UPSC Current Affairs09 October 2023UPSCAgnipath Scheme: Features, Benefits and ConcernsThe Agnipath scheme recruits personnel below officer rank into the armed forces for a fixed term, with a proportion retained for longer service. It seeks a younger force and lower long-te...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs08 October 2023UPSCBluebuggingWhat is meant by Bluebugging : It is a form of hacking that allows the hackers to control the device using discoverable Bluetooth connection. Blubagging and its working mechanism How does...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs08 October 2023UPSCThathera Metal craftContext: Despite the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage inscription of the thathera craft of Jndiala Guru since 2014, the financial and social condition of the craftsmen has not improved...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs08 October 2023UPSCSemiconductorsA semiconductoris a material which has an electrical conductivity value falling between that of a conductor, such as copper, and an insulator, such as glass. Its resistivity falls as its...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs07 October 2023UPSCRussia may pull out of CTBT: How the treaty tried — and failed — to stop nuclear testingThe United States conducted the world’s first successful nuclear weapons test in July 1945. Four years later, the Soviet Union tested their first nuclear weapon. These tests triggered a d...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs07 October 2023UPSCWhy Punjab wants to ban the cultivation of PUSA-44 paddy varietyWhen did Punjab farmers begin cultivating PUSA-44? PUSA-44 was developed in 1993 by the Delhi based Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR). Subsequently, Punjab’s farmers started...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs06 October 2023UPSCPM Vishwakarma schemeAim of the scheme: The scheme aims to provide end-to-end support to artisans and crafts people who work with their hands and tools. The scheme also aims at improving the quality, as well...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs06 October 2023UPSCProject RE-HABKey facts about the scheme : Project RE-HAB stands for Reducing Elephant-Human Attacks using Bees. It was launched by the KVIC initially as a pilot project in Karnataka. It works by keepi...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs06 October 2023UPSCRBI’s status quo and an indication that rate cuts would have to wait: What’s in store for borrowers, depositorsThe pause in the Repo rate – the rate at which RBI lends money to banks to meet their short-term funding needs – on Friday (October 6) is for the fourth time since the RBI started hiking...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs06 October 2023UPSCGlacial lake outburst flood kills 14 in Sikkim, 102 people missing: What is GLOF?Glacial lakes, like the South Lhonak Lake, are large bodies of water that sit in front of, on top of, or beneath a melting glacier. As they grow larger, they become more dangerous because...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs05 October 2023UPSCINDEX OF EIGHT-CORE INDUSTRIESABOUT Index of Eight Core industries: The Index is released by The Office of economic adviser, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce and In...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs05 October 2023UPSCWest bank, Gaza strip and Golan HeightsHistorical background : The Gaza Strip and the West Bank had been occupied by Egypt and Jordan, respectively, since the 1948 Arab–Israeli War until the Six-Day War of 1967. Israel occupie...Study this topic →