National Science Day 2023
Focus: Facts for Prelims Why in News? In 1986, the Government of India, under then Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, designated February 28 as National Science Day to commemorate the announcement of the discovery of the “Raman Effect”. About National Science Day 2023: What is Raman Effect?
Current Affairs Quiz 28 February 2023
Current Affairs 28 February 2023
CONTENTS MIIRA Initiative Context: India has introduced a draft to launch a global initiative to encourage the consumption and production of millet. The draft of the proposed initiative — MIIRA — was placed during the first Agriculture Deputies Meeting under the Agriculture Working Group (AWG), G20 at Indore, Madhya Pradesh. Relevance: GS II: Government policies […]
PIB Summaries 28 February 2023
CONTENTS National Science Day 2023 Focus: Facts for Prelims Why in News? In 1986, the Government of India, under then Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, designated February 28 as National Science Day to commemorate the announcement of the discovery of the “Raman Effect”. About National Science Day 2023: What is Raman Effect? Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat […]
Static Quiz 28 February 2023 (Environment)
UPSC Mains General Studies Paper 1 – Syllabus, Strategy & Structure
UPSC Mains is the second stage of the Civil services Exam. Aspirants who obtain the required cut-off qualify to write Mains. General Studies Paper-1 is one of the Paper in the UPSC Mains examination. Major topics under G.S. Paper 1 include Indian history, World History, Indian Society, Culture, and Geography. Most of these topics […]
Need to End Constraints On The Road To Gender Equality
Context Recently, the Supreme Court of India directed a petitioner to approach the Union Ministry of Women and Child Development to frame a policy on menstrual pain leave. Relevance: GS-II: Social Justice (Women Empowerment, Governance and Government Policies, Issues Arising Out of Design & Implementation of Policies), GS-I: Indian Society (Issues related to Women, Gender Inequality) Dimensions […]
The Sophisticated Anatomy Of Heat Waves
Context: Recently, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) warned that the maximum temperatures over northwest, west, and central India would be 3-5° C higher than the longterm average. Relevance: GS III- Environment (Climate change) Dimensions of the Article: What is a heat wave? Recent findings about Heat waves: How do heat waves occur and its Impacts? […]
About Mad Cow Disease
Context: Brazil has halted its beef exports to China after a case of mad cow disease was confirmed in the northern state of Para. Relevance: GS I: Facts for prelims About Mad Cow disease: -Source: Hindustan Times
ALMA Telescope
Context: The Atacama Large Millimetre/submillimetre Array (ALMA) — a radio telescope comprising 66 antennas located in the Atacama Desert of northern Chile — is set to get software and hardware upgrades that will help it collect much more data and produce sharper images than ever before, the journal Science reported recently. Relevance: GS III: Science […]