Category: Prelims C A
Wayanad’s X-Band Radar
Post 2024 floods and landslides, the Ministry of Earth Sciences approved X-Band Radar installation in Wayanad.

UPSC Prelims Facts – 15 October 2024
Murine Typhus, Nobel Peace Prize, Dragon Drones, South Asian Development Update Report, Biopolymer

Nobel Prize in Economics
Nobel Prize in Economics awarded to Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson, and James Robinson
UNICEF
Indian suppliers are third largest provider of organization’s health and nutrition support to children globally.
Global Hunger Index 2024
Global Hunger Index (GHI), 2024 ranks India under ‘serious’ category.
East Asia Summit | ASEAN
Prime Minister (PM) attended the 19th East Asia Summit (EAS) in Vientiane, Lao PDR

UPSC Prelims Facts – 14 October 2024
Nobel Prize, Tele MANAS, Brahmi inscription, Universal Postal Union, Anaconda Strategy
Shale Gas
Study indicates shale gas generation potential in eastern South Karanpura coalfield, Jharkhand.
National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)
NABARD released Second All India Rural Financial Inclusion Survey (NAFIS) 2021-22

Draft National Sports Governance Bill
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has released the Draft National Sports Governance Bill, 2024 for public feedback.
Measles and Rubella
South East Asia Region countries set a new target to eliminate measles and rubella from the region by 2026