Current affairs

Editorial of the Day (28 Dec): Growth Charts—WHO Standards Vs. India Crafted

Context: India faces a persistent challenge: widespread child undernutrition. Measuring this issue, however, presents complexities due to concerns surrounding the WHO Growth Standards, the current benchmark used for calculations. WHO Growth Standards Based On The WHO Growth Standards stem from...

Editorial of the Day (28 Dec): What Cities Owe Waste Workers

Context: In March 2016, the Indian Ministry of Environment, Forests, and Climate Change introduced the Solid Waste Management (SWM) Rules, which aimed to change this by mandating occupational ID cards. Yet, many cities like Delhi lack implementation, leaving them facing...

SLIM Spacecraft: Will SLIM Revolutionise Lunar Landing?

Context: Japan’s SLIM (Smart Lander for Investigating Moon) spacecraft entered lunar orbit, potentially making Japan the fifth country to soft-land a craft on the moon. Smart Lander for Investigating Moon(SLIM) Spacecraft Overview Agency and Launch: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)...

Current Affairs 29th December 2023 for UPSC Prelims Exam

PM JANMAN Scheme Context: The Union Cabinet has approved the PM JANMAN Scheme. About Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan (PM JANMAN) Scheme Introduction: In the 2023-24 Budget Objective: The primary goal is to uplift PVTGs socio-economically. Scheme Nature:...

Editorial of the Day (27 Dec): Development Led By Corporates, Not Women

Context: The G20 Declaration highlights private enterprise's key role in sustainable economic growth but lacks clarity on integrating 'women-led development' within this private sector-focused macroeconomic framework, creating uncertainties about its practical application. Discrepancies in Women-Led Development Schemes The concept of...

Editorial of the Day (27 Dec): A new economics for inclusive growth

Context: "Breaking the Mould: Reimagining India’s Economic Future" by Rajan and Lamba urges India to abandon its manufacturing focus and leapfrog into exporting high-end services, challenging the country's 30-year struggle with job creation and income growth. Challenges for Job Creation...

Editorial of the Day (27 Dec): Suez Canal and Panama Canal

Context: Recently, a chemical tanker named MV Chem Pluto, en route to India, was targeted by a drone strike while traversing the Red Sea trade route in West Asia, amidst a series of attacks on ships in the region. Suez...

Current Affairs 28th December 2023 for UPSC Prelims Exam

Magnetars Context: AstroSat, India’s first multi-wavelength space-based observatory, has detected bright sub-second X-ray bursts from a new and unique neutron star with ultrahigh magnetic field (magnetar), which can help understand the intriguing extreme astrophysical conditions of magnetars. About Magnetars Overview:...

POSH Act, Challenges, Implementation, Procedure to Complaint

Context: More than half — 16 — of India’s 30 national sports federations lack an Internal Complaints Committee (ICC), mandatory under the 2013 PoSH Act, as highlighted in the Mary Kom-led government committee's report. We're now on WhatsApp. Click to Join...

Global Goal On Adaptation (GGA), Origin, Challenges

Context: The 28th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) adopted the framework for the Global Goal on Adaptation (GGA). What Is Global Goal On Adaptation? Article 7 of...