Prelims Facts April 2021 onwards

2021-06-17 17:11

[[Static - S&T dev and their applications and effects in everyday life Achievement of Indians in ST#Atal Innovation Mission AIM scheme|AIM]] PRIME #scheme : promote science based deep tech startups and ventures
Culex aka common house mosquitoes are carrier of serious diseases
Small Savings #Scheme : are either postal deposits, savings certificates viz Kisan Vikas Patra KVP, Social Security Scheme viz PPF etc; Shyamala Gopinath #committee suggested market linked interest.
Shantir Ogroshena : IN-BAN multinational mil ex #militaryexercise
Chenab Bridge : world’s highest railway bridge 359mt above river bed
La Perouse : multilateral ex b/w IN-FR #militaryexercise
Wolf Rayet stars : highly luminous obj made of a set of stars, previously called W-type.
Anamaya initiative to end preventable deaths in tribal communities privately funded
Doomsday aka Thwaites Glacier melting causing global sea level rise
Brucellosis : zoonotic infection spreads through raw or unpasteurised dairy product
Umngot river : in Meghalaya, tourist attraction due to clear water
Uruka aka Bhogali or Magh Bihu fest in Assam
Poshan Gyan #scheme by [[1.7 Statutory, Regulatory and Various Quasi Judicial Bodies, Appointment in them#NITI Aayog|NITI Aayog]] national repository on health and nutrition.
e-SANTA #scheme by MoCommerce to connect aqua farmers to buyers
Monkeydactyl aka pterosaur extinct flying reptile with earliest know evidence of a limb
[[4.1 India and its neighbourhood - relations#^9c4b73 |Raisina Dialogue]] to hold discussion on state of world and explore areas of coop.
Narrow Line Seyfert 1 NLS1 is a galaxy.
MANAS App by PM-STIAC augment mental well being of IN citizens
EatSmart cities, Transport4All challenge by MoHousing
Gender Samvaad #scheme by DAY-NRLM hear voices from the states and the field Mo Rural Development
Cholistan desert in Pakistan
Tiki Formation in Madhya Pradesh is where vertebrate fossils are found viz Dinosaurs
[[11.1 Post War Foundation - NATO and European Community#Council of EU|Council of European Union]] ^435587
FOSS4GOV by MeitY to accelerate adoption of Free and Open Source Software (FOSS)
Kowloon Peninsula south Honk Kong
Python 5 AAM from ISR
Tianhe 1st module of CN space station Tiangong
Xylophis Deepaki new species of snake in TN
Vorukh exclave of Tajikistan surrounded by Kyrgyztan
Kachin minority ethnic group of Myanmar demanding a separate state
SUTRA model by IIT Kanpur to predict COVID graph in India. ^0b6719
MoU for Global Innovation Partnership GIP b/w ==UK and India==
E-Sanjeevani OPD telemedicine platform dev by C-DAC under MoHFW, provides free consultation to In citizens
Kolam-Thullal mask dance from Kerala
Goa Maritime Symposium GMS 2021 by Indian Navy
Red-eared slider : type of turtle kept as pet
Winchcombe : type of meteorite
[[Prelims Facts 1 April-2019-Feb-2020#^a58e42 |NCMC]]
Sulawesi : island in Indonesia
Samvedna : tele counselling service for psychological support to children
Gholvad Chikoo GI Tag from Maharashtra
Taiwan Strait is part of SCS
Corpse flower IUCN : Endangered, native to Indonesia blooms once in 7-10yrs
Big 5 project to conserve 5 animals viz Elephant, Gorilla, Bear, Tiger and Lion
Mount Nyiragongo : erupted in Congo
MCA21 by Mo Corporate Affairs e-governance initiative; gives easy and secure access to services of MoCA
Jardalu Mango, Katani Rice, Magahi Pan, Shahi Litchi have GI tag from Bihar
BioHub initiative by WHO : pathogen storage, sharing and analysis multilaterally, is currently done bilaterally b/w countries
[[1.3 Infrastructure, Liberalisation, Land Reforms in India#^b87237|Currency Swap Agreement]]
Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary is located in Bhitarkarnika NP
Vitamin D : fat soluble -> long storage in body
Young, Upcoming and Versatile, Authors YUVA #scheme by [[Mo HRD |Mo Education]] for 75 authors under 30; will be given 50k stipend for 6 months
Naresh Chandra #committee on Croporate Governance (2002), Defense Mgt (2011)
CBDT : statutory #body under Central Board of Revenue Act 1963 and Do Revenue, MoFinance
UN Special Rapporteurs are independent experts working on behalf of UN do not get fin compensation and report on Human rights
AmbiTag first indigenous temp data logger for cold chain mgt uses IoT by IIT Ropar
Tulsa massacre 100 anniversary was racial hate crime in US
Teachers Eligibility Test TET for appt Class I - VIII mandatory for gov schools to meet RT free education
SAGE portal under Mo Social Justice to support elderly via care products made by startups.
Operation Sagar Aaraksha II by Indian Coast Guard w/ Sri Lanka.
YounTab #scheme in Ladakh for encouraging digital learning among students.
I-Familia global databse to identify missing person by Interpol.
Surakshit Hum Surakshit Tum Abhiyaan #scheme for aspirational districts to provide Covid home care support to citizens.
Operation Pangea XIV by Interpol against fake online pharmacies.
Khirsapati and Lakshmanbho in WB and Zardalu in Bihar are GI certified types of Mangoes.
Convergence Energy Services Ltd CESL is wholly owned subsidiary of EESL under Mo Power.
Dihing Patkai 7th NP of Assam. MP has most > Andaman Nicobar > Assam. Raimona NP is in Assam.
Hornbill Nest Adoption program asso w/ Pakke TR.
Umling La in Ladakh is one of the highest motorable road by BRO under Project Himank.
World Giving Index #report by Charities AId Foundation. Indonesia most generous India 14th.
Drone survey mandaroty for all NH projects
VivaTech : startup event in Europe.
Desertification and Land Degradation atlas by Space Application Center, ISRO.
Indian Certification of Medical Devices #scheme by Quality Council of India
Gulf of Tadjoura is in Djibouti
Integrated theatre command : 1 command for all 3 services for strategically imp geographic area. Shekatkar #committee recommended it.
Biotech-Kisan #scheme by Mo Science promotes local farm leadership to dev science based farming.
Ajit Mishra #committee on fixation of Minimum Wages and National Floor Wages to the gov.
Black Softshell Turtle : found in temples ex Hayagriva Madhava in Assam freshwater species that is IUCN Critically Endangered but no protection under WPA.
Project Seabird : largest naval infra project to construct naval base at Karwar, Ktaka.
Fukuoka price for Arts and Culture by Japan
Indrajaal : IN first drone defence system can cover area of 1000-2000 sq km.
NATRAX High Speed Track HST in Indore built under NATRiP
Saral Sanchar portal issues licenses and registration certificates under Do Telecom. #scheme
Enforcing contracts portal by Mo Law and Justice.
India Ocean Naval Symposium have littoral countries as full time members except Somalia and Yemen also Madagascar is observer despite being littoral. #PrelimsPYQ #important
- Aims to inc maritime cooperation among navies in the IOR.
Open Network for digital commerce ONDC by DPIIT to use open source
White Flag campaign -> Malaysia against fin crunch during Covid
Bhalia wheat from Guj given GI
SPARSH for automatic disbursement of defence pension
dbGENVOC : database of genomic variants of oral cancer
Bhumi Panduga by Khoya tribe in AP
Yak IUCN : Vulnerable
India Industrial Land Bank IILB for investors scouting for land under DPIIT
==Lemru Elephant reserve in Chattisgarh==
Bryum Bharatiensis : moss species native to Antarctica
Cryptograms are plants or plant like organisms that do not produce seed ex ferns, lichens and fungi. Phanerograms is vice versa.
Chemotaxis movement of cell towards a chemical when attracted and away when repelled. Bacteria etc find food this way,
Incheon Declaration 2014 for Education for all by 2030
Kisan Sarathi app for farmers to get info in desired language by scientists.
GMP : Good Manufacturing Practice is a mandatory certificate for pharma companies to sell medicines, issued by WHO. It is a certification scheme to ensure quality. It also has legal components.
Bhartiya Prakritik Krishi Padhait BPKP sub scheme of PKVY to reduce synthetic chemical use and promote on farm biomass recycling. #scheme
ARMED 21 Army skiing expedition
Agarwood tree is used to produce essential oils and perfumes is called liquid gold. IUCN status : Critically Endangered.
Kandla is first green industrial city in India by Indian Green Building Council formed by Confederation of Indian Industry.
Kaveri/Cauveri river originates from Talakaveri in the Brahmagiri range in Kodagu district, Karnataka.
North Eastern Space Application Centre NESAC joint initiative of DoSpace and NE Council.
Minervarya Pentali : endemic frog from Western Ghats
Pensilungpa Glacier in Zanskar separates it from Ladakh.
PM Shram Awards to workmen from public and private sectors.
SonChiraiya brand and logo to market SHG products in the global market by Mo HUA.
Financial Inclusion Index by RBI.
Agency Bank status given by RBI allows it to undertake banking business of Central and State govt on behalf of RBI ex revenue receipts and payments.
Advance ruling is a written interpretation of tax laws.
Tiwa tribes fomr Assam and Meghalaya celebrate Wanchuwa festival/ harvest fest.
Acetabularia Jalanyakae single celled Alagae found in Andaman Nicobar.
Madur mats GI from West Bengal.
IN largest floating solar photo voltaic PV project at Simhadir, Vizag.
Yuktdhara portal by Mo Rural Dev and Panchayati Raj serve as repo of geotags.
Vinob Bhave was the 1st Magsaysat award winner.
Resulution 2594 of the UNSC adopted to find a resolution on Afghanistan.
Snow leopar and black necked crane were adopted as state animal and state bird of Ladakh.
#important #PrelimsPYQ Black Necked Crane
ZAPAD 21 hosted by Russia mil exercise w/ multiple countries.
Presidents Colour is the highest honour to be given on a military unit to recognise its exceptional service.
TUrtle Survival Alliance formed in 2001 as an IUCN partnership for sustainable captive mgt of freshwater turtles and tortoises.
National Farmers Database will connect their digital land record and the schemes such as DBTs etc. Also facilitate seamlesss credit, seeds, fertilizers etc related info.
Manda Buffalo indigenous breed found in Eastern Ghats/ Odisha.
GST Appeals can be filed to National Appellate Tribunal. SC has asked for 2nd appellate authority GST App Tribunal.
Qeqertaq Avannarleq newly discovered Island near Greenland coast is northernmost piece of land.
IN first Dugong conservation reserve in Tamil Nadu, Palk Bay area.
Subhansiri is the longest tributary of Brahmaputtra.
Samvatsari festival by Shvetambara jains day of forgiveness.
Climate Action and Finance Mobilisation Technique CAFMD b/w IN US will give climate fin as grants as envisaged under Paris Agreement.
Baijayant Panda #committee by MoD to review NCC.
G-33 : Coalition of Developing countries who favour protection of agriculture at WTO.
Humboldt penguin IUCN Vulnerable endemic to Chile and Peru. ![[NPS_sequoia-general-sherman-tree-infographic.jpg |General Sherman Sequioa]]
Sea Cucumber is Schedule I in WPA it dissolved CaCO3 and is essential for survival of corals.
Vishnuonyx Neptuni species of otter that is now extinct.
Rakthamichthys mumba new species of Eel.
IPRS Industrial Park Ratings System IPRS #report by DPIIT.
Dras : called gateway to Ladakh and the coldest inhabited place in India.
Hoplosebastes Armatus aka flower scorpionfish.
Allium Negianum is a species of Onion.
Georissa mawsmaiensis is a micro snail species found in Cherrapunjee, Meghalaya.
Bovine Mastitis infectious disease that affects farm productivity.
International Securities Identification Number ISIN : 12 digit alphnumeric that uniquely identifies a security for clearing and settlement.
Ambergris is sperm whale vomit used to make perfume.
Gorias are ethnic muslims from Assam.
Trignopterus Corona new species of Beetles found in Sulawesi of Indonesia.
Time for India drive launched by Sweden to promote bilateral trade with India.
World Gold Council to stimulate and sustain demand for gold comprise of world’s leading gold mining companies. ^e461b0
Indus River Dolphin : IUCN Endangered found in Punjab’s Harike wildlife sanctuary in lower Beas river and its state animal.
Gangetic dolphin IUCN Endangered is national aquatic animal of India can only live in freshwater and is blind.
BASIC : Brasil SA Indiia and China committed to act in Copenhagen climate summit for a common goal.
Kameng river in Arunachal right bank tributary of Brahmaputra.
Global Drug Policy Index by Harm Reduction Consortium.
Delhi Declaration on Afghanistan -> territory cannot be used for terrorism.
SEBI Investor Charter to protect their interest enable them to understand risks.
Dosti : trilateral coast guard exercise involving India, Maldives and Sri Lanka.
Tiwa tribes in NE celebrate Wanchuwa festival to mark good harvest.
Barbados is newest republic but will continue to be part of commonwealth (54 total).
Chocolate Bordered flitter is butterfly discovered in Sikkim.
ACE2 protein #PrelimsPYQ : enzyme molecule that connects inside of cells to outside. The spike of coronavirus binds to ACE2 enzymes to get inside our bodies.
Salaries of Judges #todo
NZ banned people < 14 to buy cigarettes for life.
Royal Gold Medal 2022 for Architecture to Balkrishna Doshi.
Finns weaver bird IUCN Endangered found in Terai grasslands in Uttarakhand and western UP, Assam.
Log4Shell is a vulnerability that could grant hackers access to application.
Konyak Nagas are largest of the Naga tribes inhabiting the Mon district. Anghs/ Wangs are their traditional chiefs, Facial tattoos earned for taking head of enemy.
SGFT S-gene target failure SGTF test kits used for early detection of Omicron detects absence of S-gene.
Manohari is a type of tea, very costly.
Green Hydrogen micro-grid project in Simhadri, Vizag, AP.
Silverline Kerala project for Semi-high speed trains.
UNSC Resolution 2615 to sanction Taliban
Pralay surfact to surface tactical quasi ballistic missile (low trajectory but can be maneuvered in flight) range 150-500km.
Vernacular Innovation program by AIM to overcome linguistic barrier in innovation.
‘Rainbow nation’ Desmond Tutu called South Africa when Nelson Mandela became president.
Jana Gana Mana was sung in Calcutta Session of INC in 1911.
EO Wilson was a scientis who studied insects.
Zero day vulnerability flaw that has not been publicly disclosed for which software patch of remediation technique is not available.
Fimbristylis and Neanotis are flowers found in Kerala, grasslands of Western Ghats.
Mud Crab Reovirus MCRV aka as Sleeping disease that affects crabs.
Sea dragon Exercise multi lateral anti submarine warfare exercise b/w US, IN, AUS, CAN, JP, SKR.
First rock museum of country in Hyderabad.
Mission Parvarish to combat malnourishment among children by Assam govt.
SAAR Smart Cities and Academia Towards Action and Research #scheme by Mo HUA launched as part of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav to document projects made under Smart cities mission.
Harmonised Guidelines and Standards for Universal Accessibility in India by CPWD (Central Public Works dept)
Extended Producer Responsibility EPR was introduced under Plastic Waste Mgt Rules 2011 and E-waste Mgt Handling rules 2011.
Indu Malhotra #committee to suggest on safeguards and security of PM and other constitutional functionaries.
BARC Broadcast Audience Research Council industry body owned by advertisers, ad agencies and broadcasting coys it gives ratings to channels.
Siachen glacier is 2nd longest in non-polar areas located in Eastern Karakoram range.
Gherkins aka pickling cucumber. IN is largest exporter.
Protocol to visit to religious shrines 1974 is a bilateral agreement b/w IN and PAK for each others nationals.
NeoCov is new strain of coronavirus related to MERS.
Chief Economic Advisor CEA reports to the Finance Minister and is equivalent to Secy of India.
Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council HNLC militant
NECTAR North East Centre for Technology Application and Reach is taking saffron production in NE India.
River cities alliance RCA #scheme by Mo Jal Shakti and Mo HUA to exchange info on sustainable mgt of urban rivers.
SeHAT Services e-health assistance and teleconsultation SeHAT by Mo Defence for all entitled personnel and their families.
Pola Vatta new fish species.
Operation AAHT to curb human trafficking by RPF ^5988d4
4 horned antelopes found in Wayanad wildlife sanctuary.
Koala designated as endangered species.
Pacific Inslands Forum estd in 1971 for heads of govt to discuss common issues and problems facing independent and self governing states. Biketawa declaration was adopted for regional stability.
One Ocean summit in France to raise marine issues.
Medharam Jatara is 2nd largest fare after Kumbh celebrated in Telangana.
Doxxing is publishing and analysing others personal information on internet with malicious intent.
Rejuvenating Watersheds for Agricultural Resilience through Innovative development REWARD #scheme to adopt improved watershed mgt practices under Do Land Resources.
Cryodactylus exercitus recorded new species of bent toed gecko from Meghalaya.
GBBC Great Backyard Bird Count birdwatchers from all around the world are called to count and report details of the birds.
Munich Security Conference
Minsk Agreement was signed b/w Russian backed separatists and Ukraine for ceasefire. ^3539bb
Kuki tribe live in Mizo hills of Mizoram. Kuki rising took place in 1917-1919.
National Means cum merit scholarship #scheme NMMSS.
Sea Cucumber is under Schedule I of WPA 1972 found in seafloor of tropical regions. They act as garbage collector for oceans and Calcium carbonate is one of its by products
Nord Stream pipeline runs from RUS to GER.
Angadias is an old traditional banking system where traders send cash from one state to another through a person called Angadia/courier.
Panruti cashews are grown in Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu.
Karakattam Dance ancient folk dance of TN dedicated to Mariamman/ rain goddess.
Kuno Palpur NP to be 1st Cheetah park of India.