UPSC Current Affairs19 November 2023UPSCICC suspension of SrilankaContext: On November 10, the International Cricket Council (ICC), cricket’s world governing body, suspended Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) over government interference. In a statement, the ICC s...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs19 November 2023UPSCChinaPakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC)Context: Seeking funds to the tune of $65 billion via infrastructure investment, Pakistan’s caretaker Prime Minister on October 20, completed a fiveday trip to Beijing. He was also attem...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs18 November 2023UPSCCOP28 in Dubai: What to expect from climate meetingContext of the conference The devastating impacts of climate change have been evident for several years now. This year is set to overtake 2016 as the warmest ever — and saw almost every m...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs18 November 2023UPSCWhy will Saturn’s rings briefly ‘disappear’ from view in 2025?Why will Saturn’s rings be invisible from Earth? Like Earth’s axis of rotation, which is tilted by 23.5 degrees, Saturn’s axis of rotation has a 26.7 degree tilt — its enormous ring syste...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs18 November 2023UPSCNon- Performing AssetsContext: As per the information shared by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in reply to the RTI question, scheduled commercial banks (SCBs) had written off non-performing assets (NPAs) - an...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs17 November 2023UPSCA plan to join the Red Sea with Mediterranean — an alternative to the Suez CanalA look at the Suez Canal’s salience. When it opened in 1869, the Suez Canal revolutionised global maritime trade. By connecting the Mediterranean and Red Seas through the Isthmus of Suez,...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs17 November 2023UPSCVOICE DEEPFAKESRecently, the Indian government instructed “social media intermediaries” to remove morphed videos or deepfakes from their platforms within 24 hours of a complaint being filed, in accordan...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs17 November 2023UPSCFirst Vaccine for ChikungunyaContext: Recently, the world’s first vaccine for chikungunya was approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the U.S. The vaccine has been developed by European vaccine manufact...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs16 November 2023UPSCCPI and WPIAbout: The Wholesale Price Index (WPI) and the Consumer Price Index (CPI) are commonly used to monitor inflation. The Wholesale Price Index is a tool for calculating the average variation...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs16 November 2023UPSCProtection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) ActContext: A lower court in Kerala has awarded the death sentence to a 28-year-old migrant worker from Bihar for the rape and murder of a 5-year-old girl belonging to another Bihari migrant...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs16 November 2023UPSCKey features of the draft Broadcasting Services (Regulation) Bill, 2023What does the new draft Broadcasting Services (Regulation) Bill, 2023, entail? The Bill essentially provides regulatory provisions for various broadcasting services under a single legisla...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs16 November 2023UPSCOne year of Project Cheetah: Hits, misses and paradigm shift aheadProject Cheetah, India’s ambitious attempt to introduce African cats in the wild in the country, has claimed to have achieved short-term success on four counts: “50% survival of introduce...Study this topic →