Hello, everyone. We are posting a Compilation of the 10 pm current affairs quiz – December 2021 – First week Click on the following link to download Download The 10 PM Daily Current Affairs Quiz is focused on the current affairs part of UPSC Prelims. The daily current affairs quiz consists of 10 questions based on the daily… Continue reading [Download] 10 PM Weekly Compilation –December, 2021 – 1st week
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[Download] 9 PM Weekly Compilation – December, 2021 – 1st week
Hello everyone, We are posting a Compilation of the 9 PM current affairs brief for the 1st week of the Month of December. Click on the following link to download Download About 9 PM Current Affairs Brief: The idea behind the 9 PM Daily Current Affairs Brief is to make aspirants aware of the important news from… Continue reading [Download] 9 PM Weekly Compilation – December, 2021 – 1st week
“58 Percent of Potential oil palm acreage identified in 5 states: ICAR study”
News– Centre’s relaunched National Mission for Edible Oil-Oil Palm (NMEO-OP) to expand area under oil palm, largely in southern and north-eastern parts of the country. Recently ICAR also launched report on palm oil cultivation in India. What does ICAR study says about oil palm cultivation ICAR analysis shows oil palm cultivation requires less water than rice, banana and sugarcane. Thus, it will be a… Continue reading “58 Percent of Potential oil palm acreage identified in 5 states: ICAR study”
“Goods and services tax as an unfinished agenda”
News– GST was launched in July,2017 with the vision of “one nation one tax”, it has seen quite some adaptations since then but still lacks in some key aspects. What was the vision behind GST’s Introduction It was expected to improve tax-GDP ratio, end tax cascading, enhance efficiency, competitiveness, growth, and ensure lower prices. Many exemptions,… Continue reading “Goods and services tax as an unfinished agenda”
“Radioactive Pollution in water: A global concern for human health”
Context-Although Water pollution has been a concern since many decades .But, radioactive pollution of water is newly emerging threat. Recently, radioactive contamination and associated health impacts have been reported in many parts of the globe. Radioactivity is the phenomenon of spontaneous emission of particles or waves from the unstable nuclei of some elements. What causes… Continue reading “Radioactive Pollution in water: A global concern for human health”
“Chinese Project at Balochistan port: local protests, global concerns”
News– Since November, there have been continuous protests in Gwadar, Baluchistan against mega-development plans of the port city as a part of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor. About Baluchistan- Baluchistan is among the least developed even though it is the most resource-rich of Pakistan’s four provinces. The main means of livelihood for people in the region is fishing. What are Indian Specific concerns of India? … Continue reading “Chinese Project at Balochistan port: local protests, global concerns”
“Future of jobs: Modernised labour market require social security”
News-Pandemic has led to dramatic increase in employees working remotely particularly in white collar jobs. What are the other changes to the work models? With the normalisation of work from home model, companies have also started providing work contracts and complementarity flexibilities. It means they are offering different combinations of flexi-work and financial security and medical benefits s per the combination. For instance, HUL has launched ‘U-Work’… Continue reading “Future of jobs: Modernised labour market require social security”
[Download] Prelims Marathon Weekly Compilation – December, 2021 – 1st week
Hello everyone, We are posting a compilation of Prelims Marathon for the month of December 2021 – First week. Click on the following link to download Download About Prelims Marathon Daily Prelims Marathon is focused on UPSC Prelims 2020. Under this initiative, we post, daily 10 MCQs, based on the provided weekly schedule. For More… Continue reading [Download] Prelims Marathon Weekly Compilation – December, 2021 – 1st week
The mountains are calling and they need help
News – Plastic Pollution is increasing in the Mountains, especially Himalayas. Mountains are most environmentally sensitive ecosystems, and are being impacted by the adversities of climate change and other environmental hazards such as increasing plastic waste, at a rapid rate. Waste Management in mountains is crucial for their sustainability. Sources of Plastic waste – High tourist footfall. Plastic used in Packaging Presence of various manufacturing industries. Example– Pharmaceutical Industry in Himachal. Household waste … Continue reading The mountains are calling and they need help
Clean Energy from nuclear fusion is our Planet’s best hope
Context–Author presents the view that although most technologies and tech products deplete our natural resources and contribute heavily to global warming and climate change. However, there is one tech that stands out and rather helps to save the planet that is – Fusion Energy. What is Nuclear Fusion? Nuclear fusion is not a new concept, scientists have known about it since Einstein’s… Continue reading Clean Energy from nuclear fusion is our Planet’s best hope
