Global Intensity of Water Cycle Extremes: It has increased from 2002-2021 according to a study in Nature Water. It is a metric that combines extent, duration, and severity of droughts and floods. Understanding past and ongoing extreme weather events, and projecting future events, can help improve preparedness and mitigate impacts. Intense Droughts: It has been found …
Current Affairs 23rd March 2023 for UPSC Prelims Exam SEED Scheme Context: The Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment has given a written reply in Rajya Sabha about Scheme for Economic Empowerment of DNT Communities (SEED). About SEED Scheme The Scheme for Economic Empowerment of Denotified/Nomadic/Semi-Nomadic (SEED) communities was launched in 2022 by …
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डेली करंट अफेयर्स फॉर UPSC 2023 in Hindi प्रश्न हाल ही में समाचारों में देखा गया, ‘वैश्विक आतंकवाद सूचकांक‘, 2023, निम्नलिखित में से किस संगठन द्वारा जारी किया गया था? विश्व आर्थिक मंच लंदन स्कूल ऑफ इकोनॉमिक्स एंड पॉलिटिकल साइंस इंस्टीट्यूट फॉर इकोनॉमिक्स एंड पीस मानवाधिकारों के लिए संयुक्त राष्ट्र उच्चायुक्त का कार्यालय डेली करंट …
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Context: Recently there has been a dispute between the Governments of Assam and Meghalaya over the ownership of Mukroh village. Inter State Border Disputes in India A Challenge in India: India has faced several challenges like merger of princely states, curbing secessionist sentiments, establishing democratic institutions and most importantly reorganizing states on amicable parameters. State …
Context: Pota Cabins is an innovative educational initiative for building schools with impermanent materials, in Left Wing Extremism affected villages in Chhattisgarh state. About Pota Cabins The Rationale for the initiative were derived from following prior situation in the region: Development deficit existed due to village remoteness, inadequate infrastructure and weak penetration of Information Technology. …
Context: The tenth Global Terrorism Index (GTI) report 2023 was released by the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP). Key Highlights Most Affected Country Afghanistan remains the country most impacted by terrorism for the fourth consecutive year, despite a decline in death numbers. The decline was mainly due to exclusion of acts of state repression and violence …
Context: The article, firstly talks about the recent yet significant geopolitical developments across the globe such as the Japanese Prime Minister’s visit to India to strengthen the Indo-Pacific partnership and the most awaited visit of the Chinese President to Moscow to consolidate the Eurasian alliance with the Russian leader. Secondly, the article discusses the recalibration …
Context: The Rajasthan Assembly passed ‘the Right to Health Bill’ despite protests by private doctors, making it the only state in India to legislate the right to health. Key Provisions the Rajasthan’s Right to Health Bill Right to health: The Bill provides the right to health and access to healthcare for people in the state. This …
Context: A bench led by Chief Justice of India (CJI) is reopening a decades-old debate over whether there can be a more humane and dignified way of executing the death penalty or capital punishment. What is Capital Punishment? Death penalty, also known as capital punishment, can be defined as ‘a practice sanctioned by law whereby …
Context: The Government of Kerala recently announced the State’s first waste-to-energy project in Kozhikode. What is Waste-to-Energy (WTE) Plant? Working: Waste-to-energy projects use non-recyclable dry waste to generate electricity. The energy plant works by burning waste at high temperatures and uses the heat to make steam. The steam then drives a turbine that creates electricity. Process: Solid waste …
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