Climate change forces Panama islanders to relocate

Why in the news? In early June, approximately 300 families were relocated from the island of Gardi Sugdub in Panama’s… Continue reading

Why Denmark has taxed cattle burps and farts?

Why in the news? Denmark will impose a tax on its livestock farmers for the greenhouse gases (GHGs) emitted by… Continue reading

China’s ‘Five Principles’ of Foreign Policy

Why in the News? China is set to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence, a… Continue reading

Why Indian-origin astronaut Sunita Williams is stuck in space?

Why in the News? The scheduled return of the Starliner spacecraft, which transported NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore… Continue reading

UNESCO World Heritage Site of Somanathapura

Why in the News? Karnataka’s Tourism Department plans to highlight Somanathapura Temple, part of the Hoysala temples, in the Mysuru… Continue reading

India achieves an ‘outstanding outcome’ in FATF mutual evaluation 2023-24

Why in the News? India has achieved an outstanding outcome in the 2023-24 Mutual Evaluation by the Financial Action Task… Continue reading

Geoportals for Enhanced Rural Land Records and Emergency Management

Why in the News? The Union Ministry of Science and Technology launched two Geoportals: ‘Bhuvan Panchayat (Ver. 4.0)’ for rural… Continue reading

Motor Neuron Disease (MND)

Why in the News? The annual conference on Motor Neuron Disease (MND) ‘Awareness, Care and Management’ was held at NIMHANS.… Continue reading

What is the Justice Reddy Commission, against which KCR has moved Telangana High Court?

Why in the news? On June 27, the Telangana High Court postponed the hearing on a petition filed by Bharat… Continue reading

What is the role of the Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition?

Why in the news? For a decade, the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha remained vacant due to the absence… Continue reading

Why govt must create a buffer stock of all main food items?

Why in the news? Sales of wheat and chana in the open market have effectively curbed soaring inflation in cereals… Continue reading

Interest rates on small savings schemes like PPF, SCSS, and NSC are under review by Modi 3.0 government

Why in the news? The central government of India is set to announce the interest rates for various small savings… Continue reading

[28th June 2024] The Hindu Op-ed: Reasi and the ‘years-old’ issue of cross-border terror

PYQ Relevance: Q Analyse the complexity and intensity of terrorism, its causes, linkages and obnoxious nexus. Also suggests measures required… Continue reading

Controversy over Sengol in Lok Sabha

Why in the News? An opposition parliamentarian has demanded the removal of the Sengol from the Lok Sabha, calling it… Continue reading

RBI releases the 29th Financial Stability Report, 2024

Why in the News? The Reserve Bank of India has released the 29th issue of the Financial Stability Report (FSR).… Continue reading

UNODC World Drug Report 2024: Key Highlights

Why in the News? Global drug users reached 292 million in 2022, marking a 20% increase over the past decade.… Continue reading

Himalayan Serow recorded at Assam’s Raimona National Park

Why in the News? A mainland serow aka. Himalayan Serow (Capricornis sumatraensis thar) was recorded at 96 metres above mean… Continue reading

Read the rocks to improve India’s geological literacy

PYQ Relevance: Q Safeguarding the Indian art heritage is the need of the moment. Comment (10) (UPSC IAS/2018) Q… Continue reading

It’s time for India to reclaim its voice on Tibet

Why in the News? A U.S. lawmaker delegation’s visit to Dharamshala closely followed the passage of the ‘Promoting a Resolution… Continue reading

Prolonged exposure to coal mining causes respiratory, skin diseases in workers: study

Why in the News? A new study by the National Foundation of India (NFI) reveals that 75% of focus group… Continue reading

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