Daily Prelims Notes 24 January 2023 Table Of Contents World Economic Forum agrees to make changes in criteria for gender gap reports Organic Farming ‘Revamp accreditation process for organic certification companies’ India’s remittance lifeline 21 Andaman Islands named after Param Vir Chakra awardees 21 Andaman Islands named after Param Vir Chakra awardees G20 […]
5 billion people globally exposed to toxic trans-fat linked to heart disease: WHO Subject: Science and Technology Section : Health Context: The global health body, in 2018, had advocated some best-practice policies for the global eradication of industrially generated trans-fat by 2023. Coverage of these policies has expanded about six-fold since its inception. […]
All is not well with Ladakh’s glaciers Subject: Environment Section: Climate change impact Context: Climate impact is visible in the Himalayas, with 25 glacial lakes and water bodies witnessing an increase in water spread area since 2009. Details: There has been a 40 per cent increase in water spread area in India, China […]
Save Africa’s forest elephants if you want the Congo rainforest to continue capturing carbon Subject: Environment Section: Biodiversity/forests Study findings: The African forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis) plays a key role in creating forests which store more atmospheric carbon and maintain the biodiversity of forests in Africa. If it becomes extinct, the Congo rainforest […]
Immune Imprinting Subject : Science & Tech Section: Biotechnology Context: Studies find ‘immune imprinting’ might be making bivalent boosters less effective. What is immune imprinting? Immune imprinting is a tendency of the body to repeat its immune response based on the first variant it encountered- through infection or vaccination- when it comes across […]
Karnataka to get leopard rehabilitation centre Subject: Environment Section : Species in news Concept: The current practice of translocating leopards from conflict area, in vogue since many years, will be disbanded in due course as Karnataka is set to establish multiple rehabilitation centres to house leopards and tigers captured from conflict zones. At […]