UPSC Current Affairs12 January 2024UPSCGeneralised System of Preferences (GSP)Context: India and the US are set to discuss number of important trade issues at the trade policy forum meet that begins today (January 12). These issues include from New Delhi’s long-pen...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs12 January 2024UPSCTableau selection for Republic day celebrationsContext: The current ongoing dispute between the Central government and other States regarding Republic Day parade tableaux has taken a political tone, with the Opposition accusing the ru...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs11 January 2024UPSCWhy 2023 was a difficult year for Indian start-ups, and why 2024 too looks challengingFirst, how was 2023 for Indian start-ups? In the previous year, Indian start-ups accumulated a total of $8.3 billion, marking the lowest fundraising since 2016 when there were significant...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs11 January 2024UPSCWhy 2023 was the warmest year ever, and what happens nowThe escalation in temperatures in 2023 led to an increase in extreme weather phenomena globally, encompassing heatwaves, floods, droughts, and wildfires. Specifically, Canada experienced...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs11 January 2024UPSCCAUCUS system in U.S. electionsContext: Republicans in IOWA will be the first to vote for their presidential candidate in the 2024 elections when they attend public gatherings which is also known as CAUCUS. Working mec...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs11 January 2024UPSCOrgans TransplantationContext: Recently, Delhi High Court has prescribed an ideal timeline of 6-8 weeks to complete the process of transplanting organs from living donors. The judge held that prolonged delays...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs11 January 2024UPSCClemency powers and Remission policiesContext: Recently the Supreme Court of India set aside the remission of 11 convicts. The convicts were sentenced to life imprisonment for the gang rape of Bilkis Bano and murder of her fa...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs11 January 2024UPSCFog in North IndiaContext: As winter peaked in northern India, a thick blanket of fog descended on several States in the last days of 2023 and also first of 2024. This thick layer of fog created challengin...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs10 January 2024UPSCINDIA CLUBRecently, there was a news of India planning to establish its own protection and indemnity (P&I) entity named India Club. It is a P&I ( Protection and Indemnity) entity or a P&I club. P&I...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs10 January 2024UPSCThe question of MSP: Is income support for farmers better than pricing that is delinked from market demand?Additionally, while their crops are sold wholesale, farmers pay retail prices for everything from seeds and pesticides to diesel and tractors. Consequently, farmers periodically demand mi...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs10 January 2024UPSCWarming up to climate change: How do we know humans are causing global warming?Context- 2023 might have set the record as the warmest year in the 174-year observational history, and possibly the warmest in the last 125,000 years. The year was marked by deadly heat w...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs10 January 2024UPSCPran pratishtha at Ayodhya Ram templeContext: The pran pratishtha ceremony for the Ayodhya temple will be held on January 22, and various rituals will begin from January 16. While the basic meaning of pran pratishtha means g...Study this topic →