Context: India is lagging behind in the targets to increase the number and quality of tree- and forest-cover plantations set in the Green India Mission, according to data accessed via the Right to Information Act. What is National Mission for a Green India (GIM)? About: It was launched in February 2014, & is one of …
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In News: Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has invested in a climate technology start-up that aims to curtail the methane emissions of cow burps. More on Livestock and Climate Change Rumin8, the start-up has received funding worth $12 million from Breakthrough Energy Ventures, which Gates created in 2015. Rumin8 aims to develop a variety of dietary …
डेली करंट अफेयर्स फॉर UPSC 2023 in Hindi प्रश्न हाल ही में खबरों में देखी गई, ‘व्यक्तियों की तस्करी पर वैश्विक रिपोर्ट 2022’ निम्नलिखित में से किस संगठन द्वारा जारी की गई है? विश्व आर्थिक मंच सामाजिक अध्ययन के अंतर्राष्ट्रीय संस्थान अंतर्राष्ट्रीय आपराधिक पुलिस संगठन ड्रग्स और अपराध पर संयुक्त राष्ट्र कार्यालय डेली करंट अफेयर्स …
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Union and Its Territory Part 1 of the Indian Constitution, Articles 1 to 4, deals with the union as well as its territory. India is called the Union of States even though the Constitution of India is federal in structure. The reasons for it were given by Dr. B. R. Ambedkar. He preferred “Union of …
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Context: Earth’s inner core has stopped spinning faster than the planet’s surface and might now be rotating slower than it, according to a study published in the journal Nature Geoscience. Key Highlights of Study on Earth’s Interior Rotation of the Earth’s inner Core: The study stated that the inner core rotates, relative to the Earth’s …
Context: The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has published the ‘Global Report on Trafficking in Persons 2022’. About the ‘Global Report on Trafficking in Persons 2022’ The report is the seventh of its kind mandated by the General Assembly through the 2010 United Nations Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons. This edition …
Context: United Nations recently released its World Economic Situation and Prospects 2023 report. Highlights of the Report Report is written by the UN’s Department of Economic and Social Affairs, the UN Conference on Trade and Development, and the regional economic commissions for Africa, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, Asia and the Pacific, and Western …
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Oscar Nominations 2023 Recently, nominations for the 95th Oscars also known as Academy Awards were announced. It is a proud moment for India, the song ‘Naatu Naatu’ composed by M. M. Keeravani and written by Chandrabose earned an Oscars Nomination in 2023 in the ‘Best Original Song’ category. This song is written for the film …
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Right to Freedom Definition of Freedom: The definition of “freedom” is essential “not to be constrained in any way.” The idea of “freedom” is particularly popular among political philosophers in the west. In his work “Two Concepts of Liberty,” British philosopher Isaiah Berlin introduced the concepts of negative and positive freedom. Negative freedom, according to …
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South China Sea The South China Sea is one of the busiest waterways in the world, serving as a vital trade and merchant shipping route. The South China Sea disputes are maritime and island claims between the region’s sovereign states. These disputes involve China, Brunei, Taiwan, the Philippines, Vietnam, and Malaysia, all of which are …
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