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Parliament Session

Parliament Session, Types, Adjournment, Prorogation & Dissolution

Parliament Session Parliament Session is scheduled for an uninterrupted regular session of a Parliamentary house to do work. The Indian Parliament is a legislative branch of the government that passes laws, represents the interests of the electorate, and controls the council through hearings and interrogations during sessions. As the Constitution does not stipulate one, the …

Cohesion to Save Young Life on Campus

Editorial of the Day: Cohesion to Save Young Life on Campus

Context: Counseling and therapies are crucial measures, but what institutions of learning need to do is to ensure respect for academic and socio-economic diversity on their campuses. Cohesion to Save Young Life on Campus Background During 2018-23, there were as many as 61 student suicides in the Indian Institutes of Technology, or IITs (33), the …

Sahara SHG

Case Study of the Day: Sahara SHG

Context: Sahara is a women’s self-help group (SHG) in Amoda village of Chhattisgarh. With support from the Leprosy Mission Trust India, Sahara SHG has worked for almost 20 years to fight leprosy stigma in the region and has helped women become self-sufficient. What is Leprosy? Leprosy is a chronic infectious disease caused by a type …

Investments in India

Stats IQ: Investments in India

Investments in India Highest Investment in Fourth Quarter India’s investments in January-to-March quarter (2022-23) recorded the highest-ever total fresh investments of Rs 14.6 lakh crore. Private Sector: It hit an all-time high of Rs 10.5 lakh crore in quarter 4. Private sector investments jumped 90.7% to Rs 25.32 lakh crore in 2022-23 from Rs 13.27 …

WTO’S Dispute Settlement in Context of Tariffs Row with EU

Context: A World Trade Organization (WTO) panel has ruled that India had violated global trading rules in a dispute with the European Union (EU), Japan and Taiwan over import duties on IT products. World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO was established on January 1, 1995, to replace GATT and to serve as the international organization …

Dealing with Heatwaves

Dealing with Heatwaves

Context: Between April and May 2022, around 350 million Indians were exposed to strong heat stress. Background of Rising Temperature in India Current situation: Summer temperatures across districts in Punjab, Rajasthan, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, and Bihar on an average rose by 0.5-0.9°C, between 1990 and 2019. Similarly, winter temperatures have risen in about 54% of …

Current Affairs for UPSC Exam 2023

Current Affairs 18th April 2023 for UPSC Prelims Exam

Current Affairs 18th April 2023 for UPSC Prelims Exam PTP-NER Scheme Context: Union Minister for Tribal Affairs Minister will launch a scheme to promote tribal products from the northeastern region of the country. About the ‘Marketing and Logistics Development for Promotion of Tribal Products from North-Eastern Region (PTP-NER)’ Scheme: The PTP-NER scheme will focus on …

डेली करंट अफेयर्स फॉर UPSC 2023

डेली करंट अफेयर्स for UPSC – 17 April 2023

डेली करंट अफेयर्स फॉर UPSC 2023 in Hindi प्रश्न हाल ही में समाचारों में देखी गई, ‘इंडिया रैंसमवेयर रिपोर्ट 2022′ निम्नलिखित में से किस संगठन द्वारा प्रकाशित की गई है? नीति आयोग भारतीय साइबर अपराध समन्वय केंद्र भारतीय कंप्यूटर आपातकालीन प्रतिक्रिया टीम नेशनल साइबर क्राइम रिसर्च एंड इनोवेशन सेंटर डेली करंट अफेयर्स for UPSC – …