Context: Pota Cabins is an innovative educational initiative for building schools with impermanent materials, in Left Wing Extremism affected villages in Chhattisgarh state. About Pota Cabins The Rationale for the initiative were derived from following prior situation in the region: Development deficit existed due to village remoteness, inadequate infrastructure and weak penetration of Information Technology. …
Context: The tenth Global Terrorism Index (GTI) report 2023 was released by the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP). Key Highlights Most Affected Country Afghanistan remains the country most impacted by terrorism for the fourth consecutive year, despite a decline in death numbers. The decline was mainly due to exclusion of acts of state repression and violence …
Context: The article, firstly talks about the recent yet significant geopolitical developments across the globe such as the Japanese Prime Minister’s visit to India to strengthen the Indo-Pacific partnership and the most awaited visit of the Chinese President to Moscow to consolidate the Eurasian alliance with the Russian leader. Secondly, the article discusses the recalibration …
Context: The Rajasthan Assembly passed ‘the Right to Health Bill’ despite protests by private doctors, making it the only state in India to legislate the right to health. Key Provisions the Rajasthan’s Right to Health Bill Right to health: The Bill provides the right to health and access to healthcare for people in the state. This …
Context: A bench led by Chief Justice of India (CJI) is reopening a decades-old debate over whether there can be a more humane and dignified way of executing the death penalty or capital punishment. What is Capital Punishment? Death penalty, also known as capital punishment, can be defined as ‘a practice sanctioned by law whereby …
Context: The Government of Kerala recently announced the State’s first waste-to-energy project in Kozhikode. What is Waste-to-Energy (WTE) Plant? Working: Waste-to-energy projects use non-recyclable dry waste to generate electricity. The energy plant works by burning waste at high temperatures and uses the heat to make steam. The steam then drives a turbine that creates electricity. Process: Solid waste …
Current Affairs 22nd March 2023 for UPSC Prelims Exam Sealed Cover Jurisprudence Context: In one Rank One Pension (OROP) case, Supreme Court refused to accept ‘sealed cover’. About Sealed Cover Jurisprudence: It is the practice of seeking and accepting information from government agencies in sealed envelopes that can only be perused by judges. It has …
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Jim Corbett National Park The biggest Corbett Tiger Reserve includes the Jim Corbett National Park, which is regarded as India’s oldest and most illustrious National Park. It was established as Hailey National Park in 1936. It is also celebrated as the location of the 1973 start of Project Tiger. It was given this name in …
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UPSC Sindhi Syllabus The UPSC Civil Services Examination is divided into three stages: preliminary, mains, and interview. For the UPSC IAS mains exam, candidates must select one optional Subject. It is very important in determining an aspirant’s ranking in the IAS exam. Current statistics indicate that the success rate of Literature disciplines is increasing with …
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Daily Current Affairs for UPSC 2023 Q) Which one of the following statements is not correct with respect to ‘Equinox’? Only time when length of day and night is same in both hemispheres. The vernal equinox is observed on September 22 every year. The solar declination is 0 degrees during the equinoxes. Atmospheric refraction influence length of …
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