UPSC Current Affairs06 October 2023UPSCProject RE-HABKey facts about the scheme : Project RE-HAB stands for Reducing Elephant-Human Attacks using Bees. It was launched by the KVIC initially as a pilot project in Karnataka. It works by keepi...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs06 October 2023UPSCRBI’s status quo and an indication that rate cuts would have to wait: What’s in store for borrowers, depositorsThe pause in the Repo rate – the rate at which RBI lends money to banks to meet their short-term funding needs – on Friday (October 6) is for the fourth time since the RBI started hiking...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs06 October 2023UPSCGlacial lake outburst flood kills 14 in Sikkim, 102 people missing: What is GLOF?Glacial lakes, like the South Lhonak Lake, are large bodies of water that sit in front of, on top of, or beneath a melting glacier. As they grow larger, they become more dangerous because...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs05 October 2023UPSCINDEX OF EIGHT-CORE INDUSTRIESABOUT Index of Eight Core industries: The Index is released by The Office of economic adviser, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce and In...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs05 October 2023UPSCWest bank, Gaza strip and Golan HeightsHistorical background : The Gaza Strip and the West Bank had been occupied by Egypt and Jordan, respectively, since the 1948 Arab–Israeli War until the Six-Day War of 1967. Israel occupie...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs05 October 2023UPSCMental HealthContext: According to a recent report approximately every fifth person across the globe experiences mental health issues at some point during his lifespan. In 1992 the World Federation of...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs05 October 2023UPSCNobel Prize in Chemistry for 2023: What exactly have the three scientists been honoured for?The properties of any element depends on how many electrons it has. However, when matter is really tiny, of nano-dimensions, its properties depend on its size. The smaller a particle, the...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs05 October 2023UPSCWhat UAPA sections have been invoked against News ClickTerror charges The main allegation in the FIR against NewsClick is that the newsportal allegedly received illegal funding from China routed through the United States. It is learnt that th...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs05 October 2023UPSCMALARIA VACCINERecently malaria vaccine developed by Oxford University and Serum Institute of India (SII) has been recommended for large-scale use by the World Health Organization (WHO). The R21/Matrix-...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs04 October 2023UPSCNobel Prize in Physics 2023: What the three scientists have been awarded forWhat exactly have the scientists done? An atom, a tiny unit into which matter can be divided, is composed of a nucleus of protons and neutrons, and electrons that travel around this nucle...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs04 October 2023UPSCBihar caste survey data out: What it saysThe “forward” castes or “General” category is only 15.5% of the population, the survey data, which were released by the state Development Commissioner Are the data unexpected? The share o...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs04 October 2023UPSCSocial Hostilities Index and Government Restrictions IndexWhy in news : Recently, a report titled “ How COVID-19 restrictions affected religious groups around the world” was released by Pew Research Center. th edition of the Pew survey which was...Study this topic →