UPSC Current Affairs08 November 2023UPSCNFSA and PM-GKAYContext: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced the extension of the central government’s free foodgrains scheme under the National Food Security Act (NFSA), 2013 “for the next five y...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs08 November 2023UPSCWatermelon become a symbol of the Palestine causeContext: In the many posts showing support for Palestine on social media, a popular symbol is the watermelon. Pictures and emojis of the sliced fruit, as well as artwork featuring it, are...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs08 November 2023UPSCMassive displacement in CongoContext: On October 30, the UN International Organization of Migration (IOM) reported that the number of people who have been internally displaced in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs08 November 2023UPSCGRAP Stage 4 implemented in Delhi-NCR amid severe air pollution: What does it mean?What is the Graded Response Action Plan? GRAP is a set of emergency measures that kick in to prevent further deterioration of air quality once it reaches a certain threshold in the Delhi-...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs08 November 2023UPSCBhutan’s King in India as Beijing-Thimpu speed up border talks: Why New Delhi is concernedLast month, Bhutan and China held the 25th round of bilateral border talks in Beijing. Tandi Dorji, Bhutanese Foreign Minister who was in Beijing for the talks, made two declarations that...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs07 November 2023UPSCPRADHAN MANTRI GARIB KALYAN ANNA YOJANA (PMGKAY)Recently, Prime Minister Modi announced that his government will extend the free-foodgrain scheme for 80 Crore poor people by another five years from January onwards. MORE ABOUT THE NEWS:...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs07 November 2023UPSCIndia to bring in a National Security Strategy: what is it, why is it important?What is a National Security Strategy? A National Security Strategy document outlines the country’s security objectives, and the ways to be adopted to achieve these. Updated periodically,...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs07 November 2023UPSCPakistan’s complicated relationship with the two TalibansThe current context of turmoil The recent attacks have come at a time when Pakistan is forcibly expelling Afghan refugees, many of whom have either been decades-long residents of Pakistan...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs07 November 2023UPSCDelhi’s odd-even schemeContext: As Delhi’s air quality continues to be in the “severe” category, the state government has decided to reintroduce the odd-even scheme from November 13-20. In the odd-even scheme,...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs06 November 2023UPSCINSOLVENCY AND BANKRUPTCY CODE (IBC), 2016Recently, the Union government exempted aircraft leases from the IBC moratorium that prohibits the repossession of any leased assets of a company undergoing insolvency process. MORE ABOUT...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs06 November 2023UPSCCan a trans woman invoke the Domestic Violence Act? SC to considerBombay High Court ruling holding that “a person who has exercised his right to decide the self-identified gender of women” is an aggrieved person under Section 2(a) of the Domestic Violen...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs06 November 2023UPSCHypertension: How its prevalence, diagnosis, control, and treatment varies across IndiaWhat does the study show about hypertension care in India? The national level data reveals what doctors across the country already know — a large proportion of those with hypertension do...Study this topic →