Context: A recent report by the Centre for Policy Research has noted that most of India’s heat action plans fail to identify vulnerable groups alongside being underfunded. About the Report The Centre for Policy Research has released a report titled ‘How Is India Adapting to Heatwaves? An Assessment of Heat Action Plans with Insights for …
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Context: India has come under World Trade Organization’s scrutiny for its Minimum Support Price (MSP) programme. Bali Peace Clause Background India’s MSP programme is under scrutiny as it is the first country to invoke the Bali ‘peace clause’ to justify exceeding its 10% ceiling (of the total value of rice production) for rice support in …
Periyar Tiger Reserve Periyar Tiger Reserve is located in the Cardamom Hills and Pandalam Hills of the southern Western Ghats in Kerala, India. It was established in 1978 and is spread over an area of 925 sq km. The reserve is home to a significant population of Bengal tigers, along with other animals like Indian …
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Context: With the fast growing pace of India’s Digital Economy that is expected to hit $1 trillion by 2026 and with people rapidly adopting digital technologies for various purposes that generate large amounts of personal data, a legislative framework such as the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Bill 2022, to safeguard citizens’ personal information from …
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Parambikulam Tiger Reserve Parambikulam Tiger Reserve is a protected area located in the Palakkad district of Kerala, India. It is one of the biodiversity hotspots of the Western Ghats and is known for its tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests. The reserve is home to a diverse range of flora and fauna, including Bengal tigers, …
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The Hindu Newspaper Analysis for UPSC The Hindu Newspaper Analysis 28 March 2023 Is there any national language? The Constitution of India has not given any language a national status. What is the status of Hindi? Under Article 343 of the Constitution, the official language of the Union shall be Hindi in Devanagari script. The …
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डेली करंट अफेयर्स फॉर UPSC 2023 in Hindi प्रश्न सारस क्रेन के संबंध में निम्नलिखित में से कौन सा कथन सही नहीं है? वे मुख्य रूप से सर्वाहारी पक्षी हैं। वे ज्यादातर दक्षिण एशिया में खुली आर्द्रभूमि में पाए जाते हैं। इसे आईयूसीएन रेड लिस्ट के तहत लुप्तप्राय के रूप में वर्गीकृत किया गया है। …
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Daily Current Affairs for UPSC 2023 Q) Which one of the following statements is not correct with respect to Sarus Crane? They are predominantly omnivorous birds. They are mostly found in open wetlands in South Asia. It is categorized as endangered under the IUCN Red List. It is threatened by collisions with power lines in …
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Pench National Park The Indian districts of Chhindwara and Seoni in Madhya Pradesh contain Pench National Park. The name was derived from the Pench River, which runs through the National Park. As it flows from north to south, the river divides the park into equal eastern and western halves, the well-wooded areas of both districts. …
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Silent Valley Movement In order to defend Silent Valley, an evergreen tropical forest in Kerala, India’s Palakkad district, the Silent Valley Movement was an uprising against the government. It was established in 1973 to prevent a hydroelectric project from flooding the Silent Valley Reserve Forest. In order to stop a hydroelectric project from flooding the …
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