Highlights of the Report India’s Vulnerabilities: More than 160 to 200 million people could be exposed to a lethal heat wave in India every year. Around 34 million Indians will face job losses due to heat stress-related productivity decline. Food loss due to heat during transportation is likely to soar beyond the current $13 billion …
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The Hindu Newspaper Analysis for UPSC On November 27, West Bengal Police seized 270 kg of turtle calipee (a gelatinous layer found in the lower shells of turtles, believed to be used in traditional Chinese medicine) in Malda district. The consignment was meant to be smuggled to Bangladesh. In a move to curb turtle trafficking, …
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डेली करंट अफेयर्स फॉर UPSC 2022 in Hindi प्रश्न हाल ही में समाचारों में देखा गया, ‘सेमी-ऑटोमेटेड ऑफसाइड टेक्नोलॉजी (SAOT)’ शब्द का सबसे अच्छा वर्णन निम्नलिखित में से किसके द्वारा किया गया है: चंद्र सतह पर रोवर की नरम लैंडिंग की बेहतर निगरानी के लिए एक उपकरण। हाइड्रोजन ईंधन सेल आधारित वाहनों में दक्षता लाने …
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Daily Current Affairs for UPSC 2022 Q) Recently seen in news, the term ‘Semi-Automated Offside Technology (SAOT)’ is best described by which one of the following: A tool to better monitor the soft landing of the rover on the lunar surface. A technology for bringing efficiency to hydrogen fuel cell-based vehicles. A new sensor technology …
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Background of Semi-Automated Offside Technology Usually tight offiside calls are settled with the help of Video Assistant Referee (VAR) in modern-day football, but it needs multiple replays for a decision to be made.VAR looks at replays, manually determining the point of last contact by the passer, by freezing the frame. Problems: It is impossible to …
Need of SEBI Regulation To ensure that unverified rumours do not shake investor confidence and affect decision-making. To ensure timely disclosure of significant material events or information. Uniformity for disclosures by listed entities, to help them better determine what constitutes a material event or information. It is done under SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) …
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Constitution and Tribals Article 366 (25) of the Constitution of India defined scheduled tribes as “such tribes or tribal communities or parts of or groups within such tribes or tribal communities as are deemed under Article 342 to be Scheduled Tribes for the purposes of this constitution”. Article 342 prescribes the procedure to be followed in …
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Fujiwhara Effect Latest News On September 1, 2022, super typhoon Hinnamnor, the strongest tropical cyclone of the year, was hurtling towards Taiwan from the western Pacific Ocean. Another tropical storm called Gardo was moving towards Hinnamnor from its southeast. As the two approached each other, they started a dance around the central line between them, …
The Hindu Newspaper Analysis for UPSC Manufacturing and mining output contracted year-on-year in the July-September quarter, dragging Gross Value Added growth to a slower-than-expected 5.6%, which together with high inflation and weak exports combined to slow overall Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth to a 6.3% pace, as per estimates released by the National Statistical Office. …
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Daily Current Affairs for UPSC 2022 Q) Consider the following statements regarding criterion for declaring heatwaves in India Based on Departure from Normal: If departure from normal is 4.5°C to 6.4°C Based on Actual Maximum Temperature: When actual maximum temperature ≥40°C Which of these statements are correct? 2 only Both 1 and 2 1 only …
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