UPSC Current Affairs29 November 2023UPSCUnseasonal rains and lightning strikes in GujaratContext: Unseasonal and sudden heavy rainfall, accompanied by thunderstorms, hailstorms and lightning strikes, have so far claimed 27 lives in Gujarat on November 26. What explains the un...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs29 November 2023UPSCParthenon SculpturesContext: A diplomatic row sparked between Greece and the UK on Monday after British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak cancelled a meeting with his Greek counterpart Kyriakos Mitsotakis over the...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs28 November 2023UPSCGPS Spoofing: Working, Risks and CountermeasuresGPS spoofing transmits deceptive navigation signals so that a receiver calculates a false position or time. It can disrupt aviation, shipping, telecommunications, financial systems and mi...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs28 November 2023UPSCKAMBALAWHY IN NEWS: Recently Bengaluru hold its first Kambala race, with 159 pairs of buffaloes and their jockeys racing through the specially made slush tracks in the city’s Palace Grounds. It...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs28 November 2023UPSCWhat is rat-hole mining, being done to rescue trapped Uttarkashi tunnel workersRat hole mining is a method of extracting coal from narrow, horizontal seams, prevalent in Meghalaya. The term “rat hole” refers to the narrow pits dug into the ground, typically just lar...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs28 November 2023UPSCFIBRE OPTIC CABLESOptical fibres are made of thin cylindrical strands of glass. The diameter of a typical fibre is close to the diameter of a human hair. These fibres can carry information, such as text, i...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs27 November 2023UPSCUttarakhand tunnel rescue: What is an auger machine, what went wrong, and what’s next?What is a horizontal auger machine? A horizontal auger machine, often called a horizontal boring machine or directional drill, is a specialised tool to create horizontal bores or undergro...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs27 November 2023UPSC15 years of 26/11: How Mumbai terror attacks changed India’s security infrastructureMaritime security revamp Post 26/11, the Indian navy was given overall charge of maritime security, and the Indian Coast Guard was given the responsibility for territorial waters and to c...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs27 November 2023UPSCVillage Defence CommitteesWhy in news: With heightened terror activity in Jammu, the CRPF is reviving Village Defence Committees that were disbanded in the early 2000s. The committees had been disbanded in the ear...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs27 November 2023UPSCFitch downgrades US ratingContext: Global credit rating agency Fitch has downgraded US Sovereign rating from AAA to AA+ citing expected fiscal deterioration over next three years. Standard and Poor had downgraded...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs26 November 2023UPSCNew START Treaty: Nuclear Limits, Verification and SignificanceNew START is a strategic arms-control agreement between the United States and Russia that limits deployed nuclear forces and provides verification mechanisms. Its future affects strategic...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs26 November 2023UPSCAhom burial sitesWhy in news: The Centre has decided to nominate Assam’s Charaideo Maidams — the Ahom equivalent of the ancient Egyptian pyramids — for the UNESCO World Heritage Site status this year. The...Study this topic →