Category: Prelims C A

Coral Reefs
Highest Ocean Heat in Four Centuries places Great Barrier Reef (GBR) in danger: Study
Habitat Rights
District Level Committee approves Habitat Rights for Juangs of Keonjhar, a PVTG in Odisha

UPSC Prelims Facts – 09 August 2024
Tantalum, Lake Turkana, Exercise Mitra Shakti, KAVACH, e-Sankhyiki portal
Waqf (Amendment) Bill
The government on Thursday referred the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, to a Joint Committee of Parliament.
Guru Ghasidas Tamor Pingla Tiger Reserve
Chhattisgarh approves a proposal to notify Guru Ghasidas Tamor Pingla Tiger Reserve (TR)
Namami Gange Mission 2.0
Four projects operationalized under Namami Gange Mission (NGM) 2.0.
Neutron Stars
Astronomers have recently identified ten unusual neutron stars near the center of the Milky Way.

UPSC Prelims Facts – 08 August 2024
Mpox, Seahorse, National Handloom Day, Kasturi Cotton, InvIT
Anemia Mukt Bharat
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare recently released details of Anemia Mukt Bharat.
River Godavari
A century old Indian Iris tree, on the bank of River Akhanda Godavari, collapsed recently.

Ground-level Ozone
According to a latest study, Ground-level Ozone (Tropospheric Ozone) pollution is on the rise across India’s major cities.