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#international LCSS; mou has been signed between India and UAE. Internationalisation of Rupee.
#Mnemonic Manipur Borders: NAM: Nagaland, Assam, Mizoram. International: Myanmar only.
#environment location: Kerala. Vembanad lake is the longest Lake in India. Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary is located on the banks of Vembanad. It comes in the way of Central Asian flyway. The major rivers of Muvattupuzha, Meenachil, Pamba and Achencovil rivers, are inflow.
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#history 1864: Shimla was declared as imperial summer capital of India.
#history John Lawrence made that move.
#otherexampyq it was asked in CDS:2023, still stays relevant.
#history Kalka-Shimla Railway: UNESCO World Heritage Site but not the only one. Indian Railways is the proud owner of four UNESCO accorded World Heritage Sites namely Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (1999), Nilgiri Mountain Railway (2005), Kalka Shimla Railway (2008) and Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, Mumbai (2004).
#international Lake Titicaca, straddling the border between Peru and Bolivia in the Andes Mountains, is one of South America's largest lakes and the world’s highest navigable body of water. Said to be the birthplace of the Incas, it’s home to numerous ruins. brutal heat wave wreaks havoc; historic drought in South America has also slammed neighboring Argentina's crucial farm sector.
#international Uruguay water crisis.
#upscpyq 2018; drying up lakes importance.
#geography lake baikal; deepest lake in world.
#technology India’s first 3D Printed Post office in Bengaluru.
#geography dams and rivers; The Bhakra Nangal Dam; the largest dam in India; Location: Bhakra Village, Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh.
#international BRICS and NDB.
#international BRICS: Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (2023 Host) HQ of NDB: Shanghai, China.
#international contingent reserve arrangement (CRA) is related to BRICS and NDB. Shareholding structure.
#upscpyq 2014 The first BRIC summit took place in Yekaterinburg, Russia in June 2009. Later BRIC increased its footprint by inviting South Africa to join it. The original acronym "BRIC", or "the BRICs", was coined in 2001 by Goldman Sachs economist Jim O'Neill. Foremost political rival to G7.
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#upscpyq NDB 2016.
(APEC) Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation is an inter-governmental forum for 21 member economies in the Pacific Rim that promotes free trade throughout the Asia-Pacific region.
Headquarters: Singapore. India is not a member of APEC.
#environment Amrit Darohar Initiative and its components
#international North Sea Transition Authority: It is a private limited company; responsible for maximising the economic recovery of oil from North Sea.
#mnemonic North Sea bordering countries: GuN SEND to BSF
Germany, Netherlands, Sweden, England, Norway, Denmark, Belgium, Scotland, France.
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