Civil Services

18 Jun | UPSC Current Affairs: Taraknath Das, Divya Drishti, Hawkish Policy & More

UPSC GS 1 Taraknath Das News:  The birth anniversary of Shri Taraknath Das was recently celebrated. Early Life and Background: Taraknath Das was born in North 24 Parganas, Bengal.  He emerged as a journalist, teacher, philanthropist, and revolutionary, contributing significantly to the Indian independence movement and fostering international relations. Revolutionary Activities:  Anushilan Samiti: In 1903, […]

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20 May | UPSC Current Affairs: Tartessos Civilization, Digital Arrest, Ambaji White Marble, Apple Cultivation & More

UPSC GS Paper 1 Tartessos Civilization News: Archaeologists are searching for Spain’s lost Tartessian civilization. Overview: Tartessos was a fascinating civilization that thrived in the southwestern Iberian Peninsula, roughly in modern-day Spain, from around the 9th to 6th centuries BCE. It flourished around the Guadalquivir River basin and the neighboring lands. Wealth and Skills: Renowned

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26 APR | UPSC Current Affairs | Essentials: Health Insurance, Trade & Governance

GS Paper 1 Health Insurance News:  No age limit to purchase health insurance from April 1. To widen access to healthcare coverage, the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has removed the age cap of 65 years for individuals purchasing health insurance policies. IRDAI: It is a statutory body formed under the Insurance

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Inflation: Concept, Types and Measurement | UPSC

Introduction: Context: The Reserve Bank of India has cautioned that extreme weather events associated with climate change could pose a risk to inflation and other policies of the RBI. Analysis What is inflation? Inflation is the rate at which the general price level of goods and services rises persistently over a period of time. This, in turn,

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11 APR – UPSC Current Affairs: GPT-4 OpenAI, Zaporizhzhia & Neptis Philyra | GS Paper 3

GPT-4 Vision News: GPT-4 with Vision was released by OpenAI in 2023. It has been considered OpenAI’s step forward towards making its chatbot multimodal, an AI model with a combination of image, text, and audio as inputs. OpenAI: OpenAI is a U.S.-based artificial intelligence (AI) research organization founded in December 2015, researching artificial intelligence with

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UPSC Current Affairs: Education, Economy, Environment, Health & More

GS Paper 1 Student Suicides in India News:  Several recent student suicides in premier institutes have pointed to an underlying problem of student suicide that requires attention.  Student Suicides in Higher Institutions:  Student Suicides at Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs): In 2024, five student suicides have already been reported across various IIT campuses, including two

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