UPSC Current Affairs19 January 2024UPSCSatellites tracking the weatherContext: Large parts of North India, including Delhi, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Haryana, and Punjab have been wrapped with heavy fog since December 2023. Few days back the India...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs18 January 2024UPSCMultidimensional Poverty Index – IndiaContext: According to a discussion paper released by NITI Aayog the share of India’s population living in multidimensional poverty is estimated to have decreased to 11.28 per cent in 2022...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs18 January 2024UPSCPM e-Bus Sewa schemeAbout the scheme: The scheme is launched by the Government of India in 2023 to promote electric buses. Under the scheme about 10,000 electric buses will be provided under a public-private...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs18 January 2024UPSCASER survey results show gaps in learning persist, but access to tech offers avenues beyond physical schoolWhy did the survey focus on children in the 14-18 age group? From 2005 to 2014, annual surveys were conducted to assess the learning abilities of rural children. Now, these comprehensive...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs18 January 2024UPSCIs North Korea preparing for war in 2024?In December, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) reported that a second nuclear reactor at Yongbyon is operational and could produce weapons-grade fuel. Korean situation ‘most d...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs18 January 2024UPSCDe dollarizationContext: Recently, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das at the Davos World Economic Forum (WEF) 2024, addressed the topic of de-dollarization. He informed that while the I...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs17 January 2024UPSC10th SCHEDULERecently, Maharashtra Assembly Speaker refused to disqualify 40 MLAs of the Eknath Shinde faction after recognising it as the real Shiv Sena party. MORE ABOUT THE ISSUE: In June 2022, the...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs17 January 2024UPSCHC asks Centre to reconsider ITBP cop’s dismissal: Rules about govt jobs to those acquitted in serious casesThe term ‘moral turpitude,’ while not explicitly defined, is understood to refer to actions that are contrary to justice, honesty, modesty, or good morals, and suggest a depraved or wicke...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs17 January 2024UPSCPunganur Dwarf CowsContext: Recently Prime Minister Narendra Modi is seen feeding the cows at his residence on the occasion of Pongal/ Makar Sankranti. It is important to note that all the cattle seen in th...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs17 January 2024UPSCFASTagContext: The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) has recently announced that all FASTags with incomplete Know Your Customer (KYC) will be deactivated or blacklisted by the issuing...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs16 January 2024UPSCFirst US lunar lander since 1972 launched: The mission, significanceThe mission The Peregrine lander, built by Astrobotic and launched by the Vulcan heavy rocket from United Launch Alliance, carries five payloads from NASA. The spacecraft is expected to r...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs16 January 2024UPSCWho are the shankaracharyas — and who was Adi Shankara?The term “Shankaracharya”, which translates to ‘teacher of Shankara’s path’, is a religious title attributed to the heads of the four primary mathas or monasteries, believed to be founded...Study this topic →