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 →
UPSC Current Affairs08 November 2023UPSCNFSA and PM-GKAYContext: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced the extension of the central government’s free foodgrains scheme under the National Food Security Act (NFSA), 2013 “for the next five y...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs08 November 2023UPSCWatermelon become a symbol of the Palestine causeContext: In the many posts showing support for Palestine on social media, a popular symbol is the watermelon. Pictures and emojis of the sliced fruit, as well as artwork featuring it, are...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs08 November 2023UPSCMassive displacement in CongoContext: On October 30, the UN International Organization of Migration (IOM) reported that the number of people who have been internally displaced in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs08 November 2023UPSCGRAP Stage 4 implemented in Delhi-NCR amid severe air pollution: What does it mean?What is the Graded Response Action Plan? GRAP is a set of emergency measures that kick in to prevent further deterioration of air quality once it reaches a certain threshold in the Delhi-...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs08 November 2023UPSCBhutan’s King in India as Beijing-Thimpu speed up border talks: Why New Delhi is concernedLast month, Bhutan and China held the 25th round of bilateral border talks in Beijing. Tandi Dorji, Bhutanese Foreign Minister who was in Beijing for the talks, made two declarations that...Study this topic →