Current Affairs
UPSC Syllabus: Preliminary Examination: Current events of national and international importance Mains Examination: GS-II: International Relations Importance of News and its relevancy The number of undocumented Indians crossing over from Canada to the US on foot has reached an all-time high.This spike has placed Canada’s visa screening process under the lens — more so, due […]
1.Telangana formation and history June 2 is Telangana Formation Day and this year marks a decade since India’s youngest state was carved out of Andhra Pradesh. The ruling Congress government in Telangana celebrated the event while emphasising the party’s role in the state formation process. Time line of the formation of Telangana and important facts: […]
Exit poll There are different views on who invented the exit poll. Marcel van Dam, Dutch sociologist and former politician, says he was the inventor, by being the first to implement one during the Dutch legislative elections on February 15, 1967.Other sources say Warren Mitofsky, an American pollster, was the first.is based on the Voter’s […]
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General Studies II Topic: International institution Sub topic: International Court of Justice Why is in news recently? ICJ begins hearing South Africa’s genocide case against Israel as Gazan’s return to ruins Syllabus: Preliminary Examination: Current events of national and international importance. Main Examination: General Studies II: Important International institutions, agencies and fora- their structure, mandate. […]
GDP growth estimated at 7.3% for FY24 Why in News? National Statistical Office (NSO) recently released India’s GDP growth estimates for 2023-24 at 7.3% that is slightly more than 7.2% estimated for the previous year. Earlier to this the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) also projected its estimate at 7% growth for India. This clearly […]
Science and technology XPoSat (X-ray Polarimeter Satellite) ISRO launched India’s first XPoSat Why in News? On January 1, 2024 the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully launched its first ever X-ray Polarimeter Satellite (XPoSat), in order to study X-ray polarisation and its cosmic sources such as black holes and neutron stars. ISRO put its first […]
World Braille Day The World Braille Day is marked to spread awareness of the importance of braille as a means of communication for the blind. The event also marks the birth anniversary of Louis Braille, creator of this writing system. Origin of World Braille Day The United Nations observed the first official World Braille Day […]
Important current affairs Word in news Topic: health Word: JN.1 Concerning ‘Varient of Interest’ (VOI), seen in the news due to the new Covid-19 sub-variant, consider the following statements: 1. A variant is designated as VOI by WHO if it shows a growth advantage over other circulating variants — meaning its proportion increases along […]
SC Releases Videos On ‘Kesavananda Bharati’ Judgment In Context A five-minute video produced by the Supreme Court in 10 Indian languages gives a concise history of the Kesavananda Bharati judgment. Background The Kesavananda Bharati judgment, delivered on 24 April 1973, was a verdict in a case filed by Sri Kesavananda Bharati.He challenged the constitutional validity […]