Daily Current Affairs for UPSC 2023 Q) Recently seen in news, the ‘Donanemab’ drug is used in the treatment of which one of the following disease? Tuberculosis Alzheimer Ebola virus Parkinson’s disease Daily Current Affairs for UPSC – 16 May April 2023 Explanation: Option (2) is correct: Recently, Donanemab drug was found to slow down …
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Union Public Service Commission Union Public Service Commission: Article 315 of the Indian Constitution outlines the idea of a public service commission for both the state and the union. Additionally, Article 315(2) states that if two States agree to form a single Public Service Commission, they must do so following the passage of a resolution …
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Urban Local Bodies Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) are essentially little local public organizations that govern or administrate a particular city or municipality. The state governments have given ULBs a plethora of responsibilities. India has a variety of urban local entities, including townships, port trusts, cantonment boards, notified area committees, municipal corporations, municipalities, urban area committees, …
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Speaker of Lok Sabha The highest power in the Parliament’s lower house is held by the Speaker of the Lok Sabha. The lower house of the Indian Parliament is known as Lok Sabha, or the House of the People. In Article 93 of the Indian Constitution, the speaker of the Lok Sabha is referred to …
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Simon Commission The Simon Commission, also known as the Indian Statutory Commission, is a team chosen to research India’s proposed constitutional changes. The Government of India Act of 1919 established the Indian constitution, which was the subject of a report by the Simon Commission. Sir John Simon served as the appointing authority for the Simon …
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Mahatma Gandhi Biography Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, also honored as Mahatma Gandhi was a preeminent figure in India’s struggle for Independence from British rule through his ideology of non-violence. He was a renowned freedom activist and the most influential political leader of India. He was also known as Father of India, (Bapu) and Mahatma (Great Soul). Mahatma …
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The Jallianwala Bagh massacre, a dark chapter in India’s colonial history, remains etched in the collective memory even after 105 years. On April 13, 1919, a large peaceful gathering formed at Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar on Baisakhi to protest against the Rowlatt Act. The tragedy sparked a nationalist movement that aimed to achieve independence and …
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Bharat Ratna Award 2024 Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian honour, has been awarded to five distinguished individuals in 2024, marking the highest number of recipients in a single year. The awardees are: Name Description Karpoori Thakur (Posthumous) Renowned socialist leader and former Chief Minister of Bihar, fondly known as ‘Jan Nayak’ (people’s leader). Honoured for …
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Important International Days 2024 International Days and weeks are celebrated to promote awareness of that specific day through actions taken by concerned Organizations and governments of the Countries. These events are commemorated by the United Nations specialised organisations, such as UNESCO, UNICEF, FAO, etc. when they relate to matters that lie under their purview and …
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Who is Sarojini Naidu? Sarojini Naidu was a political activist, poet, and supporter of Indian independence. She goes by the name “The Nightingale of India,” and she is a well-known orator and poet. Sarojini Naidu was born on 13 February 1879, Hyderabad and Died on 2 March 1949, Lucknow, due to cardiac arrest at 3:30 …
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