UPSC Prelims Facts – 06 March 2024

UPSC Prelims Facts

7th GECF summit concluded with the adoption of Algiers declaration.

  • GECF -Intergovernmental organisation, consisting of the world’s leading gas exporting countries.
  • Members – Algeria, Bolivia, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Iran, Libya, Nigeria, Qatar, Russia, Trinidad, UAE, Venezuela.
  • Headquarters – Doha, Qatar
  • India’s Status – India is neither a member nor an Observer.
  • Algiers Declaration – The declaration aims to “promote natural gas as an affordable, reliable energy source, and harness sustainable natural gas technologies”

Election Commission of India notified a ‘scheme for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) of Manipur to cast vote at relief camps’ in upcoming elections.

  • Internally Displaced Persons – Those forced to leave their homes due to armed conflict, violence, human rights violations, or disasters, without crossing international borders (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees)
  • Key challenges faced by IDPs –
    • Higher rates of mortality compared to the general population
    • Increased risk of physical attack, sexual assault, etc.
    • Deprivation of adequate shelter, etc.

Diners at Gurgaon eatery hospitalised after mistakenly being served dry ice.

  • Dry Ice – It is the common name for solid carbon dioxide (CO2).
  • Features –
    • It does not melt into a liquid when heated, instead it changes directly into a gas
      • The process is known as sublimation
    • It is manufactured by compressing and cooling gaseous CO2 (lethal for human health)
  • Applications – Hospitals & Clinics, Food Processing & Distribution, Industrial Cleaning and Technical Processes and Theatrical and Special Effects.

Infrastructure facilities of Project Seabird Phase IIA will soon be inaugurated.

  • Initiated by – Indian Navy in 1986
  • Objective – To undertake planning for establishment of 3rd major naval base at Karwar (Karnataka).
  • Phase IIA of project – Focus on constructing infrastructures that comply with guidelines of Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) and MoEFCC.
  • IGBC – Part of Confederation of Indian Industry and works to facilitate India become a global leader in the sustainable built environment by 2025

A new technology called The Advanced Oxidation Technology or TADOX was developed.

  • Developed by – TERI, New Delhi
  • TADOX – Utilises UV-Photocatalysis as an Advanced Oxidation Process (AOP) during the secondary treatment stage of wastewater treatment leading to oxidative degradation and mineralisation of targeted pollutants.
  • Significance – It reduces dependence and load on biological and tertiary treatment systems to achieve Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD).

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