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Dealing with Heatwaves

Dealing with Heatwaves

Context: Between April and May 2022, around 350 million Indians were exposed to strong heat stress. Background of Rising Temperature in India Current situation: Summer temperatures across districts in Punjab, Rajasthan, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, and Bihar on an average rose by 0.5-0.9°C, between 1990 and 2019. Similarly, winter temperatures have risen in about 54% of …

Current Affairs for UPSC Exam 2023

Current Affairs 18th April 2023 for UPSC Prelims Exam

Current Affairs 18th April 2023 for UPSC Prelims Exam PTP-NER Scheme Context: Union Minister for Tribal Affairs Minister will launch a scheme to promote tribal products from the northeastern region of the country. About the ‘Marketing and Logistics Development for Promotion of Tribal Products from North-Eastern Region (PTP-NER)’ Scheme: The PTP-NER scheme will focus on …

डेली करंट अफेयर्स फॉर UPSC 2023

डेली करंट अफेयर्स for UPSC – 17 April 2023

डेली करंट अफेयर्स फॉर UPSC 2023 in Hindi प्रश्न हाल ही में समाचारों में देखी गई, ‘इंडिया रैंसमवेयर रिपोर्ट 2022′ निम्नलिखित में से किस संगठन द्वारा प्रकाशित की गई है? नीति आयोग भारतीय साइबर अपराध समन्वय केंद्र भारतीय कंप्यूटर आपातकालीन प्रतिक्रिया टीम नेशनल साइबर क्राइम रिसर्च एंड इनोवेशन सेंटर डेली करंट अफेयर्स for UPSC – …

Daily Current Affairs for UPSC 2023

Daily Current Affairs for UPSC – 17 April 2023

Daily Current Affairs for UPSC 2023 Q) Recently seen in news, the ‘India Ransomware Report 2022’ is published by which one of the following organizations? NITI Aayog Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team National Cyber Crime Research and Innovation Centre Daily Current Affairs for UPSC – 15 April 2023 Explanation: Option …

On Democratising Tiger Conservation

Editorial of the Day: On Democratising Tiger Conservation (The Hindu)

Context: The article is discussing the state of tiger population 50 years after the launch of Project Tiger- India’s a conservation initiative aimed at protecting the country’s tiger population. It highlights the 2023 preliminary report that notes the declining success of the project in preserving the tigers which are currently facing the threats of habitat …

Plastic free Kashmir village

Case Study of the Day: Plastic Free Kashmir Village

Context: To address the issue of plastic pollution, a unique initiative called “Give Plastic-Take Gold,” was launched in a village in Kashmir, which was aimed at making the village plastic-free while also incentivizing residents to participate in the cleanup efforts. Implementation The initiative was launched by the J&K Tourism Department, in collaboration with the village …

Dairy Sector

Stats IQ: Dairy Sector

Context: India is the highest milk producer and ranks 1st in the world contributing 24% of global milk production. Milk Producing States in India Rajasthan (15.05%), Uttar Pradesh (14.93%), Madhya Pradesh (8.6%), Gujarat (7.56%) and Andhra Pradesh (6.97%).  They together contribute 53.11% of total Milk production in the country. Largest producers in the world India …