Context: After India’s Insistence, World Economic Forum (WEF) has decided to count women’s participation in local bodies in its gender gap report. Current Status WEF’s Gender Gap Report is based on four parameters: economic participation and opportunity, educational attainment. health and survival. Political empowerment: WEF considers only Union ministers and not even ministers of states …
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Daily Current Affairs for UPSC 2023 Q) Which one of the following statements is not correct about ‘INS Vagir’? It is an indigenously developed aircraft carrier. It is capable of both anti-surface and anti-submarine warfare. It is developed under Project-75 of the Indian Navy. It can be deployed both near the shore as well as …
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Context: Recently, Indian Army said that indigenously developed equipment like Arjun Tank, Nag Missile System, K9 Vajra, and Akash Weapon System under the Aatmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan will be showcased during the Republic Day parade on the 26th of January at Kartavya Path. India’s Indigenous Missile Systems Highlights Defence System: Arjun Tank Arjun main battle tank …
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In News: India’s financial sector is highly exposed to the risks of the economy transitioning from being largely dependent on fossil fuel to clean energy, says a study in the Global Environmental Change journal. Clean Energy Clean energy refers to the energy that comes from generation systems that do not produce any kind of pollution, …
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Mid Oceanic Ridges Plate tectonics formed an underwater mountain range known as a Mid-Oceanic Ridge. It is made up of two mountain chains separated by a large depression. Mountain Ranges can have peaks as high as 2,500 metres, and some even rise above the ocean’s surface. Various underwater expeditions and explorations have been conducted to study …
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Major Ocean Relief Features The ocean conceals a wide range of landscapes that are very similar to those found on the continents. Mountains, basins, plateaus, ridges, canyons, and trenches can be found beneath the ocean. Ocean relief or submarine relief refers to these relief features found on the ocean floor. Ocean basins are divided into …
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In News: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has said that due to intense western disturbance, Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand are likely to receive moderate rainfall and snowfall in the next few days. What are Western Disturbances (WDs)? About: WDs are extratropical storms that originate in the Mediterranean region and bring sudden winter …
Mandal Commission The Socially and Educationally Backward Classes Commission (SEBC), often known as the Mandal Commission, was established on January 1st, 1979. B P Mandal, an MP, was appointed as the Commission’s chairman. On December 31, 1980, the Commission submitted its report to the President. On August 7, 1990, the country’s then-prime minister, V.P. Singh, …
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Koeppen’s Climate Classification The climatic classification by Koeppen is the most widely used. It is based on temperature, precipitation, and seasonal characteristics. The relationship of climate with vegetation is also included with it. The world has been divided into five climatic groups according to this scheme. Four of them are temperature-based, and one is precipitation-based. …
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21 Andaman and Nicobar Islands Renamed Recently, the Prime Minister of India announced the renaming of 21 Islands of Andaman and Nicobar group of Islands, on the occasion of Parakram Diwas i.e. the birth anniversary of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose. These islands have been named after Param Vir Chakra awardees. The largest group of islands …
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