Context: Recently, the Central government promulgated an ordinance to nullify the Supreme Court’s recent verdict on the Delhi government’s powers over administrative services in the national capital. What is an Ordinance? An ordinance is an executive order issued by the President of India or governor of a state, that holds the same force and effect …
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Introduction Bangladesh, a densely populated South Asian country, faces numerous healthcare challenges, including limited access to quality healthcare, especially in rural areas. To bridge this gap, the Government of Bangladesh introduced the Community Clinic model in 1998, with the aim of providing essential primary healthcare services to the grassroots level. Key Features Accessibility: The clinics …
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Context: The article is discussing the dynamics and current status of Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) and various multilateral groupings, such as G-77, South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), and BRICS. It acknowledges that some of these groups, like NAM and G-77, had their peak of relevance during the Cold …
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Context: The Union Government has no records of office expenditure incurred for the Justice G. Rohini Commission for the sub-categorisation of Other Backward Classes (OBC). Backward Classes in India The Backward Classes suffer from disadvantages and disabilities which are age-old and which derive their sanction mainly from the caste system. Low status, poverty and illiteracy …
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Context: Recently, the co-legislators at the European Commission signed the landmark ‘Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM)’. What is the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM)? It is a proposed policy that would place a price on the carbon content of certain imported goods. Its primary objective is to avert ‘carbon leakage’, which refers to a …
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Current Affairs 24th May 2023 for UPSC Prelims Exam National Population Register Context: According to an update by the National Population Register (NPR), citizens who want to exercise the right to fill the Census form on their own rather than through government enumerators, will have to first update their NPR details online. What is National …
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The Hindu Newspaper Analysis for UPSC The Hindu Newspaper Analysis 23 May 2023 If citizens want to exercise the right to fill the Census form on their own rather than through government enumerators, they will have to first update their National Population Register (NPR) details online. The NPR, first put together in 2010 and updated …
डेली करंट अफेयर्स फॉर UPSC 2023 in Hindi प्रश्न हाल ही में खबरों में रहा मछलीपट्टनम बंदरगाह निम्नलिखित में से किस राज्य में स्थित है? ओडिशा कर्नाटक तमिलनाडु आंध्र प्रदेश डेली करंट अफेयर्स for UPSC – 22 May 2023 व्याख्या: विकल्प (4) सही है: आंध्र प्रदेश के मुख्यमंत्री कृष्णा जिले के मंगिनापुडी में मछलीपट्टनम बंदरगाह …
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC 2023 Q) Recently seen in news, the Machilipatnam Port is located in which one of the following states? Odisha Karnataka Tamil Nadu Andhra Pradesh Daily Current Affairs for UPSC – 22 May April 2023 Explanation: Option (4) is correct: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister will be inaugurating the Machilipatnam port construction …
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Current Affairs 23rd May 2023 for UPSC Prelims Exam Narco Test Context: The wrestlers protesting against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief have agreed to undergo a narco test under the supervision of the Supreme Court. What is a Narco Test? In a ‘narco’ or narco-analysis test, a drug called sodium pentothal (sodium thiopental) is …
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