UPSC Prelims Facts – 14 November 2023

  • It is a Bilateral Exercise naval exercise between India and Bangladesh.

A recent report submitted under GTRP 2 says the number of tigers in the wild has gone up by 60%.

  • An effort of 13 countries to double tiger numbers in the wild by 2022.
  • Evolved under the Global Tiger Initiative in 2010 via the St. Petersburg Declaration.
  • Focus on tiger governance, resource improvement, protection, and addressing human-wildlife conflict.

National Heroes Day (10th November) in Indonesia commemorates 1945 Battle of Surabaya.

  • Battle of Surabaya: Indonesian nationalists vs. British forces (1945-1949).
  • Indonesia, a Dutch colony, declared independence after Japan’s surrender in World War II.
  • Dutch refusal led to war, with British and Indian forces.
  • Outcome: British victory, capturing Surabaya after intense fighting in 1949.

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