UPSC Current Affairs02 October 2023UPSCPakistan bomb blast: Why Balochistan remains a problem province for PakA ‘forced’ accession At the time of independence, the region comprised Makran, Las Bela, Kharan and Kalat, the tribal chiefs of which had sworn allegiance to the British. The chief of Kal...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs01 October 2023UPSCNational Green Hydrogen MissionWhy in news: The Union Cabinet recently approved a ₹19,744 crore National Green Hydrogen mission that aims to make India a ‘global hub’ for using, producing and exporting green hydrogen....Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs01 October 2023UPSCTuberculosisContext: According to a recent research one in two tuberculosis patients either has diabetes or prediabetes, that is every other TB patient has some sort of glucose metabolism disorder....Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs01 October 2023UPSCNipah OutbreakContext: On September 11, samples sent to Calicut Medical College for testing were confirmed as Nipah virus. The Nipah Virus (NiV) infection reported from Kozhikode, Kerala, coming in the...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs30 September 2023UPSCGujarat bans Conocarpus plants: Which other states stopped cultivating some treesIn a circular issued on Tuesday (September 26), the principal chief conservator of forests and head of forest force, S K Chaturvedi, emphasised the need to control the growth of “exotic s...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs29 September 2023UPSCHow MS Swaminathan triggered the Green Revolution and helped India achieve food securityIn an interview published by the MS Swaminathan Research Foundation, Swaminathan spoke about how he first became inclined towards agriculture at a time when he was expected to follow his...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs29 September 2023UPSCOSIRIS-REx and Bennu: Sample return missionsHow will the OSIRIS-REx samples return to Earth? At an altitude of about 250 kilometers (155 miles) from the surface of Earth, OSIRIS-REx will release a capsule carrying the samples over...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs29 September 2023UPSCArtificial IntelligenceAbout: Artificial intelligence refers to any cognitive process exhibited by a non-human entity. Artificial intelligence has many subcategories, such as neural networks and deep learning,...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs29 September 2023UPSCFive Eyes’ intelligence allianceContext: The recent allegations by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau linking the killing of Khalistani leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar on Canadian soil to the Indian government have put...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs28 September 2023UPSCThe demand for a Greater TipralandWhy in news: The newest political party in Tripura, the Tipraha Indigenous Progressive Regional Alliance (TIPRA) Motha, floated in 2019 has created a flutter with its demand for a Greater...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs28 September 2023UPSCG-secsAbout: Government Securities (G-Secs) are tradable debt instruments issued by the Central or State governments in order to borrow money from the public to finance their fiscal deficit. Th...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs28 September 2023UPSCIndia-Canada stand-off: What is the Five Eyes AllianceWhy was the Five Eyes Alliance formed? According to the Canadian government’s website, “These partner countries share a broad range of intelligence with one another in one of the world’s...Study this topic →