UPSC Current Affairs30 October 2023UPSCGenerative Artificial IntelligenceContext: Recently, Qualcomm made a series of announcements that highlights the chipmaker’s pivot to Generative Artificial Intelligence (gen AI). All the products it unveiled were aimed at...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs29 October 2023UPSCGLOBAL HUNGER INDEXRecently, Union minister for women and child development, Smriti Irani, recently dismissed India’s abysmal ranking on the Global Hunger Index (GHI). MORE ABOUT THE NEWS: In the Global Hun...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs29 October 2023UPSCQR CODEThe Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has recommended the inclusion of a QR code on food products for accessibility by visually impaired individuals. A QR code (short f...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs29 October 2023UPSCCLOUD SEEDINGRecently, a cloud seeding experiment carried out in Solapur city was able to achieve 18% relative enhancement in rainfall, which is approximately 8.67mm more rainfall. Cloud seeding is a...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs27 October 2023UPSCNano UreaContext: IFFCO now started exporting world’s 1st Nano Urea invented & manufactured indigenously in India by IFFCO to USA. An agreement in regard of exporting IFFCO Nano Urea to USA is sig...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs27 October 2023UPSCChina-Bhutan boundary talksContext: China and Bhutan held their 25th round of boundary talks in Beijing and signed a Cooperation Agreement on the “Responsibilities and Functions of the Joint Technical Team (JTT) on...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs27 October 2023UPSCThe new made-in-India EV charging standard for bikes and scooters: here’s why it mattersWhat is special about the new EV charging standard for scooters and bikes? The indigenously developed charging standard is the first in the world that combines alternating current (AC) an...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs27 October 2023UPSCAUTOMATED PERMANENT ACADEMIC ACCOUNT REGISTRY (APAAR)Recently, several state governments requested schools to seek parental consent for the creation of a new student identity card known as the Automated Permanent Academic Account Registry (...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs26 October 2023UPSCThe benefits that Agniveers get, compared with those of regular soldiersThe Agnipath scheme was introduced last year to take in recruits for the Army, Navy, and Indian Air Force (IAF) on four-year contracts, including six months of training. At the end of fou...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs26 October 2023UPSCUnderstanding the Saudi-Iran RelationsContext: Saudi Arabia and Iran, two of West Asia’s major powers that have been at odds with each other for decades, agreed to restore diplomatic relations in March of this year in an agre...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs26 October 2023UPSCNational Pension SchemeContext: According to a recent report, the penetration of NPS services differs across geographies. The general opinion is that the adoption of NPS is lower because of a lack of financial...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs26 October 2023UPSCWhite PhosphorusContext: Human Rights Watch recently accused Israel of using white phosphorus munitions in Gaza, and said that such weapons put civilians at risk of serious and longterm injury. In the 2...Study this topic →