GS Paper 1 Battle of Okinawa News: The United States has returned twenty-two historic artifacts to Japan that were looted following the Battle of Okinawa during World War II. Battle of Okinawa: The Battle of Okinawa, (April 1–June 21, 1945), World War II was a battle fought between U.S. and Japanese forces on Okinawa. The […]
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Virtual Reality vs. Augmented Reality vs. Mixed Reality Context: When Apple unveiled its Vision Pro in June 2023, it called the device a “revolutionary spatial computer”. It also told the developers to call their apps ‘spatial computing apps’ — not augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), or mixed reality (MR) apps. But most tech enthusiasts
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GS Paper 1 UNESCO Sites News: Madhya Pradesh celebrates as six of its heritage sites secure a place on UNESCO’s tentative list, signifying a significant achievement for the state’s rich cultural legacy. Tentative List: A Tentative List is an inventory of those properties which each State Party intends to consider for nomination. The sites included
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GS Paper 2 Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority (IEPFA) News: The IEPF Authority seeks stakeholder feedback to refine, expedite and accelerate its claims settlement procedure. Background on IEPFA: Established in 2016 under provisions of section 125 of Companies Act, 2013, within the Ministry of Corporate Affairs. Objectives: Responsible for administering the Investor Education Protection
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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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GS Paper 2 Rules and Features Peculiar to the Rajya Sabha Elections Context: The recent elections to the Rajya Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, and Himachal Pradesh were marked by cross-voting in all the three States. Analysis Cross-voting in Rajya Sabha Elections Whips are not issued for the Rajya Sabha elections. The absence of
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GS 2 – ED Probe in the Paytm Case Context: Enforcement Directorate finds no Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) violations in Paytm Payments Bank. More About the News: About Foreign Exchange Regulation Act (FEMA): GS 2 – India Encourages Central Asian Nations to Utilize Iran’s Chabahar Port Context: India urges Central Asian nations to utilize
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