Prelims Probable Topics #125
👉The Union Environment ministry in association with the UNDP has been implementing ‘Secure Himalaya’ project to conserve the habitats of snow leopards.
👉Funded by the Global Environment Facility.
👉It was launched in 2017.

❓Do you know Important peaks and Protected Areas of the target area ?

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Prelims Probable Topics #126

✅The Great Nicobar project includes an international container transshipment terminal, a greenfield international airport, township development, and a 450 MVA gas and solar based power plant.

👉Galaythia Bay N.P. is an important habitat of
- Giant Leatherback Sea Turtle
-Marine Turtle
👉Shompens is an important PVTG.

❗️Mapping of whole A&N Islands and the surrounding area becomes Important.

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✅Related Topic : The world marked the first-ever International Day of Zero Waste on March 30, 2023.
👉The UNEP and the UN-Habitat jointly facilitate the observance of International Day of Zero Waste.

✅ Initiatives of the UNEP includes
- International Resources Panel
- Life Cycle Initiative

❓Are you aware about concepts like BioMining and BioCapping ?

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☄☄Below is the list of Current Affairs Topics asked in Vision All India mock test - Abhyaas 1

1) Amrit Kaal Vision 2047 Action Plan.
2) Nari Shakti Vandan (106th C.A.)Act.
3) Cavum Clouds.
4) Waste Management Tech- BioTRIG.
5) GI tags.
6) Art-99 of UN Charter.

7) Terms in news- Blue jacking, Blue snarfing, JUICE Jacking.

8) Festivals- Madai Mela, Karaga, Moatsu.
9) Pvc Simcards.

10) Terms in news- Attitude Hold, Terminal Descent, Rough Braking

✅ A detailed post on all the above Topics will be shared soon.

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Probable Prelims Topics #128

👉 The Vision@2047 aims to achieve a 💲30trillion economy by
2047 with the percapita income of USD 18000-20000

👉Currently India is the 5th largest economy in the world.

✅For Green India 'Panchamrit Targets' becomes Important
●Achieving a non-fossil energy capacity of 500 GW by 2030.
●Sourcing 50% of its total energy needs from renewable energy sources by 2030.
●Reducing the country's total projected carbon emissions by one billion tonnes between the present day and 2030.
●Decreasing the carbon intensity of India's economy by 45% by 2030, based on 2005 levels.
●Achieving the goal of net zero carbon emissions by 2070.

‼️ Sector specific Visions like WATER VISION@2047, MARITIME VISION among others becomes Important.

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Prelims Probable Topics #129

✅ Other facts related to women development-
👉National Sex Ratio improved to 1020 for the FIRST time
👉Paid maternity leave increased to 26 weeks
👉72% women ownership under PM Awas Yojana Gramin.
👉84% of the beneficiaries under Stand-Up India are women.

✅Other women related schemes like Poshan Abhiyan , Mahila Samman Savings Certificate, Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana among others becomes Important.

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👉This phenomenon was captured recently by NASA's Terra satellite showing cavum clouds over the Gulf of Mexico

✅Cavum clouds, also known as ●hole-punch clouds or
● fallstreak holes

✅Altocumulus Clouds are mid-level clouds (ranging 2-7 kms) that form white or grey patches or layers. They often have a wavy or lumpy appearance.

❓Have you studied different types of clouds properly ?

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Prelims Probable Topics #131

👉It works by sealing the waste inside an oxygen-free chamber and heating it above 400 degrees Celsius. Useful chemicals are produced in the process.

✅Significance:

👉The BioTRIG system could help to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from communities by nearly 350 kg of CO2-eq per capita per annum.

❓Are you aware of initiatives of WASTE-WISE cities ?

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Prelims Probable Topics #132
👉The Geographical Indication Registry, a division of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry’s Department of Industry Promotion and Internal Trade, is responsible for issuing GI tags
👉GI Act ,1999

✅International Conventions on GI Tags-
●Paris Convention
●Lisbon System
●Madrid System

✅Other important GI tags-
👉ODISHA: Kapdaganda shawl, Lanjia Saura Painting, Kai Chutney, Kanteimundi Brinjal

👉Uttarakhand : Lakhori Chilli, Mandua, Berinag Tea, Bicchubati fabric

👉Arunachal: Wancho wooden craft, Adi Kekir, Idu Mishmi

👉Bengal: Tangail saree, Serial
👉J&K: Ramban Anardana
👉Meghalaya: Lakadong
👉Tamil Nadu: Karuppur Kalamkari Painting

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👉The Charter of the UN is the founding document of the UN. It was signed on 26th June 1945, in San Francisco and came into force on 24th October 1945.

✅Article 99 is considered discretionary, allowing the Secretary-General to highlight critical issues. However, can NOT force UNSC to take any decision.

👉As such, the UN Charter is an instrument of international law, and UN Member States are bound by it.
👉The International Court of Justice (ICJ), the primary judicial body of the United Nations, operates by its Statute.

❓Are you well aware of UN principal organisations and specialised agencies like ICAO,FAO among others in news ?

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Probable Prelims Topics #134

👉Different forms of Cyber attacks.

❗️JUICE JACKING -
It is a form of cyberattack where a public USB charging port is tampered with and infected using hardware and software changes to steal data or install malware on devices connected to it.

❓Are you aware about India's cybersecurity initiatives?

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Probable Prelims Topics #135

✅MADAI MELA-
👉Madai is a significant Adivasi festival of Chhattisgarh.
👉Tribal communities venerate Goddess Danteshwari.

✅KARAGA-
👉Karaga is the festival of the Thigala community.
👉Karaga is a folk dance form of Karnataka, which is dedicated to the goddess Draupadi.

✅MOATSU-
👉Ao tribe of Nagaland.

✅Kharchi Puja- Tripura

❓Are you aware of other prominent Tribal dance forms?

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Probable Prelims Topics #136

✅PVC SIMCARDS

CONTEXT- Bharti Airtel switches to recycled PVC SIM cards over plastic simcards to reduce green house gas emissions.

👉Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) is a synthetic polymer made from the polymerization of vinyl chloride.

✅Properties of Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) includes-
●Chemical Resistance
●Weather Resistance
●Flame Retardance
●Electrical insulation
●Durability

❓Are you also aware of other plastic Waste management initiatives?

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Probable Prelims Topics #137

✅ The terms -
●ATTITUDE HOLD
●TERMINAL DESCENT
●ROUGH BRAKING
are related to different phases of landing of Chandrayaan 3.

❓Do You also know payloads of the important space missions like Aditya L-1 ?

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👉👉Below is the list of the CURRENT AFFAIRS topics asked in Forum IAS Simulator test 1& 2 -

1)Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR)

2) Cervical Cancer
3) NEST Initiative

4) Grey zone warfare
5) Dark sky Park
6) BioCredits

7) Mission Divyastra
8) Term in news- "Gerrymandering"

✅ A detailed post on the above Topics will be shared soon.

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Probable Prelims Topics #138

✅India has extended its support  for protecting the Antarctic environment and for co-sponsoring the proposal of the EU for designating East Antarctica and the Weddell Sea as Marine Protected Areas (MPA)

👉CCAMLR was established by international convention in 1982 with the objective of conserving Antarctic marine life.
👉It’s Secretariat is located in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.

❗️MPAs do not necessarily exclude fishing, research or other human activities; in fact, many MPAs are multi-purpose areas.

✅India's Missions @Antarctic -
●BHARATI
●MAITRI
●DAKSHIN GANGOTRI

❓Do You know the provisions of The Antarctic Treaty ?

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✅The Indian Govt. intends to initiate a three-phase vaccination drive against human papillomavirus (HPV) for girls aged 9-14, aiming to mitigate the risk of cervical cancer.

✅The Serum Institute of India in 2023 launched an indigenous HPV vaccine known as CERVAVAC.

👉India contributes the largest share of the global cervical cancer burden; nearly 1 in every 4 deaths globally due to cervical cancer.

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✅INDIAN GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL:
👉It is part of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and was formed in the year 2001.
👉It is India's Premier certification body
👉The council also organises the Green Building Congress, its annual flagship event on green buildings.
👉Member of the World Green Building Council.

HQ- Hyderabad

❓Do you know about Green Building rating standards-GRIHA and Model Building Code ?

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Prelims Probable Topics #141

✅CONTEXT- At the Raisina Dialogue 2024, military leaders including India’s Chief of Defence Staff discussed the rise of gray-zone warfare, exemplified by actions in the South China Sea and along India's northern borders.

✅Grey-zone warfare refers to a form of conflict characterised by actions that fall below the threshold of conventional war but are intended to achieve strategic objectives through ambiguity, deniability, and coercion.
👉Such as cyberattacks, economic coercion, proxy conflicts

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Prelims Probable Topics #142
✅INDIA'S FIRST DARK SKY RESERVE -
👉Changthang, Hanle,Ladakh

✅INDIA'S FIRST DARK SKY PARK- 👉The Pench Tiger Reserve,Maharashtra(5th in Asia)
👉The certification was given by the International Dark-Sky Association, a global dark-sky movement to promote astronomy.

❓Do you know the key features of Pench NP ?

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✅Biodiversity Credits or biocredits are increasingly being pushed as a means for financing work on the various targets set under the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KMGBF).

✅The KMGBF, established at the 15th Conference of Parties (CoP15) of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), sets forth ambitious targets for biodiversity conservation, sustainable utilization, and equitable benefit sharing.

✅Implementation and Initiatives:
👉Ocean Conservation Commitments (OCCs)
👉Wallacea trust

❓Are you aware of key features of Biological Diversity(amend) Act 2023 ?

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