Category: Prelims C A
UPSC Prelims Facts – 05 December 2024
Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC), Brain Rot, Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan, MH-60R Helicopters, All-India House Price Index (HPI)
Biomedical Waste Management
Recent discussions on biomedical waste management (BMW) have garnered attention due to growing concerns related to HIV.
Ratapani Wildlife Sanctuary & Tiger Reserve
Ratapani Wildlife Sanctuary declared as the 8th Tiger Reserve of Madhya Pradesh.
Pardoning Powers: Indian & US Presidents
U.S. President Joe Biden issued an unconditional pardon for his son, who was facing sentencing for federal tax violations and gun conviction.
COP16 of UNCCD | Land Degradation
Recently, at the 16th Conference of the Parties (COP16) to UNCCD held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the UNCCD and the UN University Institute for Water, Environment, and Health (UNU-INWEH) released a report titled “Economics of Drought: Investing in Nature-Based Solutions for Drought Resilience – Proaction Pays.”
Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT)
Trump’s threat to impose 100% tariffs on BRICS nations for ditching the dollar highlights the critical role of SWIFT in global financial transactions, impacting countries like India.
UPSC Prelims Facts – 04 December 2024
Kisan Pehchan Patra, New Development Bank, Harimau Shakti, Satan 2, Windfall Tax
Extrachromosomal DNA (ecDNA)
An international collaboration by a team called eDyNAmiCled has discovered how ecDNA contributes to the progression of cancer and drug resistance.
Network Readiness Index 2024
India has improved its ranking in the Network Readiness Index (NRI) 2024.
Base Year of GDP
Government decides to update the GDP base year from 2011-12 to 2022-23.
Madhav National Park
National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) has granted approval for the designation of Madhav National Park as a Tiger Reserve.
Defence Acquisition Council
The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) approved five capital acquisition proposals worth ₹21,772 crore.