Category: Prelims C A
International Forest Governance (IFG) Report
Report on International Forest Governance (IFG) Released
Sundarbans Mangrove Ecosystem
A study conducted by the Bose Institute, Kolkata, and the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur highlights air pollution posing serious threat to Sundarbans Mangrove Ecosystem.
Admitting New Members to UN
UNGA passes a Resolution calling Security Council (SC) to admit Palestine as member of UN
Inter-services Organisations (Command, Control and Discipline) Act, 2023
Inter-services Organisations (Command, Control and Discipline) Act, 2023 Notified
UPSC Prelims Facts – 11 May 2024
Sonai Rupai Wildlife Sanctury, Typhoid, Hague Convention 1945, Bakanae Disease, Kamikaze Drones
Pink Hydrogen
India is in talks with large domestic companies to invest in the regulated nuclear sector, including promoting clean power through generation of pink hydrogen.
Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently paid homage to Gopal Krishna Gokhale on his birth anniversary.
Neglected Tropical Disease
WHO releases progress report on Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs)
UPSC Prelims Facts – 10 May 2024
Batagay Crater, Shinku La tunnel, Rocky planet, AMS, Constructed Wetlands
U.N. Counter-Terrorism Trust Fund
India contributes half a million dollars to U.N. Counter-Terrorism Trust Fund announced during the United Nations Security Council’s Counter Terrorism Committee held in 2022.
Eta Aquariid Meteor Shower
Eta Aquariid meteor shower, associated with Halley’s Comet, occurred on the 5th and 6th of May 2024.
What is Magnetic Resonance Imaging?
What is magnetic resonance imaging? – An article in The Hindu Explained