Context: Recently, the Union Ministry of Education released data on the All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE), 2020-2021. Highlight of AISHE Report Enrolment: Total student enrolments in higher education increased to nearly 4.13 crore in 2020-21 from 3.85 crore in 2019-20. India witnessed 7.5% increase in student enrolments across the country compared to 2019-20. …
In News: A study has reported that the worst impacts of sea level rise will hit earlier than thought and the impact would be more than earlier predicted. About Worst Impacts of Sea Level Rise Study Instruments used in the study: The study used high-resolution measurements of land elevation, which were taken from NASA’s ICESat-2 …
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Context: India is lagging behind in the targets to increase the number and quality of tree- and forest-cover plantations set in the Green India Mission, according to data accessed via the Right to Information Act. What is National Mission for a Green India (GIM)? About: It was launched in February 2014, & is one of …
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In News: Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has invested in a climate technology start-up that aims to curtail the methane emissions of cow burps. More on Livestock and Climate Change Rumin8, the start-up has received funding worth $12 million from Breakthrough Energy Ventures, which Gates created in 2015. Rumin8 aims to develop a variety of dietary …
The Hindu Newspaper Analysis for UPSC The Hindu Newspaper Analysis 25 January 2023 The Union Ministry of Education on Sunday released data from the All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE), 2020-2021, which showed a 7.5% increase in student enrolments across the country compared to 2019-20, with total student enrolments reaching 4.13 crore. The survey …
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Chauri Chaura Incident Chauri Chaura Incident is a district in northern India’s Uttar Pradesh state. Following a violent encounter between British Indian police and political activists, the Chauri Chaura incidents happened during the fight for Indian independence. Gandhiji started the Non Cooperation Movement against the government on August 1st, 1920. It involves “refusing to aid …
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डेली करंट अफेयर्स फॉर UPSC 2023 in Hindi प्रश्न हाल ही में खबरों में देखी गई, ‘व्यक्तियों की तस्करी पर वैश्विक रिपोर्ट 2022’ निम्नलिखित में से किस संगठन द्वारा जारी की गई है? विश्व आर्थिक मंच सामाजिक अध्ययन के अंतर्राष्ट्रीय संस्थान अंतर्राष्ट्रीय आपराधिक पुलिस संगठन ड्रग्स और अपराध पर संयुक्त राष्ट्र कार्यालय डेली करंट अफेयर्स …
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Similipal National Park Context: Similipal National Park in Odisha has turned out to be the hunting ground for animal poachers. Simlipal National Park is situated in the Mayurbhanj district of Odisha and derives its name from the silk cotton tree which is locally called Simul. It was formally designated a tiger reserve in 1956, brought …
Union and Its Territory Part 1 of the Indian Constitution, Articles 1 to 4, deals with the union as well as its territory. India is called the Union of States even though the Constitution of India is federal in structure. The reasons for it were given by Dr. B. R. Ambedkar. He preferred “Union of …
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Context: Earth’s inner core has stopped spinning faster than the planet’s surface and might now be rotating slower than it, according to a study published in the journal Nature Geoscience. Key Highlights of Study on Earth’s Interior Rotation of the Earth’s inner Core: The study stated that the inner core rotates, relative to the Earth’s …
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