#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.

#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.

#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.

#environment The Climate Action Tracker (CAT) is an independent scientific analysis that measures government climate action against the globally agreed aim of holding warming well below 2°C, and pursuing efforts to limit warming to 1.5°C. It is produced by two research organisations: Climate Analytics, and NewClimate Institute.

#environment The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) is a United States-based non-profit; environmental advocacy group with its headquarters in NYC and offices DC, SF, LA, Chicago, Bozeman, India and Beijing.

#upscpyq CAT.

#environment water hyacinth; invasive species

#technology 3D printing another name: additive manufacturing.

#technology After skyroot Aerospace; successfully launched Vikram-S rocket; Agnibaan from Agnikul could follow: private sector in space.

#otherexampy UPSC asked this NDA:2023.

#geography Most of the nickel is on Sulawesi.