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Climate Change and Lightning-Induced Wildfires

Migrant Workers in India

Context: The recent case of alleged assault on migrant workers in Tamil Nadu has once again brought attention to problems that migrant workers face in the country. Who is a Migrant Worker? A migrant worker is a person who migrates within a home country or outside it to pursue work. Migrant workers usually do not …

Global Greenhouse Gas Monitoring Infrastructure

Global Greenhouse Gas Monitoring Infrastructure

Context: The United Nations (U.N) World Meteorological Organisation announced that it has come up with a new Global Greenhouse Gas Monitoring Infrastructure. What are Greenhouse Gases (GHGs)? Certain gases, such as carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide, trap the sun’s heat in Earth’s atmosphere. These greenhouse gases (GHGs) exist naturally in the atmosphere and help …

Mountbatten Plan

Mountbatten Plan, History, Provision, Feature, Clauses and Advantages

Mountbatten Plan The last viceroy of India, Lord Mountbatten, put forth a proposal in June 1947 under which provinces would be proclaimed independent successor states with the option to join or not to join the constituent assembly. The freedom-with-partition formula was becoming generally accepted long before Mountbatten arrived in India. The immediate transfer of power …

डेली करंट अफेयर्स फॉर UPSC 2023

डेली करंट अफेयर्स for UPSC – 6 March 2023

डेली करंट अफेयर्स फॉर UPSC 2023 in Hindi प्रश्न हाल ही में समाचारों में देखा गया, ‘कैंटिलोन प्रभाव’ निम्नलिखित में से किस एक से सबसे अच्छा संबंधित है? एक ही तीव्रता के दो उष्णकटिबंधीय चक्रवातों का विलय दोहराव वाले संक्रमण से नए जीवाणु उपभेदों का विकास एक घटना जहां प्रारंभिक व्यय के कारण धन का …

ocial Saheli - Women Empowerment Through Social Media

Case Study of the Day: Social Saheli – Women Empowerment Through Social Media

Background: A number of women self-help groups (SHGs) in Uttar Pradesh have benefitted from Social Saheli. About the Social Saheli Social Saheli is an online platform that helps women’s self-help groups (SHGs) in Uttar Pradesh by providing skill-building, mentorship, storytelling and marketing assistance. It converges the voices of women entrepreneurs who are working with local …

Direct Action Day

Direct Action Day, History, Events Associated, Riot and Outcomes

Direct Action Day The “Great Calcutta Massacre” was scheduled for August 16, 1946, the Direct Action Day. This day marked the beginning of the “Week of Long Knives,” during which 6,000 Hindus and Muslims were shot, slashed, and otherwise brutalised. 200000 people were raped and injured. India hadn’t yet experienced freedom. R.L. Walker served as …

Compensatory Afforestation

Compensatory Afforestation

Context:  India has promised to increase its forest and tree cover as part of its international climate change commitments. What is Compensatory Afforestation? Compensatory afforestation means that every time forest land is diverted for non-forest purposes such as mining or industry, the user agency pays for planting forests over an equal area of non-forest land, …

CO2 Emissions in 2022

CO2 Emissions in 2022

Context: According to the IEA’s ‘CO2 Emissions in 2022’ report, global energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions rose by under 1% in 2022. About the ‘CO2 Emissions in 2022’ Report This report is the first in the IEA (International Energy Agency)’s new series, the Global Energy Transitions Stocktake. The report covers CO2 emissions from all energy …