UPSC Prelims Facts – 05 June 2024

UPSC Prelims Facts

ISRO develops PraVaHa (Parallel RANS Solver for Aerospace Vehicle Aero-thermo-dynamic Analysis) software.

  • Can simulate external and internal flows on launch vehicles, winged and non-winged re-entry vehicles.
  • Developed in – ISRO’s Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC).
  • Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) – Responsible for the design and development of launch vehicle technology.
    • Major programmes – Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV), Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV), GSLV Mk Ill etc.
    • Headquarters – Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala

As per experts, the phenomenon of greedflation is contributing to high rates of inflation in the Western Countries.

  • Corporate greed fuelling inflation is called Greedflation.
  • Instead of the wage-price spiral, it is the profit-price spiral that fuels inflation.
    • Wage-price spiral – An economic situation in which rising wages and rising prices feed into each other in a self-reinforcing cycle
  • It implies that Companies exploit inflation by increasing their prices beyond just covering their increased costs and then use that to maximize their profit margins which further fuelled inflation.

GSP Assembly calls for urgent action to improve and maintain health of at least 50 percent of world’s soils by 2030 at Twelfth Plenary session (hosted by FAO).

  • Established in – 2012 by Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
  • Aims to position soils on Global Agenda, promote inclusive policies and soil governance as well as sustainable soil management.

Iran summoned China’s envoy over a China-UAE statement questioning Iran’s sovereignty over the disputed Abu Musa Island

  • Issue – Disputed island claimed by both Iran and United Arab Emirates (UAE)
  • Have been held by Iran since 1971.
  • Strategic Importance – Located close to the Strait of Hormuz (Connects Persian Gulf with the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea).

Phenome India-CSIR Health Cohort Knowledgebase (PI-CheCK) Project successful concluded the first phase.

  • Flagship project launched by Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) in 2023. 
  • Aims to assess risk factors in non-communicable (cardio-metabolic) diseases within Indian population. 
  • Exemplifies CSIR’s commitment to advancing precision medicine through Predictive, Personalized, Participatory, and Preventive healthcare.

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