Pandurang Khankhoje
Context: Lok Sabha Speaker, who is currently in Canada for the 65th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference, will travel to Mexico where he will unveil statues of Swami Vivekananda and Maharashtra-born freedom fighter and agriculturalist Pandurang Khankhoje (1883-1967). Relevance: GS I: History Dimensions of the Article: Who was Pandurang Khankhoje? What was his association with the Indian […]
What is Tomato Flu?
Context: A new infection dubbed tomato flu, or tomato fever, has been detected in India mostly among children younger than five, according to a report in the Lancet Respiratory Journal. Relevance: GS II- Health Dimensions of the Article: What is tomato flu? How can tomato flu be treated? How to take care of it? What […]
Central Bank Digital Currency
Context: According to the recent reports the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) digital rupee — the Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) — may be introduced in phases beginning with wholesale businesses in the current financial year. Relevance: GS III: Indian Economy Dimensions of the Article: About Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) Why are central banks […]
Current Affairs Quiz 23 August 2022
Current Affairs 23 August 2022
CONTENTS Central Bank Digital Currency Tomato flu Pandurang Khankhoje Kerala Savari Forever chemicals Central Bank Digital Currency Context: According to the recent reports the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) digital rupee — the Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) — may be introduced in phases beginning with wholesale businesses in the current financial year. Relevance: GS […]
PIB Summaries 23 August 2022
CONTENTS Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Mithila Makhana Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Focus: GS II- International Relations Why in News? Raksha Mantri is visiting Tashkent, Uzbekistan to attend the Annual Meeting of the Defence Ministers’ of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Member States. What is the SCO? Founded in June 2001, it was built on the ‘Shanghai Five’, the […]
Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 23 August 2022
Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 23 August 2022 Contents CBDC: The ‘digital rupee’ Increasing Cloudburst Incidents in India CBDC: The ‘Digital Rupee’ Context According to reports, the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) digital rupee — the Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) — could be introduced in stages, starting with wholesale businesses in the current fiscal year. […]
Static Quiz 23 August 2022 ( Environment)
Current Affairs 22 August 2022
CONTENTS: The number of Women scientists goes up in CSIR India’s coal-based power plants Facial recognition technology The number of Women scientists in CSIR goes up Context: The appointment earlier this month of Dr N Kalaiselvi as the first woman director general of India’s largest research and development organisation, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research […]
Current Affairs Quiz 22 August 2022