UPSC Prelims Facts - 07 February 2024 - Gokulam Seek IAS Academy

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PVTGs of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh

Rajya Sabha passes Bills to include Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups of Odisha, A.P. in ST lists.

PVTGsadded from Odisha – Bhuyan, Bhunjia, Bondo Poraja and Mankirdia tribe
PVTGs added from Andhra Pradesh – Porja tribe and Savaras tribe

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Rules by Centre are expected to be applicable for grading and marketing of five premium non-Basmati rice varieties of West Bengal.

5 premium non-Basmati rice varieties of West Bengal – Gobindabhog, Tulaipanji, Kalonunia, Kataribhog, and Radhunipagal.
GI Tag- Gobindabhog, Tulaipanji, Kalonunia
New Rule – Authorised packers have to either set up their own laboratory or use an approved laboratory for testing the quality of rice.
- For domestic trade – Packers have to follow FSSAI standards
- For export – Comply with the residual limits fixed by the Codex Alimentarius Commission or importing countries

GRAPES-3 discovered a new feature in the cosmic-ray proton spectrum at about 166 tera-electron-volt (TeV) energy.

GRAPES-3 – An experiment to study cosmic rays with an array of air shower detectors and a large area muon detector.
Location – Ooty, Tamil Nadu
Operated by – Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

The Healthy Indian Project (THIP) has joined the project VSN.

Vaccine Safety Net – A project to help internet users find reliable information on vaccine safety
Initiated by – WHO in 2003
Global Advisory Committee on Vaccine Safety (GACVS) – Supports the VSN by providing advice and criteria for website quality and content.

Flight trials of ABHYAS-HEAT were successfully carried out.

ABHYAS – Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE) system designed for autonomous flying with the help of an auto-pilot.
Developed by – DRDO
Features –
- It has Radar Cross Section and Visual and Infrared augmentation system required for weapon practice.
- Also has a laptop-based Ground Control System.