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UPSC Prep: Current Affairs Explained – KIRTI to Oscars

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Khelo India Rising Talent Identification (KIRTI) Programme Relevance: Prelims, GS Paper 2 News: Khelo India Rising Talent Identification (KIRTI) programme has been recently launched in Chandigarh. Ministry: Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports Aim: A nation-wide programme under the Khelo India mission aims at identifying talent among school-going athletes aged 9 to 18 years. Objective: […]

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Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT)

UPSC Current Affairs: Polity, Law, Tech, And More

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GS Paper 2 Political Majority Vs Legislative Majority Context: The Supreme Court has asked whether Maharashtra Speaker Rahul Narwekar “contradicted” a Constitution Bench judgment to bank on ‘legislative majority’ as a criterion to declare Chief Minister Eknath Shinde’s faction as the “real” Shiv Sena. Deciding the disqualification petitions filed against Mr. Shinde, Mr. Narwekar had

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Foreign investments

Today UPSC Current Affairs: Explained in 6 Points

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GS Paper 1 Six, Eight, Nine and Ten Degree Channels Context: The Indian Navy recently commissioned INS Jatayuat Minicoy island, its second base in Lakshadweep after INS Dweeprakshak in Kavaratti. Later, the Navy commissioned its first MH-60R multi-role helicopter squadron INAS 334 ‘Seahawks’ at Kochi, a major capability boost for its rotary fleet and its anti-submarine warfare capabilities.

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Ecological Crises in the Red Sea

Daily News Analysis: Simultaneous Elections, El Niño, Red Sea Crisis & More

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GS Paper 2 Simultaneous Elections: Arguments in Favour and Against Them Context: The Law Commission may submit its report on simultaneous elections to the government next week in which it could recommend adding a new chapter to the Constitution on “one nation, one election” and holding the gigantic democratic exercise for Lok Sabha, State Assemblies

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Great Lakes of North America - Location and Geography

UPSC Daily News Analysis: Geography, Bribery, Science And More

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GS Paper 1 Great Lakes of North America: Location and Geography Context: The five famous lakes of North America—Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie and Ontario—have recorded significantly below average ice cover for the second consecutive year in a row. Relevance: ·         Prelims: Locations on Map ·         Mains: Distribution of Key Natural Resources across the world Analysis

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WTO talks end with no consensus on agriculture support

WTO Talks Stall, Big Cat Alliance Formed | Daily News Analysis

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GS Paper 2 WTO Talks End With No Consensus on Agriculture Support Context: Negotiations at the World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) 13th Ministerial Conference finally concluded on March 2, 2024 in Abu Dhabi. However, the Conference failed to achieve any outcome on public stockholding (PSH) for food security and domestic support for farmers in developing countries,

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Melanochlamys Droupadi

UPSC Daily News: Minerals, Avian Flu, Core Industries and More

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GS Paper 1 Critical and Strategic Minerals  Context: The Union Cabinet approved the amendment of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 for specifying rate of royalty in respect of 12 critical and strategic minerals. The Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Act, 2023, had listed 24 minerals as critical and strategic minerals. These

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UPSC Daily News: PMP, Art. 371A, SCS, Myanmar & More

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GS Paper 1 Pancheshwar Multipurpose Project (PMP) Context: India and Nepal have not managed to make any forward movement on the stalled negotiations over the landmark Pancheshwar Multipurpose Project (PMP). Analysis The project is stalled because the Indian and the Nepali sides are unable to come to a consensus on sharing of benefits.  While electricity

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