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Daily Prelims Notes 8 January 2024 Table Of Contents Why are plastic rocks found across 5 continents, and what are the threats? Shri Sarbananda Sonowal to chair the First Inland Waterways Development Council Meeting to be held tomorrow in Kolkata Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change submits proposals for Wetland City Accreditation […]
ISRO should help everyone enjoy the fruits of its new science missions Subject: Science and Tech Section: Space technology Context: On January 6 evening, a stream of commands transmitted by scientists and engineers of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) were translated by a computer onboard the Aditya-L1 spacecraft into manoeuvres that guided […]
Ram Temple opening brings hope to Moradabad brass traders as orders for idols shoot up Subject: History Section: Art and culture Context: There is a rise in brass idols business in Moradabad with the inauguration of Ram Temple. More about News: There was a time when the annual turnover of the brassware industry […]
How AI is being harnessed in treatment of cancer Subject: Science and Tech Section: Nuclear technology In the news: Researchers at Mumbai’s Tata Memorial Hospital, India’s largest cancer hospital, have used data from 60,000 patients to establish a bio-imaging bank for cancer, laying the ground to build a targeted algorithm to help detect […]
This new nuclear fuel can guarantee India’s green energy transition Subject: Science and Tech Section: Nuclear technology ANEEL Fuel: The Chicago-based company Clean Core Thorium Energy, founded by Mehul Shah, has developed (and patented) a fuel, which is a mix of Thorium and Uranium of a certain level of enrichment, called HALEU (High […]
IIT Delhi team makes first hi-res landslide risk map for India Subject: Geography Section: Geomorphology In the news: North India faced severe floods and landslides in 2023, prompting the recognition of a national landslide susceptibility map. IIT Delhi’s Manabendra Saharia, an assistant professor in the civil engineering department and head of the HydroSense […]
Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change submits proposals for Wetland City Accreditation under the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands for the cities of Indore, Bhopal and Udaipur Subject: Environment Section: Protected Areas Context: MoEF&CC has submitted three nominations from India for Wetland City Accreditation (WCA) of Indore (Madhya Pradesh), Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) &Udaipur […]
Shri Sarbananda Sonowal to chair the First Inland Waterways Development Council Meeting to be held tomorrow in Kolkata Subject: Geography Section: Indian Physical geography Context: Union Ports, Shipping and Waterways Minister Sarbananda Sonowal chaired the first Inland Waterways Development Council(IWDC) Meeting in Kolkata on 8th Jan 2024, Monday. More on news: ‘Harit Nauka’ […]
Why are plastic rocks found across 5 continents, and what are the threats? Subject: Environment Section: Pollution Context: The emergence of plastic rocks across five continents has been catching attention of experts across the world. More on news: Plastic rocks are found in various locations across the globe. They have surfaced on coastlines […]
Daily Prelims Notes 7 January 2024 Table Of Contents How has Red Sea trouble impacted India? Shah to take stock of generic drug plan Centre notifies revised rules for quality control of pharma products Centre will bring quality norms for 2500 items soon 1. How has Red Sea trouble impacted India? […]