PIB – 7 DECEMBER 2021
CONTENTS: 21st INDIA – RUSSIA ANNUAL SUMMIT INDIA’S COMMITMENT TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT STRENGTHENING WASTE MANAGEMENT SECTOR SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP 21st INDIA – RUSSIA ANNUAL SUMMIT Focus: GS Paper – 2: Groupings & Agreements Involving India and/or Affecting India’s Interests, Bilateral Groupings & Agreements Why in news? The first meeting of the 2+2 Dialogue of […]
PIB – 6 DECEMBER 2021
CONTENTS: SANDHYAK- THE ‘FIRST OF CLASS’ INDIGENOUS SURVEY VESSEL ‘EX EKUVERIN’- JOINT INDO-MALDIVES TRAINING EXERCISE PROJECT RE-HAB SANDHYAK- THE ‘FIRST OF CLASS’ INDIGENOUS SURVEY VESSEL Focus: GS Paper – 3: Defence Technology Why in news? ‘Sandhayak’, the first of the four Survey Vessels (Large) project being built for the Indian Navy, was launched in Kolkata […]
PIB – 4 DECEMBER 2021
CONTENTS: PUNEET SAGAR ABHIYAN PRADHAN MANTRI MATSYA SAMPADA YOJANA EMPOWERMENT OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES PUNEET SAGAR ABHIYAN: Focus: GS Paper – 3: Environmental Pollution & Degradation Why in news? NCC conducting nationwide campaign to free seashores/beaches from plastic & other waste under ‘Puneet Sagar Abhiyan’. The aim of the month-long Campaign is to propagate the […]
PIB – 3 DECEMBER 2021
CONTENTS PM GARIB KALYAN ANNA YOJANA (PM-GKAY) HORNBILL FESTIVAL RAJYA SABHA PASSES THE LANDMARK ‘DAM SAFETY BILL (2019)’ NON- FOSSIL FUEL SOURCES OF ENERGY PM GARIB KALYAN ANNA YOJANA (PM-GKAY) Focus: GS Paper – 3: Buffer Stocks & Food Security, Public Distribution System (PDS) Why in News? In State of Uttar Pradesh about 14.72 Crore […]
PIB – 2 DECEMBER 2021
CONTENTS: INDIA-ITU JOINT CYBERDRILL 2021 NATIONAL RURAL LIVELIHOOD MISSION WORLD AIDS DAY PM MEGA INTEGRATED TEXTILE REGION AND APPAREL (PM MITRA) PARKS INDIA-ITU JOINT CYBERDRILL 2021 Focus: GS Paper – 3: Cyber Security, Cyber Warfare, Challenges to Internal Security through Communication Networks Why in news? Department of Telecommunications (DoT) and International Telecommunication Union (ITU) have […]
22 November 2021 Current Affairs Quiz
World Rhino Day: 22 September
Context: World Rhino Day is observed on 22th September to spread awareness for all five species of rhino and work being done to save them. Relevance: Prelims, GS-III: Environment and Ecology (Conservation of Environment and Ecology, Protected Areas, Species in news) Dimensions of the Article: About Indian rhinoceros Status of Rhinoceros in India Indian Rhino […]
Global Innovation Index 2021
Context: India has climbed two spots and has been ranked 46th in the Global Innovation Index (GII) 2021 rankings. Relevance: GS-III: Indian Economy (Growth and Development of Indian Economy, Issues related to Development, Important International Organizations and their reports) Dimensions of the Article: What is Global Innovation Index (GII)? About World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) […]
UPSC Cut Off 2020 Released
Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has released the cutoff marks for civil services prelims, mains and final results. UPSC had announced the civil services final results on September 24, 2021. A total of 761 candidates have been recommended for appointment to Indian Administrative Service; Indian Foreign Service; Indian Police Service; and Central Services, Group ‘A’ and Group ‘B’. […]
How Discipline Can Help You Crack UPSC Civil Services Exam
Discipline is the process of training yourself so you can develop self-control and become more effective in your work. It is a quality of being able to behave and work in a controlled way that involves obeying particular rules or standards in order to get the positive results we crave. Regulating ourselves in this way […]