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 →
UPSC Current Affairs25 November 2023UPSCErra Matti DibbaluThese are basically coastal red sand dunes. They are minimum 18,500 to 20,000 years old and they can be related to the last glacial period. With the height of up to 30m, they exhibit badl...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs25 November 2023UPSCWhat is the new Investor Risk Reduction Access platform, and how it stands to benefit investorsIRRA platform has been developed to reduce risks faced by investors in the eventuality of technical glitches at the trading member’s end at both the primary site and disaster recovery sit...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs25 November 2023UPSCSickle cell breakthroughBoth sickle cell disease and thalassaemia are caused by errors in the gene for haemoglobin, a protein in the red blood cells that carry oxygen to organs and tissues. The therapy uses the...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs24 November 2023UPSCCOP 28: India’s equity demandContext: According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s Sixth Assessment Report (IPCC AR6), every 1,000 billion tonnes of CO2 in emissions causes an estimated 0.45 degrees C...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs24 November 2023UPSCElectoral bonds: what EC, SBI and the govt can reveal about anonymous donorsThis isn’t the first time the Supreme Court has asked the Election Commission for data on electoral bonds received by parties. In its November 2 order, a five-judge Bench headed by Chief...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs24 November 2023UPSC25 years of the International Space Station: Why it was launched, what it doesWhen did the International Space Station launch? The first segment of the ISS — the Zarya Control Module — was Russian and launched November 20, 1998.Zarya supplied fuel storage and batte...Study this topic →