9 PM UPSC Current Affairs Articles 13 May, 2024
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Investing in pumped-storage hydropower (PSH) helps India’s transition to clean energy
Source: The post investing in pumped-storage hydropower (PSH) helps India’s transition to clean energy has been created, based on the article “Let pump dams fill gaps in clean power supplies” published in “Live mints” on 25th June 2024 UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper3-infrastructure (renewable energy) Context: The article discusses Adani Group’s plan to invest in… Continue reading Investing in pumped-storage hydropower (PSH) helps India’s transition to clean energy
The court’s decision on “Annadhanam” and “Angapradakshanam”
Source: The post the court’s decision on “Annadhanam” and “Angapradakshanam”has been created, based on the article “Human dignity versus religious practices” published in “The Hindu” on 25th June 2024 UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper1-society and GS paper 2-Indian constitution Context: The article discusses a court ruling allowing a religious practice of rolling on leftover plantain… Continue reading The court’s decision on “Annadhanam” and “Angapradakshanam”
How the PESA has boosted forest conservation in India
Source: The post how the PESA has boosted forest conservation in India has been created, based on the article “How the PESA has boosted forest conservation in India” published in “The Hindu” on 25th June 2024 UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper 3- environment conservation Context: This article discusses the conflicts between conservation and resource extraction… Continue reading How the PESA has boosted forest conservation in India
Reasons for the opposition to NITI Aayog’s Great Nicobar Development Project
Source: The post reasons for the opposition to NITI Aayog’s Great Nicobar Development Project has been created, based on the article “The NITI Aayog’s project in Great Nicobar” published in “The Hindu” on 25th June 2024 UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper3- economy- infrastructure, and environment conservation Context: The article discusses opposition to NITI Aayog’s development… Continue reading Reasons for the opposition to NITI Aayog’s Great Nicobar Development Project
Increasing Heatwaves related mortalities
Source-This post on Increasing Heatwaves related mortalities has been created based on the article “Who dies in a heat wave? High temperatures don’t affect everyone equally” published in “The Indian Express” on 25 June 2024. UPSC Syllabus-GS Paper-3- Disaster and Disaster Management. Context- Heat poses risks both to the environment and occupational health. In May… Continue reading Increasing Heatwaves related mortalities
India –Maldives Relations
Source-This post on India –Maldives Relations has been created based on the article “From China tilt to a balancing with Beijing and Delhi” published in “The Hindu” on 25 June 20204. UPSC Syllabus-GS Paper-2- India and its Neighborhood- Relations. Context– The article discusses the Maldivian President’s fluctuating policy stance towards India, which has shifted from… Continue reading India –Maldives Relations
Unsustainable development in the Indian Himalayan Region (IHR)
Source-This post on Unsustainable development in the Indian Himalayan Region (IHR) has been created based on the article “The Court spells the way in Himalaya’s development” published in “The Hindu” on 25 June 2024. UPSC Syllabus-GS Paper-3- Conservation, Environmental Pollution and Degradation, Environmental Impact Assessment. Context– The Indian Himalayan Region (IHR) serves as India’s primary… Continue reading Unsustainable development in the Indian Himalayan Region (IHR)
One Election One Phase
Source-This post on One Election One Phase has been created based on the article “S Y Quraishi writes: Why India needs one election, one phase” published in “The Indian Express” on 25 June 2024. UPSC Syllabus-GS Paper-2- Salient Features of the Representation of People’s Act. Context-The article highlights that multi-phase elections were once important for… Continue reading One Election One Phase
India-Bangladesh Relations- Explained Pointwise
The recent visit by Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina marked the first state visit by a foreign leader during PM Modi’s third term. Prime Ministers Sheikh Hasina and Narendra Modi have been relentless in advancing the bilateral relations between Delhi and Dhaka over the last decade and turning India and Bangladesh into valuable partners of each… Continue reading India-Bangladesh Relations- Explained Pointwise
Namaqualand
Source– This post on Namaqualand has been created based on the article “Astonishing” Discovery – 34,000-Year-Old Inhabited Termite Mounds Discovered in South Africa” published in “Scietechdaily” on 21 June 2024. Why in the news? Scientists recently discovered that termite mounds along the Buffels River in Namaqualand are the world’s oldest inhabited, dating back 34,000 years. About Namaqualand… Continue reading Namaqualand
