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BlogUPSC Current Affairs20 November 2024

With DRDO successfully testing India’s first long-range hypersonic missile, all you need to know about the weapon

India’s state organisation Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has achieved a milestone by testing out the first long-range hypersonic missile in the country.

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BlogUPSC Current Affairs20 November 2024

A river lost unchecked discharge of industrial effluents and inadequate sewage treatment facilities have turned the Hindon’s water toxic

The Hindon River, once a lifeline for the communities along its banks, has now become a toxic stream due to unchecked industrial effluents and inadequate sewage treatment facilities.

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Current AffairsUPSC Current Affairs19 November 2024

Bodoland Mahotsav

Key Details: Event: 1st Bodoland Mahotsav (Festival) Inauguration by: Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi Date: 15th November 2024 (6:30 PM) Venue: SAI Indira Gandhi Sports Complex, New Delhi Duration: Two-day event (15th & 16th Nov…

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Current AffairsUPSC Current Affairs19 November 2024

Snap Polls In Germany

On November 6, 2024, Germany’s ruling coalition, made up of the Social Democrats (SPD), Greens, and Free Democrats (FDP), fell apart after Chancellor Olaf Scholz fired his Finance Minister, Christian Lindner (FDP). After this, a n…

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Current AffairsUPSC Current Affairs19 November 2024

PM Modi's Visit To Nigeria

First Visit in 17 Years: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Nigeria is the first visit by an Indian Prime Minister in 17 years. This shows the importance of renewing and enhancing India-Nigeria ties, given Nigeria's status as…

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BlogUPSC Current Affairs19 November 2024

Memorandum of Implementation Signed with Government of Japan for Co-development of Unicorn masts for the Indian Navy

The Indian Navy and Japan locked its horns in the defence cooperation on November 15, 2024, when both has inked Memorandum of Implementation (MOI) for joint development of Unified Complex Radio Antenna (UNICORN) masts.

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BlogUPSC Current Affairs19 November 2024

Measles cases up in India: Are missed vaccines to blame?

The recent past has seen a massive upswing in India’s measles outbreak and this has halted India’s vaccination great process and has widened speculation and implications of missed immunization.

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Current AffairsUPSC Current Affairs18 November 2024

Svastik Initiative

The SVASTIK (Scientifically Validated Traditional Knowledge) initiative was highlighted by the Director of the CSIR-National Institute of Science Communication and Policy Research (NIScPR) at the International Conference on Commun…

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Current AffairsUPSC Current Affairs18 November 2024

Mates Scheme

introduced a new scheme called MATES (Mobility Arrangement for Talented Early-professionals Scheme) that gives young professionals from India the opportunity to work in Australia for a limited time. MATES is a scheme for Indian un…

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Current AffairsUPSC Current Affairs18 November 2024

Largest Coral Colony Found In Solomon Island

In October 2024, researchers from National Geographic’s Pristine Seas team made a major discovery in the Solomon Islands, located in the southwest Pacific Ocean. The team found the world’s largest coral colony, so big that it can…

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BlogUPSC Current Affairs18 November 2024

Protest breaks out in Imphal valley after three bodies found in Jiribam

On November 16, 2024 that a major protest erupted in the Imphal Valley in Manipur due to the identification of three corpses in the Jiribam district.

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BlogUPSC Current Affairs18 November 2024

U.N. climate chief urges G20 action to untangle COP29 talks

Speaking to the G20 nations on November 16, 2024, the United Nations climate chief, Simon Stiell, urged the group to act to unlock current negotiations by the COP29 summit of climate change in Baku, Azerbaijan.

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Current AffairsUPSC Current Affairs16 November 2024

Janjatiya Gaurav Divas

Janjatiya Gaurav Divas is celebrated annually on 15th November to honor the contributions and sacrifices of India’s tribal communities, particularly in the freedom struggle. This day also marks the birth anniversary of Birsa Munda…

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Current AffairsUPSC Current Affairs16 November 2024

INDIA RUSSIA TRADE TARGET OF 100 BN USD BY 2030: DEVELOPMENTS AND CHALLENGES

USD 100 billion trade target well before 2030. This was discussed at the 25th India-Russia Intergovernmental Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific, Technological, and Cultural Cooperation (IRIGC-TEC) held in New Delhi. The ses…

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BlogUPSC Current Affairs16 November 2024

Prime Minister pays tribute to Bhagwan Birsa Munda on his birth anniversary, commemorated as Janjatiya Gaurav Divas

On November 15, 2024, Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid heartfelt tributes to Bhagwan Birsa Munda on his birth anniversary, which is commemorated as Janjatiya Gaurav Divas.

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BlogUPSC Current Affairs16 November 2024

Supreme Court’s order on mandatory accessibility standards, why it matters

It became one of the important guidelines on November 9, 2024 when the Supreme Court of India instructed the Union government to set up standards needed to fulfil the accessibility of architectures for persons with disability with…

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BlogUPSC Current Affairs15 November 2024

Maoist violence ST panel urges Centre, States to submit detailed report on status of Gotti Koya tribals

The parliamentary Standing Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Tribes has demanded the Centre and State governments to submit reports concerning the Gotti Koya tribals who are worst affected due to Maoists violence.

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BlogUPSC Current Affairs15 November 2024

WII experts hail success of ‘Project Cheetah’, Centre plans expansion to Gandhi Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary

The Wildlife Institute of India (WII) has recently commemorated the successful running of the massive ‘Project Cheetah’ at Kuno National Park, Madhya Pradesh.

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Current AffairsUPSC Current Affairs15 November 2024

Long Range Land Attack Cruise Missile

Overview: In a significant advancement for India’s defense capabilities, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully conducted the maiden flight test of its Long Range Land Attack Cruise Missile (LRLACM).…

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Current AffairsUPSC Current Affairs15 November 2024

Foreign Contribution Regulation Act

In November 2024, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) issued a notice listing 17 reasons for which the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA) registration of NGOs (Non-Governmental Organizations) may be denied or canceled. Th…

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Current AffairsUPSC Current Affairs15 November 2024

Decommissioned Hawk Missiles

Taiwan's Defence Minister, Wellington Koo, recently said that it is up to the United States to decide the future of Taiwan's decommissioned HAWK anti-aircraft missiles. This statement came in response to a question about whether T…

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Current AffairsUPSC Current Affairs14 November 2024

Antariksh Abhyas

Exercise Dates: 11-13 November 2024 Location: New Delhi India has launched its first-ever space exercise, Antariksha Abhyas – 2024, organized by the Defence Space Agency (DSA) under the Headquarters Integrated Defence Staff. This…

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Current AffairsUPSC Current Affairs14 November 2024

SC On Aligarh Muslim University

On 8 November 2024, the Supreme Court of India made an important ruling regarding the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) The Court overruled its 1967 decision in the Azeez Basha case, which had previously denied AMU the status of a m…

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BlogUPSC Current Affairs14 November 2024

Giant flower that smells of dead bodies blooms in Australia. What we know about the rare species

In the heart of Geelong Botanic Gardens, a rare and extraordinary event has captured the attention of thousands: blooming of corpse flower or Amorphophallus titanum.

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BlogUPSC Current Affairs14 November 2024

World Diabetes Day 2024

World Diabetes Day, celebrated on 14th of November every year is an awareness campaign aiming at promoting the condition, prevention and control of diabetes.

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