UPSC Prelims News

UPSC Prelims News 9 February 2023

UPSC Prelims News of 9 February 2023 Raja Ram Mohan Roy National Award Context: Veteran journalist A.B.K. Prasad has been chosen for the prestigious Raja Ram Mohan Roy National Award for excellence in journalism. About the Award It is an...

UPSC Prelims News 8 February 2023

UPSC Prelims News of 8 February 2023 NISAR Context: The earth-observation satellite, called NISAR has been shipped to India from the US. About NISAR: NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar) is an Earth observation satellite jointly developed by the National Aeronautics...

UPSC Prelims News 7 February 2023

UPSC Prelims News of 7 February 2023 Voice Deep Fakes Context: The users of the social media platform 4chan are using “speech synthesis” and “voice cloning” to make voice deepfakes of celebrities. About Voice Deepfakes A voice deepfake is one...

UPSC Prelims News 6 February 2023

UPSC Prelims News of 6 February 2023 Chinese Spy Balloon More on the News: The balloon was spotted floating over sensitive areas of Montana in the US. It is the size of three buses and is carrying a “large” payload. The...

UPSC Prelims News 4 February 2023

UPSC Prelims News of 4 February 2023 Sickle Cell Disease Context: The government of India, under the National Health Mission, supports the states for the prevention and management of sickle cell disease. About Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) Sickle cell disease...

UPSC Prelims News 3 February 2023

UPSC Prelims News of 3 February 2023 Project ELLORA Why in News? Microsoft Research is helping preserve 'rare' Indian languages with its Project ELLORA in India. About: Microsoft launched Project ELLORA or Enabling Low Resource Languages in 2015. Microsoft researchers...

UPSC Prelims News 2 February 2023

Digital Public Infrastructure Context: In the Union Budget 2023, the Finance Minister announced that, Digital public infrastructure for agriculture will be set up as an open source, open standard and interoperable public group. About Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) DPI refers...

UPSC Prelims News 1 February 2023

UPSC Prelims News of 1 February 2023 Trishakti Prahar Context: The Indian military recently concluded the exercise Trishakti Prahar — a joint training exercise which began in North Bengal. The aim of the exercise was to practice battle preparedness of...

UPSC Prelims News 31 January 2023

UPSC Prelims News of 31 January 2023 Munroe Island Context: A study has found that anthropogenic actions are the reason for degradation of Munroe Island. About Steady land subsidence, tidal flooding and lower agricultural productivity are the reasons for mass...

UPSC Prelims News 30 January 2023

UPSC Prelims News of 30 January 2023 Soliga Ecarinata Wasp Context: Researchers have named a new genus of wasp after Soliga indigenous community of Biligiri Ranga Hills (B.R. Hills) of Karnataka. The wasp has been named Soliga ecarinata in an acknowledgement of the Soliga...