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Current AffairsUPSC Current Affairs19 November 2023

ICC suspension of Srilanka

Context: On November 10, the International Cricket Council (ICC), cricket’s world governing body, suspended Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) over government interference. In a statement, the ICC said that SLC was in “serious breach of its…

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Current AffairsUPSC Current Affairs19 November 2023

ChinaPakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC)

Context: Seeking funds to the tune of $65 billion via infrastructure investment, Pakistan’s caretaker Prime Minister on October 20, completed a fiveday trip to Beijing. He was also attempting to allay China’s demands regarding th…

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Current AffairsUPSC Current Affairs18 November 2023

COP28 in Dubai: What to expect from climate meeting

Context of the conference The devastating impacts of climate change have been evident for several years now. This year is set to overtake 2016 as the warmest ever — and saw almost every month setting some or the other warming reco…

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Current AffairsUPSC Current Affairs18 November 2023

Why will Saturn’s rings briefly ‘disappear’ from view in 2025?

Why will Saturn’s rings be invisible from Earth? Like Earth’s axis of rotation, which is tilted by 23.5 degrees, Saturn’s axis of rotation has a 26.7 degree tilt — its enormous ring system is also tilted to the plane of Saturn’s o…

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Current AffairsUPSC Current Affairs18 November 2023

Non- Performing Assets

Context: As per the information shared by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in reply to the RTI question, scheduled commercial banks (SCBs) had written off non-performing assets (NPAs) - an acronym for loans that have gone bad worth…

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Current AffairsUPSC Current Affairs17 November 2023

A plan to join the Red Sea with Mediterranean — an alternative to the Suez Canal

A look at the Suez Canal’s salience. When it opened in 1869, the Suez Canal revolutionised global maritime trade. By connecting the Mediterranean and Red Seas through the Isthmus of Suez, it ensured that ships travelling between E…

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Current AffairsUPSC Current Affairs17 November 2023

VOICE DEEPFAKES

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 accordance with a requirement outlined in the IT Ru…

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Current AffairsUPSC Current Affairs17 November 2023

First Vaccine for Chikungunya

Context: Recently, the world’s first vaccine for chikungunya was approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the U.S. The vaccine has been developed by European vaccine manufacturer Valneva and will be available under th…

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Current AffairsUPSC Current Affairs16 November 2023

CPI and WPI

About: The Wholesale Price Index (WPI) and the Consumer Price Index (CPI) are commonly used to monitor inflation. The Wholesale Price Index is a tool for calculating the average variation in prices for goods sold in bulk. On the o…

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Current AffairsUPSC Current Affairs16 November 2023

Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act

Context: A lower court in Kerala has awarded the death sentence to a 28-year-old migrant worker from Bihar for the rape and murder of a 5-year-old girl belonging to another Bihari migrant family. The case has shaken the collective…

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Current AffairsUPSC Current Affairs16 November 2023

Key features of the draft Broadcasting Services (Regulation) Bill, 2023

What does the new draft Broadcasting Services (Regulation) Bill, 2023, entail? The Bill essentially provides regulatory provisions for various broadcasting services under a single legislative framework. It seeks to replace the Cab…

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Current AffairsUPSC Current Affairs16 November 2023

One year of Project Cheetah: Hits, misses and paradigm shift ahead

Project Cheetah, India’s ambitious attempt to introduce African cats in the wild in the country, has claimed to have achieved short-term success on four counts: “50% survival of introduced cheetahs, establishment of home ranges, b…

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Current AffairsUPSC Current Affairs15 November 2023

Uniform Civil Code

Why in news: A new organisation in Nagaland has threatened to burn down the official quarters of all the 60 legislators if the State Assembly succumbs to the Centre’s pressure and passes a Bill in support of the Uniform Civil Code…

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Current AffairsUPSC Current Affairs15 November 2023

No bar on contesting two seats in one poll

Why in news: Recently, the Supreme Court refused to set aside a provision in the election law that allows candidates to contest polls from two constituencies simultaneously. The petition by an advocate had sought a declaration tha…

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Current AffairsUPSC Current Affairs15 November 2023

Theatre Commands: Meaning, Structure and Significance for India

A theatre command integrates personnel and capabilities from different armed services under a unified commander for a defined geographical or functional area. The reform aims to improve joint planning, resource use and operational…

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Current AffairsUPSC Current Affairs15 November 2023

India holds ‘2+2’ Ministerial dialogue with the US: What it means

What are 2+2 meetings and what is the rationale behind them? The 2+2 meetings signify the participation of two high-level representatives, Ministers holding Foreign and Defence portfolios, from each of the two countries who aim to…

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Current AffairsUPSC Current Affairs14 November 2023

THREADS

The launch of social media app Threads as a competitor to Twitter is a game-changer. ABOUT THREADS : Threads is a brand new microblogging platform from Meta, the monstrous company that owns WhatsApp, Facebook and Instagram. The ap…

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Current AffairsUPSC Current Affairs14 November 2023

Speedy disposal of cases against lawmakers: What SC guidelines on the matter say

(Credits- The Times of India) Among the guidelines formulated for the “expeditious disposal” of such cases, the court called on the chief justices of various high courts across the country to set up a “special bench” to review and…

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Current AffairsUPSC Current Affairs14 November 2023

Why Kerala’s contributory pension scheme was under review, and what a govt committee has said on retaining it

Context- 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 (November 3). The three-member committee was f…

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Current AffairsUPSC Current Affairs14 November 2023

SENIOR CITIZEN SAVINGS SCHEME

Recently, 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 (SCSS) is a government backed saving scheme w…

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Current AffairsUPSC Current Affairs11 November 2023

SC says cracker order applies to country, not just NCR: What types of fireworks are allowed, and where

What 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 (improved crackers). It also banned the manufactur…

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Current AffairsUPSC Current Affairs11 November 2023

India’s Energy Conservation Building Code, 2017: Why the IEA called it a ‘notable exception’ among developing countries

ECBC 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 commercial buildings like hospitals, hotels…

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Current AffairsUPSC Current Affairs10 November 2023

The AgartalaAkhaura rail link

Context: Recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina virtually inaugurated the rail link between Agartala and Akhaura (in Bangladesh). It serves to reestablish connectivity between Banglad…

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Current AffairsUPSC Current Affairs10 November 2023

Government Directive on deepfakes

Context: 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 accordance with a requirement outlined in t…

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Current AffairsUPSC Current Affairs10 November 2023

Electoral 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 of the Income-tax Act, 1961, any citizen of…

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