UPSC Current Affairs14 November 2023UPSCWhy Kerala’s contributory pension scheme was under review, and what a govt committee has said on retaining itContext- A report from a Kerala government-constituted committee, to review the state’s contributory pension scheme, has been made public now after a Supreme Court verdict last Friday (No...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs14 November 2023UPSCSENIOR CITIZEN SAVINGS SCHEMERecently, the government has issued a notification to make changes in the Senior citizens Savings Scheme rules. WHAT IS SENIOR CITIZEN SAVINGS SCHEME? The Senior Citizen Savings Scheme (S...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs11 November 2023UPSCSC says cracker order applies to country, not just NCR: What types of fireworks are allowed, and whereWhat are the SC orders on firecrackers? In October 2018, the apex court had banned the production and sale of all crackers except ‘green crackers’ and those with reduced emissions (improv...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs11 November 2023UPSCIndia’s Energy Conservation Building Code, 2017: Why the IEA called it a ‘notable exception’ among developing countriesECBC sets minimum energy standards for commercial buildings, with the objective of enabling energy savings of between 25 and 50 per cent in compliant buildings. The code is applicable to...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs10 November 2023UPSCThe AgartalaAkhaura rail linkContext: Recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina virtually inaugurated the rail link between Agartala and Akhaura (in Bangladesh). It serves t...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs10 November 2023UPSCGovernment Directive on deepfakesContext: Recently 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...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs10 November 2023UPSCElectoral Bonds and Electoral Trusts: What are they, and how do they differ?Under the scheme notified by the UPA-2 government on January 31, 2013, any company registered under Section 25 of the Companies Act, 1956, can form an electoral trust. Under Section 17CA...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs09 November 2023UPSC10 things Delhi-NCR needs to do to tackle air pollution: What an IIT Kanpur study saidWhat measures are needed to improve Delhi’s air quality? Stop the use of coal in hotels and restaurants The report noted that there are approximately 9,000 hotels and restaurants in Delhi...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs09 November 2023UPSCCan Delhi’s odd-even policy help in preventing health issues?Context- While there is some evidence that an odd-even vehicle policy reduces pollutant levels, experts say the available data lacks consistency, and the reduction achieved may not be suf...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs09 November 2023UPSCPREVENTION OF MONEY LAUNDERING ACT (PMLA), 2002Recently, Former Jammu and Kashmir minister Lal Singh was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). MORE ABOUT THE NEWS: Ex-minister was under investigation by the federal agency as p...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs09 November 2023UPSCSworn AffidavitContext: Darshan Hiranandani, CEO of the Hiranandani Group has given a “sworn affidavit” to the Ethics Committee of Lok Sabha making a series of allegations against TMC MP Mahua Moitra an...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs09 November 2023UPSCQuestions in ParliamentContext: Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra said she welcomes answering questions from the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Lok Sabha Ethics Committee pertaining to ‘cash for...Study this topic →