UPSC Current Affairs17 November 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 Affairs17 November 2023UPSCFirst Vaccine for ChikungunyaContext: 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 manufact...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs16 November 2023UPSCCPI and WPIAbout: 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...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs16 November 2023UPSCProtection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) ActContext: 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...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs16 November 2023UPSCKey features of the draft Broadcasting Services (Regulation) Bill, 2023What does the new draft Broadcasting Services (Regulation) Bill, 2023, entail? The Bill essentially provides regulatory provisions for various broadcasting services under a single legisla...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs16 November 2023UPSCOne year of Project Cheetah: Hits, misses and paradigm shift aheadProject 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 introduce...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs15 November 2023UPSCUniform Civil CodeWhy 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...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs15 November 2023UPSCNo bar on contesting two seats in one pollWhy 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...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs15 November 2023UPSCTHEATRE COMMANDSThe Inter-Services Organisations (Command, Control and Discipline) Bill, 2023, was introduced in the Lok Sabha this year. It provides disciplinary powers to the commanders heading tri-ser...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs15 November 2023UPSCIndia holds ‘2+2’ Ministerial dialogue with the US: What it meansWhat 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...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs14 November 2023UPSCTHREADSThe 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 ow...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs14 November 2023UPSCSpeedy 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 countr...Study this topic →