Alexander Invasion of India Read all about Alexander Invasion of India. One of the great victors of antiquity is thought to have been Alexander, Philip of Macedonia’s son. He became king in 335 BC at the age of twenty. Alexander assembled a sizable army and started his conquests in 334 BC, driven by the desire …
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The Hindu Newspaper Analysis for UPSC The Hindu Newspaper Analysis 7 March 2023 Researchers at the Centre for Ecological Sciences (CES), Indian Institute of Science (IISc), have found that grazing by livestock leads to lower carbon storage in soil compared to grazing by wild herbivores. In a study conducted in the Spiti region of the …
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डेली करंट अफेयर्स फॉर UPSC 2023 in Hindi प्रश्न हाल ही में समाचारों में देखा गया ‘डोवर का जलडमरूमध्य(Strait of Dover)’ निम्नलिखित में से किस जल निकाय को जोड़ता है? प्रशांत महासागर और ब्यूफोर्ट खाड़ी भूमध्य सागर और काला सागर उत्तरी सागर और इंग्लिश चैनल तस्मानियाई सागर और प्रशांत महासागर डेली करंट अफेयर्स for UPSC …
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Daily Current Affairs for UPSC 2023 Q) Recently seen in news the ‘Strait of Dover’ connects which of the following water bodies? Pacific Ocean and Beaufort Bay Mediterranean Ocean and Black Sea North Sea and English Channel Tasmanian Sea and Pacific Ocean Explanation: Option (3) is correct: The English Channel is a narrow sea that …
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All India Trade Union Congress The AITUC’s complete name is the All India Trade Union Congress. The second-largest trade union organisation in India after the Indian National Trade Union Congress, it is the country’s first Central Trade Union. This article’s essential subject is AITUC for the UPSC Exams. Read about: Asiatic Society All India Trade …
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UPSC Prelims News of 9 March 2023 Real-Time Train Tracking Context: The Indian Railways has recently tied up with ISRO for real-time train tracking, leveraging on data analytics and satellite Imagery. About Real-Time Train Tracking The Indian Railways has commenced a project, which will now enable real time tracking of train movements with the assistance of …
During the Munich Security Conclave, the members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) expressed concerns over the reluctance of the Global South to align itself with the G-7 on the war in Ukraine. Majority of countries across the globe have condemned Russia for the Ukraine invasion but very few countries in Asia, Africa and …
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Context: A group of researchers from Nalanda University Bihar, have investigated the potential of renewable biochar produced from rice husk biomass to absorb fluoride pollutants from groundwater. About the ‘Waste-to-Energy’ Approach Groundwater pollution: Fluoride, one of the pollutants in groundwater, is primarily caused by geological processes, whose prolonged consumption in drinking water can cause dental …
Context: The Central Government has recently brought crypto trading, safekeeping and related financial services under the ambit of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. About Cryptocurrency A cryptocurrency is a medium of exchange, such as the rupee or the US dollar, but is digital in format and uses encryption techniques to both control the creation …
Meeting India’s ‘Carbon Sink’ Target Background India’s NDCs under the Paris agreement: India’s key targets for 2030 under its Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) to the Paris Agreement include: To reduce the emissions intensity of its GDP by 33 to 35 percent below 2005 levels. To achieve about 40 percent cumulative electric power installed capacity from …
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