PIB Summaries 06 December 2023
CONTENTS International Social Security Association Context: Recently, the Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) bagged the “International Social Security Association’s ISSA Vision Zero 2023” Award in the recently held 23rd World Congress on Safety and Health at Work in Sydney, Australia. Relevance: GS II: International Relations Dimensions of the Article: International Social Security Association: Employee’s State […]
Static Quiz 06 December 2023 (Polity)
Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 06 December 2023
CONTENTS Honest Reckoning On Moving Away from Fossil Fuels Context: The limit defining discussions on the global climate is set at 1.5°C, representing the average temperature increase since the pre-industrial era. With the threshold of 1°C already surpassed, the ongoing negotiations at the climate summit in Dubai aim to constrain the additional half-degree rise. However, […]
Current Affairs Quiz 05 December 2023
Current Affairs 05 December 2023
CONTENTS Staggering Hidden Costs of Global Agrifood Systems Exceed $10 Trillion Context: A recent report by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) reveals the astonishing hidden costs of global agrifood systems, surpassing $10 trillion. In countries like India, these costs account for nearly 11% of GDP, leading to increased poverty, environmental damage, and […]
PIB Summaries 05 December 2023
CONTENTS Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC) Context: Recently, India has been unanimously elected as a member representing the Asian region in the Executive Committee of Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC) during its 46th meeting at Food and Agriculture organization (FAO) headquarters at Rome. Relevance: GS II: International Relations Dimensions of the Article: Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC) Codex Standards: Dr Rajendra Prasad Birth Anniversary Context: President of […]
Static Quiz 05 December 2023 (Polity)
Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 05 December 2023
CONTENTS A Dark Shadow on New Delhi’s Credibility On the U.S. indictment Context: The recent release of a U.S. indictment against an Indian individual accused of targeting Khalistani separatists in North America, allegedly at the request of a government official, remains an unproven allegation awaiting trial. Nevertheless, it has already cast a somber shadow over […]
Current Affairs Quiz 04 December 2023
Current Affairs 04 December 2023
CONTENTS World Malaria Report 2023 Context: The World Health Organisation (WHO) published a report titled ‘World Malaria Report 2023’. Relevance: GS II: Health Dimensions of the Article: Malaria: Transmission through Mosquito Bites: Variety of Parasites: While there are many types of Plasmodium parasites, only five of them cause malaria in humans: Transmission Process: World Malaria […]