9 PM UPSC Current Affairs Articles 16 February, 2024
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We are posting the 9 PM UPSC Current Affairs Brief 16 Feb, 2024 based on today’s current affairs.
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Ensure that all relevant facts, data, and arguments from today’s newspaper are readily available to you.
We have widened the sources to provide you with content that is more than enough and adds value not just for GS but also for essay writing. Hence, the 9 PM brief now covers the following newspapers:
- The Hindu
- Indian Express
- Livemint
- Business Standard
- Times of India
- Down To Earth
- PIB
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Union Budget 2025-2026 Highlights- Explained Pointwise
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget 2025-26 in the Parliament. This was her 8th consecutive budget. The Budget proposes development measures focusing on poor (Garib), Youth, farmer (Annadata) and women (Nari). Union Budget highlights that Agriculture, MSME, Investment, and Exports are engines of development in the journey to Viksit Bharat using reforms as… Continue reading Union Budget 2025-2026 Highlights- Explained Pointwise
UPSC Prelims Marathon 1st February – Environmental Legislations – 2025
Dear Friends, We are posting prelims marathon MCQs for today. In this initiative, you can attempt 10 subjective MCQs daily. Daily Quiz UPSC Prelims Marathon 1st February Environmental Legislations For schedule, refer to the archive link given below. Best UPSC institute In Delhi, For the Prelims Marathon archive – click here, For schedule, refer to… Continue reading UPSC Prelims Marathon 1st February – Environmental Legislations – 2025
Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
News: The recent withdrawal of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has made global headlines due to its significant political, economic, and security implications. About Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) It was established on May 28, 1975, in Lagos, Nigeria through the Treaty of Lagos.… Continue reading Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
Teesta River
News: The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) recently approved the reconstruction of the Teesta-III dam in Sikkim, despite concerns over its structural resilience and environmental risks. About Teesta River The Teesta River originates from the Tso Lhamo Lake in the eastern Himalayas, located in Sikkim, India. It flows through Sikkim and… Continue reading Teesta River
DeepSeek
News: Recently, DeepSeek’s R1 model has created a major disruption in the global AI industry. About DeepSeek DeepSeek is a Chinese AI startup based in Hangzhou. It recently launched the R1 model, which has disrupted the global AI sector. DeepSeek R1 is an open-source AI mode which is known for high efficiency at a lower… Continue reading DeepSeek
Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI)
News: The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has taken a significant step to control the steep rise in health insurance premiums for senior citizens. It has issued a directive capping annual premium hikes at 10% for health insurance policies covering individuals aged 60 years and above. About IRDAI The Insurance Regulatory and… Continue reading Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI)
Asteroid Bennu
News: Asteroid Bennu has been making headlines due to NASA’s OSIRIS-REx (Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security-Regolith Explorer) mission, which aims to collect and return samples from the asteroid to Earth. About Asteroid Bennu Bennu is a near-Earth asteroid located about 200 million miles away from Earth. It was discovered in 1999 by the NASA-funded… Continue reading Asteroid Bennu
India aims for growth with increased capital expenditure
Source: The post India aims for growth with increased capital expenditure has been created, based on the article “Government needs to spend – for India to grow” published in “ Indian Express” on 31st January 2025 UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper3- Economy- Government Budgeting. Context: The article discusses India’s goal of a $5-trillion economy and… Continue reading India aims for growth with increased capital expenditure
Preventing crowd crushes requires thorough safety measures
Source: The post Preventing crowd crushes requires thorough safety measures has been created, based on the article “The science is clear, crowd disasters are preventable” published in “The Hindu” on 31st January 2025 UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper 3-Disaster and disaster management. Context: The article discusses the preventable nature of crowd crushes, like the recent… Continue reading Preventing crowd crushes requires thorough safety measures
India strengthens Tamil ties with Sri Lanka
Source: The post India strengthens Tamil ties with Sri Lanka has been created, based on the article “An opportunity to settle Sri Lanka’s ethnic problem” published in “The Hindu” on 31st January 2025 UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper2- International Relations-India and its neighbourhood- relations. Context: The article discusses India’s symbolic move to name a… Continue reading India strengthens Tamil ties with Sri Lanka
