News: ISRO is planning to launch Indian Data Relay Satellite System Facts: About Indian Data Relay Satellite System It is a set of satellites that will track, send and receive information from other Indian satellites Significance: track and be constantly in touch with Indian satellites, particularly those in low-earth orbits useful in monitoring launches Help… Continue reading New data relay satellites to keep Gaganyaan crew in touch with Earth
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Great Indian Bustard
News: Conservation efforts are having a positive impact on Great Indian Bustard population in India Facts: Conservation Efforts in India Bustard Recovery Programme: Initiated by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change in 2015, it is a programme for Great Indian Bustard, Lesser Florican and Bengal Florican. It recommends: linking local livelihoods with bustard… Continue reading Great Indian Bustard
Must Read News Articles I 7th January 2020
GS – 2 A case for including Tulu in the eight schedule Placing all deserving languages on an equal footing will promote social inclusion and national solidarity State can regulate minority institutions: SC The Supreme Court on Monday held that the state is well within its rights to introduce a regulatory regime in the “national… Continue reading Must Read News Articles I 7th January 2020
Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – January 7, 2020
What are the various reasons for the failure of Tuberculosis control in India? Suggest some measures to prevent Tuberculosis in India. Answer What are the key areas of reforms if the WTO has to survive in the present context of unilateralism and protectionism? Answer With millions suffering from hunger and tonnes of food grains rotting… Continue reading Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – January 7, 2020
9 PM Current Affairs Brief – January 6th, 2020
EVALI (e-cigarette, or vaping, product use associated lung injury) News: According to Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a US federal agency, the number of deaths due to EVALI, in the USA, rose to 55. Facts: About EVALI An acronym for e-cigarette or vaping product use-associated lung injury. The term has been coined by… Continue reading 9 PM Current Affairs Brief – January 6th, 2020
[Questions] Mains Marathon I Daily Answer Writing I January 6, 2020
1. What are the advantages of offshore wind energy projects to onshore projects? What are the challenges for offshore projects in India? Down To Earth 2. What are the major causes of forest fires in India? Discuss its impact on the forest ecosystem. Suggest some measures to tackle it. The Hindu 3. Discuss the reasons… Continue reading [Questions] Mains Marathon I Daily Answer Writing I January 6, 2020
10 PM Current Affairs Quiz #54 January 6, 2020
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Religion no bar for Padmanur’s Yakshagana
News:Recently,the Yakshagana committee hosted the 60th annual Yakshagana in the Padmanur village, Karnataka.It is a multi-faith committee consisting of Hindus, Christians and Muslims and it hosts Yakshagana every year. Facts: About Yakshagana: Yakshagana literally means the song (gana) of the yaksha (nature spirits).It is believed to have originated somewhere in between the 10th and the… Continue reading Religion no bar for Padmanur’s Yakshagana
National Aerospace Laboratory wants govt. push for Saras Mk2 takeoff
News:National Aerospace Laboratory has said that the Government of India should buy at least 50-60 Saras Mk2 aircraft to make production commercially viable. Facts: About Saras Mk2 aircraft: Saras Mk2 is the first Indian multi-purpose civilian aircraft.It is designed by the National Aerospace Laboratories(NAL). The project was started in 1991 and the first prototype was… Continue reading National Aerospace Laboratory wants govt. push for Saras Mk2 takeoff
Daily Quiz #54 UPSC Prelims Marathon – January 6, 2020
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