UPSC Current Affairs09 January 2024UPSCEU’s carbon border taxContext: Recently, there is a concern developing for India due to the European Union (EU)’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM). The EU’s CBAM policy that intends to tax carboninte...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs09 January 2024UPSCEl-NinoContext: According to the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) the year 2023 was the warmest-on-record year and the warming El Nino event is to make fuel the heat in 2024. El-Nino and...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs09 January 2024UPSCED, CRPF attacked in West Bengal: What is the PDS scam they are investigating?What is the alleged corruption in the PDS, which has come to be known as the “ration scam” in West Bengal? Investigators have found that Bakibur Rahman, a prominent businessman, allegedly...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs09 January 2024UPSCWhy ISRO’s Aditya spacecraft is at ‘L1’, what it meansThe Sun generates energy via nuclear fusion within its core and releases it from its outer layers. The photosphere, a layer with a temperature of 6,000 degrees Celsius, emits all visible...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs08 January 2024UPSCElections in Bangladesh: Everything you need to knowHow elections work in Bangladesh Bangladesh’s single-chamber legislative body, the Jatiya Sangsad, consists of 350 members. Every five years, 300 of these members are elected in national...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs08 January 2024UPSCJustice Gavai nominated as SC Legal Services Committee Chairman: What law says on free legal aid in IndiaWhat is the Supreme Court Legal Services Committee? The Supreme Court Legal Services Committee (SCLSC) was established under Section 3A of the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987. Its pu...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs08 January 2024UPSCRise in child marriages in West BengalContext: According to the recent study on child marriage in India which is published in the Lancet noted the overall decrease in child marriage across the country. But the report pointed...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs08 January 2024UPSCFirst Advance Estimates of GDPContext: Recently, According to the First Advance Estimates (FAEs) released by the government, India’s GDP will grow by 7.3% in the current financial year (2023-24) which is slightly fast...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs08 January 2024UPSCOdisha products got GI tagsContext: Recently about seven products from Odisha have bagged the fanous Geographical Indication (GI) tag in recognition of their exclusivity to the state. Geographical Indications of go...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs06 January 2024UPSCDiscovery of palaeolithic toolsContext: Recently, the floods in the Mulugu district of Telangana has led to a fresh discovery of quartzite tools which belong to Palaeolithic age. The tools and hand axes were found in t...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs06 January 2024UPSCWhy has the Indian Science Congress been postponed?Is the postponement of the Indian Science Congress a big deal? The Indian Science Congress, an annual event since 1914, has been postponed in an unprecedented move. Except for 2021 and 20...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs06 January 2024UPSCJapan earthquake triggers tsunami warning: What is a tsunami, why does it keep forming in the island country?A tsunami, a term derived from Japanese that translates to “harbour wave”, is a sequence of massive sea waves triggered by undersea earthquakes or volcanic eruptions. When an earthquake o...Study this topic →