26th & 27th March 2024

INDIAN CIVIL SERVICES

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Mysore and Bangalore Branch

S.no Topics IMPORTANT POINTERS

1. Moyar valley is the home of critically endangered Gyps Vulture.

2. It is also known by the name Maayar (Invisible River) valley.
3. Location – It extends from Gudalur through the core area of Mudumalai Tiger
1 Moyar Valley Reserve, valley is an important biome in the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve.
4. Resident Vultures of Moyar Valley – White Rumped vultures, Long Billed vultures,
Red Headed vultures, and Egyptian vultures.

1. ISRO’s PSLV Orbital Experimental Module 3 (POEM 3) Mission accomplishes zero

orbital debris mission.
ISRO’s POEM 3
2 Mission
2. The fourth stage of PSLV (PS4), also called the PSLV Orbital Experimental Module
(POEM) will perform orbital experiments. It derives power from the solar panels
mounted around the PS4 tank and a Lithium-ion battery.

1. “COP Presidentcies’ Troika” refers to a collaborative effort among three countries

that have hosted, or will host, consecutive sessions of the Conference of the Parties
COP (COP) to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
3 Presidentcies’ 2. The hosts of upcoming United Nations climate conferences, including the United
Troika Arab Emirates, Azerbaijan, and Brazil also known as COP Presidentcies’ Troika, have
called for nations to align their nationally-determined contributions (NDCs) with the
goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius.

1. Agriculture Minister inaugurated a Krishi Integrated Command and Control Centre

Krishi Integrated (ICCC) set up at Krishi Bhavan in New Delhi, a big-screen dashboard of all digital
Command and innovations in the sector.
4 Control Centre 2. ICCC uses technologies such as artificial intelligence, remote sensing, and
(ICCC) Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to collect and process large amounts of
granular data and present it in graphical format.

1. Recently India released Employment Report 2024 which highlighted the issue of
India high unemployment amongst India’s educated youth.
2. Report prepared by – Institute for Human Development (IHD) and International
5 Employment Labour Organisation (ILO).
Report 2024 3. Labour participation for various sections increased slightly in 2022 compared to
2019 but was still low vis-à-vis 2000.

1. Scientists have discovered a 50,000-year-old sediment, a giant and one of the

youngest magnetofossil in the Bay of Bengal.
2. Magnetofossils are the fossilised remains of magnetic particles created by
magnetotactic bacteria, also known as magnetobacteria.
6 Magnetofossils 3. These bacterias are mostly prokaryotic organisms that arrange themselves along
the earth’s magnetic field to reach places that had optimal oxygen concentration
4. These magnetotactic bacteria create tiny crystals made of the iron-rich minerals
magnetite or greigite.

1. The National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), decided to introduce

National a binary categorization of “accredited” or “not accredited” for higher
Assessment and educational institutions, departing from the letter grade system.
7 Accreditation 2. It is an autonomous body of the University Grants Commission (UGC), under the
Council Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD). Head Quarter: Bengaluru.
3. At present, the Assessment and Accreditation by NAAC is done on voluntary basis.
 1. External Affairs recently visited Indian Coast Guard ship Samudra Paheredar, which
is in Manila Bay in the Philippines, part of overseas deployment to ASEAN countries.
ICGS Samudra 2. It is a specialized Pollution Control Vessel (PCV) of the Indian Coast Guard.
8 Paheredar 3. It is the second PCV of India (the first being ICGS Samudra Prahari).
4. It was indigenously built by ABG Shipyard, Surat.
5. It is stationed on the East Coast of India in Vishakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.

1. Recently, the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) connected a strategically

important all-weather 298-km long road from Manali to Leh through Darcha and
Nimmu on the Kargil–Leh Highway.
Border Roads 2. Road construction executive force that provides support to Indian Armed Forces.
9 Organisation 3. For coordination and expeditious execution of projects, the Government of India
set up the Border Roads Development Board (BRDB) with the Prime Minister as
Chairman of the Board and Defence Minister as Deputy Chairman.
4. Motto: Shramena Sarvam Sadhyam (everything is achievable through hardwork).

1. Karnataka government has moved the Supreme Court seeking a direction to the
Centre to release financial assistance from the National Disaster Response Fund
National (NDRF) to the state for drought management.
2. It is placed in the “Public Account” of the GOI under “reserve funds not bearing
Disaster
10 Response Fund
interest”. Since it is placed in the public accounts, the government does not
require parliamentary approval to take money out of this fund.
(NDRF) 3. The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the National Disaster Management
Authority takes decisions on the expenses from NDRF.
4. NDRF accounts are audited by Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) every year

1. 900-year-old Kannada inscription from Kalyana Chalukya dynasty has been found
at Gangapuram, a temple town, in Mahaboobnagar district, Telangana.
2. Western Chalukya minted punch-marked gold coins called pagodas with
Chalukyas of Kannada legends.
11 Kalyani 3. Their architecture is a link between the Badami Chalukya architecture of the 8th
century and the Hoysala architecture of the 13th century.
4. Their art is also called the ‘Gadag style’ because numerous temples were built in
the Tungabhadra-Krishna doab region in the present-day Gadag district.

1. Telangana is presently grappling with forest fires in Tadvai region of Eturnagaram

Eturnagaram Wildlife Sanctuary.
2. The sanctuary located near border of Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh and Telangana.
12 Wildlife 3. The perennial river Dayyam Vagu flows through this beautiful sanctuary.
Sanctuary 4. The River Godavari also passes through the sanctuary.
5. Vegetation: The region falls in the tropical dry deciduous type of vegetation.

1. Rising sea temperatures have triggered severe bleaching events, leading to

Coral cover in significant coral mortality in Gulf of Mannar.
13 Gulf of Mannar 2. Annual surveys show a decline in live coral cover from 37% in 2005 to 27.3% in 2021.
3. Coral reefs are also called the “rainforests of the seas”.

1. Indian coffee has a unique position as it is shade-grown and grown at elevations,

while other major producing countries grow coffee in flat lands.
2. It is a tropical plant which is also grown in semi-tropical climate.
3. 16°-28°C temp, 150-250cm rainfall and well-drained slopes - essential for its growth.
14 Robusta Coffee 4. Coffee plants grow better in the laterite soils of Karnataka in India.
5. Karnataka is largest producer accounting 70% of total coffee production in India.
6. The Coffee Board of India is an organization managed by the Ministry of
Commerce and Industry and was established in 1942. Headquarter in Bangalore.

1. The Gond Monuments of Ramnagar, Mandla, in Madhya Pradesh, has been

Gond recently added to the UNESCO’s Tentative list of World Heritage Sites.
Monuments of 2. It was historically called Gondwana, ‘the Land of the Gonds’, the largest
15 Ramnagar, heterogenous tribe of India.
Mandla 3. Four major kingdoms ruled over the region, the most important being the Garha-
Mandla kingdom.