Current affairs

Current Affairs 20th Aug 2024 for UPSC Prelims Exam

Waggle Dance Context: Two scientists have raised concerns about “problematic behaviour” in papers on honeybee communication co-authored by Dr. Mandyam Srinivasan (Neuroscientist). About Waggle Dance The waggle dance is a form of communication used by the honeybees (Apis mellifera) It...

Editorial of the Day (20th Aug): India’s Power Export Rules

Context: According to Reuters, India introduced an amendment to its power export rules to hedge against political risks in Bangladesh. More in News The amendment allows Indian power exporters to redirect their output to Indian grids if there is a...

Social Justice in Bureaucracy, Challenges and Proposed Solutions

Context: During a parliamentary debate, the Leader of the Opposition criticized the lack of representation of Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) officers in the team that framed the 2024 Budget proposals. More In News He noted that the...

India’s Inflation Problem, Reasons and Impacts

Context: The Economic Survey preceding the 2024 Union Budget proposed excluding food prices from the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) inflation target, suggesting a shift from targeting headline inflation to core inflation. More in News This recommendation arises amid concerns...

Current Affairs 17th Aug 2024 for UPSC Prelims Exam

Krishi Decision Support System (DSS) Context The Union Agriculture Ministry launched a digital geo-spatial platform, Krishi-Decision Support System (DSS), About Krishi Decision Support System It is developed by the Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare and Department of Space...

Editorial of the Day (17th Aug): Right to Education

Context The Right to Education (RTE) Act full implementation has faced considerable resistance and challenges across different states. Key Provisions and Judicial Intervention RTE Provision: The Right to Education (RTE) Act, enacted in 2010, marked a significant milestone in India's...

Unemployment Problems, India Needs to Create 8 Million Jobs Annually

Context India needs to create close to 8 million new jobs annually for the next decade, according to the Economic Survey. More in News Additionally, Gita Gopinath, IMF's First Deputy Managing Director, estimates between 60 to 148 million additional jobs...

Secular Civil Code or Uniform Civil Code

Context In his 11th consecutive Independence Day speech Prime Minister Narendra Modi reiterated the BJP's ideological commitment to implementing a Uniform Civil Code (UCC). More in News He presented the UCC as a "secular civil code" rooted in the Constitution,...

Dam Safety and Dam Failures in India

Context A team of geologists from the National Centre for Earth Science Studies (NCESC) surveyed the landslide-hit zone. They suggested that a heavy rainfall-induced "damming effect" in a densely forested and uninhabited uphill region caused the earthfall. Dam Failures in...

Current Affairs 16th Aug 2024 for UPSC Prelims Exam

PM KUSUM Yojna Context Slow progress of PM-KUSUM Yojna has led to extension of its completion deadline to 2026 About PM-KUSUM Scheme PM-KUSUM stands for Prime Minister’s Kisan Urja Suraksha Evam Utthan Mahabhiyan, it was launched in 2019 under the...