⚡️⚡️The India Meteorological Department (IMD) clarified the record-breaking 52.9°C temperature in Delhi's Mungeshpur as a sensor error or local anomaly. IMD predicts relief from the heatwave in the next 2-3 days due to rain and cooler winds. Union Minister Kiren Rijiju flagged the 52.3°C report as unlikely, awaiting official confirmation.

🕸Light showers in Delhi-NCR provided temporary relief, with temperatures expected to gradually decrease in Northwest and Central India.

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⚡️Like every year, We will be putting the Most Important Topics for the Upcoming Prelims - 2024 in the Last 15 days of the Exam.

👨‍💻It will include Important/Probable Topics from the Current Affairs Magazine, Current Affairs Tests of the Institutes and all the Important Topics which can come in this year's Prelims by looking at the P.Y.Q Trends.

🕸A comprehensive post on these Important Themes will shared.

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Prelims Probable Topics #105

● The Ministry of Commerce will be the nodal department.
●Largest state producer- Maharashtra.
● Varities of Turmeric- Pitamber and Keshari

》》 FEATURES OF TURMERIC
👉It is a perennial herbaceous plant belongs to the ginger family (Zingiberaceae).
👉Soil and climate: A friable well drained red loamy soil  is ideal.
👉Rain: It can be grown in regions receiving an annual rainfall of 1500 mm.
👉Temperature: range of 20 to 35 °C.

❓ Are you aware of other developmental boards and their nodal ministeries.

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Prelims Probable Topic #106
👉 COPs are gatherings held within the framework of the UNFCCC

✅ First Global Stocktake Text under Paris Agreement 2015 was also issued.

❓Do You know the major outcomes of Important COPs ?

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Prelims Probable Topics #107

👉Also 50 years of Project Tiger have been completed.
👉 The PM launches International Big Cats Alliance
👉Publication– ‘Amrit Kaal Ka Vision For Tiger Conservation

❓Are you aware of all the Big Cats Species ?

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Prelims Probable Topics #108

👉 5 new Wetlands added under the Convention , now total 80 wetlands

✅ New Wetlands
1) Ankasamudra Bird Conservation Reserve (Karnataka): Human made village tank

2) Aghanashini Estuary (Karnataka): locally known for Gazni rice fields

3) Magadi Kere Conservation Reserve (Karnataka): globally declared as Important Bird and Biodiversity Area

4) Karaivetti Bird Sanctuary (Tamil Nadu)

5) Longwood Shola Reserve Forest (Tamil Nadu)

❓Do You remember all the wetlands statewise ?

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Prelims Probable Topics #109

👉 Signed in G20 summit 2022
👉Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment (PGII)

👉The East Corridor – connecting India to the Arabian Gulf.
👉The Northern Corridor – connecting the Gulf to Europe.

✅ Signatories:
India, the US, Saudi Arabia, UAE, the European Union, Italy, France, and Germany

❓Are you also aware of Important routes like International North–South Transport Corridor ?

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Prelims Probable Topics #110

👉 The USA is the largest producer globally.
👉National Policy on buofuels 2018, amended in 2022 to enhance production in India.
👉Ethanol Blending target E20 by 2025

✅Some non edible biofuels include- Pongamia Pinnata, Castor, Jatropa, Hibiscus Cannabinus, Melia Azadirachta

❓Do You know different generation of biofuels?

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Prelims Probable Topics #111

👉LV3-M4 Vehicle

✅ Major findings of Chandrayaan 3-
1) Lunar surface temperature- around 70°C
2) Elements Confirmed - Aluminum, Calcium, Iron, Chromium, Titanium, Manganese, Silicon, and Oxygen.

❓Other Space missions like - Aditya L1 , JUICE and Others becomes Important.

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Prelims Probable Topics #112

✅known for its distinctive blend of Bhumija style prevalent in Central India, the Nagara traditions of northern and western India, and the Karnataka Dravida modes favored by the Kalyani Chalukyas.

✅Shantinekan also included in the list.

❓Do You know other important Heritage Sites in India ?

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Prelims Probable Topics #113

✅The BRICS (prior to expansion) represented 41% of the global population, 24% of the global GDP, and 16 % of the global trade.
👉Since 2009, its summits are held annually.
❌ However Argentina refused to join BRICS.

❓Are you aware about Iran becoming a permanent member in SCO ?

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Prelims Probable Topics #114

👉 NATO formed in 1949 with the signing of the North Atlantic Treaty.

✅Original Members: The original 12 founding members of NATO were Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

✅ Finland becomes the 31st member.

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Prelims Probable Topics #115

✅In the Union Budget 2023-24 the government has announced a mission to eliminate Sickle cell Anaemia by 2047.

✅The State Haemoglobinopathy Mission has been established in Madhya Pradesh to address the challenges in screening and management of the disease.

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Prelims Probable Topics #116

✅The International Rhino Foundation (IRF) published the report, State of the Rhino, 2023 which documents current population estimates and trends for the five surviving rhino species in Africa and Asia.

👉Greater one-horned rhino - only species found in India.
👉Every year, World Rhino Day is observed on 22th September.
👉It was first announced by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) - South Africa in 2010.
👉Kaziranga National Park has the highest number of Rhino population in the India.
👉South Africa accounts for about half of the total black rhino population on the African continent.

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Prelims Probable Topics #117

👉This report is a result of the Snow Leopard Population Assessment in India (SPAI) Program, a significant scientific exercise that provides crucial insights into the snow leopard population in India.
👉The Wildlife Institute of India (WII) served as the National Coordinator for the SPAI and in partnership with Nature Conservation Foundation.
✅Estimate- Ladakh (477), Uttarakhand (124), Himachal Pradesh (51), Arunachal Pradesh (36), Sikkim (21), and Jammu and Kashmir (9).

❓Read about State of Leopards Report 2022?

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Probable Prelims Topics #118

👉2023 declared as International Year of Millets .
👉 Indigenous varities of small millets- KODO, KUTKI,CHENNA andSANWA
👉Earliest evidence-3000BC
👉India accounts for 20% of global production and 80% of Asia's production.

✅Climatic Conditions-
●Short growing season (70-100 days)
●Kharif crop
●Lower water requirement(35-50cm)

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Probable Prelims Topics #119

✅Key features pf Wildlife Protection (amend) act 2022-

👉This amendment proposed a new schedule for species listed in the Appendices under CITES.
👉To enable the Central government to appoint a Management Authority Section 49E has been inserted.
👉The Act also empowers Central government to regulate and stop the import, trade or possession
of invasive plant or animal alien species.
👉The Act also enhances the penalties prescribed for violation of provisions of the Act.

❓Do You know the 3 Appendices of CITES and the species listed therein ?

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Probable Prelims Topics #120

👉Recommendations of the Selection Committee will be valid even when there is a vacancy in this Committee.
👉The salary and conditions of service of the CEC and ECs will be equivalent to that of Cabinet Secretary.  Under the 1991 Act, it was equivalent to the salary of a Supreme Court Judge.

❓Are you aware about the constitutional provisions regarding ECI ?

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Probable Prelims Topics #121

Israel-palestine conflict-
✅ Places in news
✅ Neighbouring countries- Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon
✅️Abraham accords between the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Israel, promising to normalize ties between these Arab Gulf states and Israel.

❓Are you aware of historical events like Armistice Agreements, Yom Kippur, Camp Davis Accords, Oslo Accords ?

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Probable Prelims Topics #122

✅Conflicting areas in news
👉Darfur region - Sudan
👉Kivu- Democratic Republic of Congo
👉Seytenga- Burkina Faso
👉Menaka- Mali

❓Are you also aware Of BATKEN region and FERGANA Valley in news due to Kyrgyztan-Tajikistan border issues?

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Probable Prelims Topics #123

👉Published annually since 2005 by Germanwatch, the NewClimate Institute, and Climate Action Network International.
👉 INDIA retaining spot in Top-10 countries for 5th term in a row.
First 3 spots left vacant . 4th position to Denmark.

✅Performance Metrics: The CCPI evaluates countries across four key categories: Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions (40%), Renewable Energy (20%), Energy Use (20%), and Climate Policy (20%).

❓DO You remember NAPCC Missions including National Solar Mission, Sustainable Agriculture etc. and their initiatives?

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