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NB8 Represent eight countries of Nordic-Baltic:-Denmark,Estonia, Finland,Iceland,Latvia,Lithuania, Norway & Sweden Linked geographically,& share historical,socio-economic & cultural ties Outward-looking,advanced economics fully integrated into Euro Common Market #UPSCPrelims2024

MATA NI PACHEDI 1. Traditional art form from Ahmedabad 2. Intricately depicts stories of Hindu Deities on clothes 3. Originating from the nomadic Vaghari community Pic credit : @MinOfCultureGoI #UPSCPRELIMS2024 #UPSC

Know about Grey-zone warfare 1. It is a kind of military action below a particular threshold that would invite a response 2. Origin of action lies in the historical dispute & dividend of the same may be available only after a long time #UPSCPrelims2024 #UPSC

PAPA: Plasma Analyser Package for Aditya is an energy and mass analyser designed for in-situ measurements of solar wind electrons & ions in the low energy range Has two sensors: SWEEP & SWICAR,equipped to measure direction & arrival of solar wind particles #UPSCPrelims2024 #UPSC

Positronium Comprising a bound electron (e-) and positron (e+),is an atomic system Has very short life,annihilate with a half life of 142 nanosec With halved frequencies for excitation,is great contender for laser cooling & thereby performing tests of Particle Physics #UPSC2024

Guinea worm disease 1. A neglected tropical disease (NCD), caused by the parasite Dracunculus medinensis 2. Affects poor communities in remote parts of Africa that do not have safe water to drink 3. There is neither a drug treatment nor a vaccine to prevent it #UPSCPrelims2024

eDNA:- 1. Environmental DNA refers to genetic material obtained directly from environmental samples, such as water, soil, or air 2. Provides valuable insights into presence & abundance of various organisms within an ecosystem without the need for direct capture #UPSCPRELIMS2024

Know about Urea Gold 1. Urea Gold is created by infusing urea with sulfur, creating composite fertilizer with 37% nitrogen (N) & 17% sulphur (S) 2. This blend serves objectives of fulfilling sulphur requirements in Indian soils & enhancing nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) #UPSC

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In January 2024, Five new site added to the list of Ramsar Sites in India 1. Anka Samudra Bird Conservation Reserve – Karnataka 2. Aghanashini Estuary – Karnataka 3. Magadi Kere Conservation Reserve – Karnataka 4. Karaivetti Bird Sanctuary – TN 5. Longwood Shola RF – TN #UPSC

BIMA SUGAM: Digital public infrastructure or protocol with open standards and interoperable platforms enabling seamless integration with various services Facilitate purchase,sale, settlement,grievance redressal etc. under single platform E-Commerce Market for Insurance #UPSC

Statutory Body - National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) Act 1981 on recomm. of B.Sivaraman Committee Under the Ministry of Finance and wholly owned by GOI Promote equitable agriculture thru participative financial & non-financial interventions #UPSC2024

INDIA’s Fintech Revolution Around 46% of Real time transactions in the world took place in India around 8950 crore transactions in 2022 According to NPCI in 2022 around 7404 crore UPI transactions took place in India UPI commanded 74% share of total digital transactions #UPSC

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