Current Affairs 19th April 2023 for UPSC Prelims Exam

Current Affairs 19th April 2023 for UPSC Prelims Exam

April 19, 2023

Current Affairs 19th April 2023 for UPSC Prelims Exam TeLEOS-2 Satellite Context: Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) will launch Singapore’s TeLEOS-2 satellite on board Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) on April 22, from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota. About TeLEOS-2 Satellite It is a 750kg earth observation satellite that has synthetic aperture radar …

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Global Buddhist Summit 2023, Theme, Objective & Conference

April 19, 2023

Global Buddhist Summit The Global Buddhist Summit, which will take place in New Delhi, India, will bring together leaders and academics from all across the world’s Buddhist communities to talk about current global concerns from a Buddhist perspective. The summit’s goal is to explore Buddhist teachings and practices in order to find solutions to issues …

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डेली करंट अफेयर्स for UPSC – 18 April 2023

April 18, 2023

डेली करंट अफेयर्स फॉर UPSC 2023 in Hindi प्रश्न सुपरक्रिटिकल कार्बन डाइऑक्साइड (CO2) के संदर्भ में निम्नलिखित में से कौन सा कथन सही नहीं है? यह CO2 की एक तरल अवस्था है, जो इसके महत्वपूर्ण दबाव से ऊपर गर्म होती है। इसका उपयोग कम तेल जलाशयों से बढ़ी हुई तेल वसूली के लिए किया जाता …

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Daily Current Affairs for UPSC – 18 April 2023

April 18, 2023

Daily Current Affairs for UPSC 2023 Q) Which one of the following statements is not correct with reference to Supercritical carbon dioxide (CO2)? It is a fluid state of CO2, heated above its critical pressure. It is used for enhanced oil recovery from depleted oil reservoirs. When supercritical CO2 reacts with water, hydroxyl acid is …

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Parliament Session, Types, Adjournment, Prorogation & Dissolution

April 18, 2023

Parliament Session Parliament Session is scheduled for an uninterrupted regular session of a Parliamentary house to do work. The Indian Parliament is a legislative branch of the government that passes laws, represents the interests of the electorate, and controls the council through hearings and interrogations during sessions. As the Constitution does not stipulate one, the …

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Editorial of the Day: Cohesion to Save Young Life on Campus

April 18, 2023

Context: Counseling and therapies are crucial measures, but what institutions of learning need to do is to ensure respect for academic and socio-economic diversity on their campuses. Cohesion to Save Young Life on Campus Background During 2018-23, there were as many as 61 student suicides in the Indian Institutes of Technology, or IITs (33), the …

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Case Study of the Day: Sahara SHG

April 18, 2023

Context: Sahara is a women’s self-help group (SHG) in Amoda village of Chhattisgarh. With support from the Leprosy Mission Trust India, Sahara SHG has worked for almost 20 years to fight leprosy stigma in the region and has helped women become self-sufficient. What is Leprosy? Leprosy is a chronic infectious disease caused by a type …

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Stats IQ: Investments in India

April 18, 2023

Investments in India Highest Investment in Fourth Quarter India’s investments in January-to-March quarter (2022-23) recorded the highest-ever total fresh investments of Rs 14.6 lakh crore. Private Sector: It hit an all-time high of Rs 10.5 lakh crore in quarter 4. Private sector investments jumped 90.7% to Rs 25.32 lakh crore in 2022-23 from Rs 13.27 …

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WTO’S Dispute Settlement in Context of Tariffs Row with EU

April 18, 2023

Context: A World Trade Organization (WTO) panel has ruled that India had violated global trading rules in a dispute with the European Union (EU), Japan and Taiwan over import duties on IT products. World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO was established on January 1, 1995, to replace GATT and to serve as the international organization …

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Ninth Schedule of the Indian Constitution

April 18, 2023

Context: Chhattisgarh Chief Minister wrote to the Prime Minister, urging him to include the state’s amended provisions in the 9th schedule of the Constitution. Decoding the News In Chhattisgarh’s case, the two amendment Bills — that pave the way for 76% quota for Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes — were passed unanimously …

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