’ form.

Multidimensional Vulnerability Index
Posted in Social Sector

Multidimensional Vulnerability Index

The UN General Assembly has recently introduced a new “vulnerability” index to help small island and developing nations access low-interest financing.

3 new Wetlands to Ramsar
Posted in Environment Ramsar Sites

3 new Wetlands to Ramsar

India’s three more wetlands added to Ramsar Sites List

Aurobindo Ghose
Posted in Personalities in History History

Aurobindo Ghose

Prime Minister paid homage to Sri Aurobindo on his birth anniversary.

Biosurfactants
Posted in Science & Technology Chemistry

Biosurfactants

Safe microbial substitute can replace synthetic surfactants in the food industry