Category: Prelims C A

UPSC Prelims Facts – 9 April 2025
Small Hive Beetle, Gas Hydrates, Project Varsha, FCRA, Bear Market
Global Electricity Review 2025
In 2024,India overtook Germany to become the third-largest producer of electricity from wind and solar energy, according to Ember’s Global Electricity Review.
India Volatility Index
Recently, Volatility Index (India VIX) registered its highest single-day spike ever.

National Social Assistance Programme
Parliamentary Standing Committee on Rural Development and Panchayati Raj presented the Report on ‘Impact of NSAP on the Poor and Destitute in the Villages’
CPCB’s Revised Classification of Industries
Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) revises Classification of Industries

UPSC Prelims Facts – 8 April 2025
Pamban Bridge, Professional Tax, International Standards of Accounting and Reporting (ISAR), Dokra Art, Rare Earth Elements
Shyamji Krishna Varma
Recently, on the occasion of Shyamji Krishna Varma’s death anniversary, the Prime Minister paid heartfelt tributes to the great freedom fighter
Maritime and Aviation Sector in India
Lok Sabha has passed two key legislations- the Coastal Shipping Bill, 2024 and the Protection of Interest in Aircraft Objects Bill, 2025 aimed at strengthening the coastal shipping and aviation sector.
Inter Parliamentary Union
Indian Lok Sabha Speaker attended the 150th Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Summit in Tashkent in Uzbekistan.
Rushikulya River
Odisha government’s revived plan to build a dam at Pipalapanka has sparked protests, as locals and environmentalists accuse it of endangering the Rushikulya river to favour industries.
BIMSTEC Summit | India – Led Initiatives
6th BIMSTEC Summit concluded in Bangkok under the chairmanship of Thailand

Kannadippaya | Other Recent GI Tagged Products
Kerala’s tribal handicraft Kannadippaya have been granted the Geographical Indication (GI) tag