Prelims FACTS
Posted in Prelims Facts Corner

UPSC Prelims Facts – 21 November 2024

Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty, Sanyukt Vimochan 2024, ATACMS missiles, AroTrack, UNICORN

Infectious Diseases in Honey bees
Posted in Environment Species in news

Infectious Diseases in Honey bees

New infectious diseases among bees threaten world’s economies

SIDS
Posted in International Groupings World Affairs

CDRI | SIDS

CDRI announces funding for 12 projects across 17 Small Island Developing States (SIDS)

FAO's Statistical Yearbook 2024
Posted in Economy

FAO’s Statistical Yearbook 2024

Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) released ‘Statistical Yearbook 2024’

Rio de Janeiro
Posted in International Groupings World Affairs

Rio de Janeiro | Global Alliance against Hunger and Poverty

G20 Summit 2024 Concluded with adoption of Rio de Janeiro Declaration.

CARICOM
Posted in International Groupings World Affairs

CARICOM

The Prime Minister holds talks with Caribbean partner to strengthen ties

Prelims FACTS
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UPSC Prelims Facts – 20 November 2024

Guru Ghasidas Tamor Pingla Tiger Reserve, Bioleaching, Sustainable Trade Index, DIPAM, By-elections

Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO)
Posted in Economy Institutions Economy

Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO)

Bombay HC directs SFIO not to take coercive action against former ICICI Bank CEO Chanda Kochhar

Places Associated with Buddha's Life and Buddhism
Posted in Culture History

Places Associated with Buddha’s Life and Buddhism

Recently excavations began at Ramgram, led by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), to discover Buddha’s eighth relic.

Debt Recovery Tribunals
Posted in Economy Institutions Economy

Debt Recovery Tribunals

Supreme Court issued notice to Ministry of Finance highlighting critical vacancies in Debt Recovery Tribunals (DRTs) across India.

Directorate of Enforcement (ED)
Posted in Polity Institutions Polity

Directorate of Enforcement (ED)

ED seeks adjournment in Kerala gold smuggling case trial.

One Day One Genome Initiative
Posted in Science & Technology Biotechnology

One Day One Genome Initiative

Department of Biotechnology (DBT) and Biotechnology Research and Innovation Council (BRIC) introduces the ‘One Day One Genome’ initiative