Daily Prelims Notes 10 January 2023 Table Of Contents Can the new Alzheimer’s drug, Lecanemab, be effective enough? Joshimath crisis: What is land subsidence and why does it happen? Mini-grids: Africa’s new tool to improve energy access, empower livelihoods Ozone layer to recover in 4 decades but aerosol injection may undo gains: UNEP […]
It Is Not Just Size That Separates the Human Brain from Other Living Primates Subject :Science and Technology Context: Results of a study we published in Nature Ecology & Evolution show that the way the different parts of the human brain evolved separates us from our primate relatives. Results of the study: Mammalian […]
Human-animal conflict increased in Wayanad Subject :Environment Context: In the latest in a series of wild elephant attacks in Kerala, a daily worker, was attacked by a rouge elephant at Sulthan Bathery town adjacent to the Wayanad wildlife Sanctuary. About Human animal conflict https://optimizeias.com/human-animal-conflict/ Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary: Established in 1973, the sanctuary is now an […]
SC junks PIL challenging UCC committees in Gujarat and Uttarakhand Subject :Polity Context: The Supreme Court junked a public interest litigation (PIL) challenging the decision of the Gujarat and Uttarakhand governments to set up a committee for introducing a Uniform Civil Code (UCC). Gujarat and Uttarakhand had decided to form committees for the […]
CBDC-R users to hit 50,000 by Jan-end on better acceptance Subject :Economy Context: The number of retail users of CBDC-R is expected to touch 50,000 at the end of this month. Currently, this number stands at around 16,000. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) launched a pilot project for e₹-R on December 1 […]