UPSC Current Affairs25 October 2023UPSCWhy Mumbai is witnessing more poor air quality daysWind patterns The direction and strength of winds are often the key factor in determining Mumbai’s air quality. The city does not generate a lesser amount of pollutants than Delhi. The em...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs25 October 2023UPSCHow the United Nations was born on this day in 1945, and how it has evolvedThe birth of the United Nations The UN was born out of the ashes of yet another international organisation created with the intention of keeping war away. The League of Nations was create...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs25 October 2023UPSCComponents of SIM card, FunctioningContext: In 2021, there were more than 14 billion cellular devices in the world even though there were only seven billion people. The ubiquity of these devices but especially smartphones...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs24 October 2023UPSCAsphyxiationWhy in news: Last year, Seven workers died from asphyxiation during the removal of sludge from an edible oil tank at a mill in Kakinada district of Andhra Pradesh. About Asphyxiation: Asp...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs24 October 2023UPSCCyclone and its formationWhat is cyclone : A cycloneis basically a large air mass that rotates around a strong center of low atmospheric pressure. It rotates in counter clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and cl...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs24 October 2023UPSCChina to build the world’s largest ‘ghost particle’ detector: What are neutrinos and why do they need to be detected?Anything that has mass — you, me, the book on the shelf next to you and the cup of coffee you’re drinking from — is made up of atoms. For a long time, scientists thought atoms were the sm...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs24 October 2023UPSCSTATE OF RURAL ECONOMYA recent study by NielsenIQ put rural demand in Q2 at 200-300 basis points lower than urban demand. CURRENT STATE OF RURAL ECONOMY: As per the Economic Survey 2022-23, 65% of India’s popu...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs23 October 2023UPSCBidenomics: What is it? Has it worked? What is its significance?While electoral reversals are par for the course in any democracy, Biden’s loss could result in another policy shock — both to the US and the global order. A) Many of Trump’s policies wer...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs23 October 2023UPSCCanada recalls 41 diplomats from India: What is the 1961 Vienna Convention, why it was invokedWhat have the US and the UK governments said? On Saturday, the US and UK backed Canada, stating that diplomats are required to be on the ground to resolve differences. Notably, the two co...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs23 October 2023UPSCINDIA’S FOOD PRODUCTIONRecently, Ministry of Agriculture released data on food production and it shows food production touched record highs in 2022-23. ESTIMATES AS PER MINISTRY : Food production in 2022-23 is...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs23 October 2023UPSCAGNIPATH SCHEMEIt s a scheme of Indian Armed forces in which selected candidates will be enrolled as AGNIVEERS for 4 years in non-officer ranks. OBJECTIVES OF THE SCHEME: To attract young talent from th...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs23 October 2023UPSCIndo – China Border Dispute and LACIndo – China Border dispute: India and China share a total boundary of approximately 3,488 kilometres which is second largest after Bangladesh. The border is generally divided into three...Study this topic →