UPSC Current Affairs25 November 2023UPSCSickle cell breakthroughBoth sickle cell disease and thalassaemia are caused by errors in the gene for haemoglobin, a protein in the red blood cells that carry oxygen to organs and tissues. The therapy uses the...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs24 November 2023UPSCCOP 28: India’s equity demandContext: According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s Sixth Assessment Report (IPCC AR6), every 1,000 billion tonnes of CO2 in emissions causes an estimated 0.45 degrees C...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs24 November 2023UPSCElectoral bonds: what EC, SBI and the govt can reveal about anonymous donorsThis isn’t the first time the Supreme Court has asked the Election Commission for data on electoral bonds received by parties. In its November 2 order, a five-judge Bench headed by Chief...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs24 November 2023UPSC25 years of the International Space Station: Why it was launched, what it doesWhen did the International Space Station launch? The first segment of the ISS — the Zarya Control Module — was Russian and launched November 20, 1998.Zarya supplied fuel storage and batte...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs24 November 2023UPSCEI Nino- La NinaWhy in news : According to the study, published in the Nature Communications journal, increased sea surface temperature variability from ENSO in the eastern Equatorial pacific will emerge...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs24 November 2023UPSCInvestor Risk Reduction Access platformContext: The Investor Risk Reduction Access (IRRA) is a platform that will act as a ‘safety net’ for investors in case of technical glitches faced by a trading member or a stock broker re...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs23 November 2023UPSCHaryana’s employment reservation lawContext: The Punjab and Haryana High Court on November 17 quashed a law enacted by the Haryana government in 2021 that guaranteed 75% reservation to locals in private sector jobs in Harya...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs23 November 2023UPSCHow a NASA experiment will study ‘air glow’ to understand Space weather, why it mattersWhat exactly is Space weather and why is it important? Just like there is weather on the Earth, the environment around the Earth and the other planets remains constantly under the influen...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs23 November 2023UPSCHave we lost the fight against climate changeEmissions still rising According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), global greenhouse gas emissions need to be cut by at least 43% from the 2019 levels by 2030, to r...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs23 November 2023UPSCDIGENE GELCONTEXT: Recently, Drug manufacturer Abbott India has withdrawn all batches of the popular antacid syrup, Digene gel, which were manufactured at its Goa facility. MORE ABOUT THE NEWS: Ape...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs23 November 2023UPSCGhol FishContext: Ghol fish was declared the state fish of Gujarat by Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel during a two-day Global Fisheries Conference India 2023 in Ahmedabad. The Gujarat government ch...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs23 November 2023UPSCU.K.’s Rwanda dealContext: The government policy of the U.K., of creating a mechanism for the transfer of asylum seekers not considered by the U.K. to Rwanda, has been ruled as unlawful by the U.K. The Mig...Study this topic →