UPSC Current Affairs05 January 2024UPSCSouth Africa files genocide case against Israel at ICJ: Why the African nation supports Gaza so stronglyThe ICJ serves as a United Nations forum for settling disputes between nations. The question arises as to why South Africa is showing solidarity with Gaza, even going as far as accusing I...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs05 January 2024UPSCIn 2023, Indian science went for the Moon and reached for the Sun. What’s planned for 2024?Chandrayaan-3 Several of ISRO’s future plans were solidified following the successful moon landing of Chandrayaan-3 in August. Despite the United States and the former Soviet Union having...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs05 December 2023UPSCGDP growth surprise: How to read the dataThis is welcome news because not only is this a fairly impressive level of economic growth, it also beats all market expectations. The first significance of the news is that it has trigge...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs05 December 2023UPSCINTENSIVE AGRICULTURERecently, United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) published report which focuses on the staggering hidden costs of our global agrifood systems,surpassing an astonishing $1...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs05 December 2023UPSCCarbon Border Adjustment MechanismThe Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism or CBAM is an EU regulation to put a ‘fair’ price on carbon emitted during the production of items identified as carbon-intensive in non-EU countrie...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs05 December 2023UPSCSpecial Marriage Act, 1954The Special Marriage Act, 1954is an Act of the Parliament of India with provision for civil marriage (or "registered marriage") for people of India and all Indian nationals in foreign cou...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs05 December 2023UPSCNagaland’s municipal tightropeContext: Recently the Neiphiu Rioled Nagaland government preferred to be in contempt of the Supreme Court than face the wrath of the communitybased organisations by repealing the Nagala...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs04 December 2023UPSCNational Food Security Act (NFSA), 2013Why in news: The Central government will provide free food grains to about 81.35 crore beneficiaries under the ‘Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana’ (PMGKAY) for a period of five year...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs04 December 2023UPSCPresident Murmu advocates for All India Judicial Service: What the idea is, why it hasn’t been implementedWhat is the All India Judicial Service? Article 312 of the Constitution provides for the establishment of an All-India Judicial Service (AIJS), along the lines of the central civil servic...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs04 December 2023UPSCCyclone Michaung to make landfall in Tamil Nadu: What is a cyclone — and its different types?Cyclone Michaung is the fourth tropical cyclone of the year over the Bay of Bengal. The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) classifies cyclones broadly into two categories: extr...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs04 December 2023UPSCEcologically sensitive zones (ESZ)Why in news: Recently there were protests in Kerala and some other regions due to the aforesaid zones. What are Ecologically sensitive zones (ESZ)? Eco-Sensitive Zones(ESZs) or Ecological...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs04 December 2023UPSCSpotbellied eagle owl and Mottled wood owlWhy in news: A wildlife team recently found a spot-bellied eagle owl for the first time in the Seshachalam forest, and for the third time in Andhra Pradesh. They also sighted Mottled woo...Study this topic →