Dear Friends, We have initiated some changes in the 9 PM Brief and other postings related to current affairs. What we sought to do: 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… Continue reading 9 PM Daily Current Affairs Brief – January 8th, 2024
On Production of Pulses in India – Attaining self-sufficiency
Source: This post on Production of Pulses in India has been created based on the article “Attaining self-sufficiency” published in “Business Standard” on 8th January 2024. UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper 3 Agriculture – Major crops-cropping patterns in various parts of the country. News: The article discusses the benefits of increasing production of pulses in… Continue reading On Production of Pulses in India – Attaining self-sufficiency
On the Aditya-L1 mission and ISRO outreach
Source: This post on the Aditya-L1 mission and ISRO outreach has been created based on the article “A new high” published in “The Hindu” on 8th January 2024. UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper 3 Science & Technology – Awareness in the fields of Space. News: The article discusses the details of the Aditya-L1 mission and… Continue reading On the Aditya-L1 mission and ISRO outreach
child marriage in India- Rise in child marriages in West Bengal
Source: The post child marriage in India has been created, based on the article “Rise in child marriages in West Bengal” published in “ The Hindu” on 8th January 2024. UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper1- Society- Social empowerment,- (social issue) News: The article discusses the persistent issue of child marriage in India, focusing on its… Continue reading child marriage in India- Rise in child marriages in West Bengal
Structured Negotiation- Structured negotiation as a boost for disability rights
Source: The post Structured Negotiation has been created, based on the article “Structured negotiation as a boost for disability rights” published in “ The Hindu” on 8th January 2024. UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS paper2- governance- mechanisms, laws, institutions and bodies constituted for the protection and betterment of these vulnerable sections. News: The article discusses structured… Continue reading Structured Negotiation- Structured negotiation as a boost for disability rights
Lessons can India learn from Japan Airlines’
Source: The post lessons can India learn from Japan Airlines has been created, based on the article “Aviation professionalism which India must draw from” published in “The Hindu” on 8th January 2024. UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS paper3 News: A Japan Airlines Airbus A350 collided with a Japanese Coast Guard Bombardier Dash 8 at Tokyo’s Haneda… Continue reading Lessons can India learn from Japan Airlines’
Office of Governor- Issues and Suggested Reforms- Explained Pointwise
The role, powers, and discretion of the Office of Governor have been the subject of Constitutional, Political, and Legal debate for decades. The relationship between the Office of Governor and the elected Government has been strained and tense in multiple States in recent times. The recent political controversies between Governors and State Government pose challenge… Continue reading Office of Governor- Issues and Suggested Reforms- Explained Pointwise
PRASADAM: India’s First Healthy & Hygienic Food Street
Sources: This post is based on the article “India’s first health food street launched in Ujjain” published in “The Indian Express” on 8th January 2024. Why in the news? Recently, the Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare, inaugurated India’s first Healthy & Hygienic Food Street, ‘PRASADAM,’ at Neelkanth Van, Mahakal Lok, in Ujjain, Madhya… Continue reading PRASADAM: India’s First Healthy & Hygienic Food Street
First Inland Waterways Development Council Meeting
Source: This post is based on the article “Shri Sarbananda Sonowal to chair the First Inland Waterways Development Council Meeting to be held tomorrow in Kolkata” published in “PIB” on 7th January 2024. Why in the news? The Inland Waterways Authority of India is set to host the inaugural ‘Inland Waterways Development Council’ meeting on… Continue reading First Inland Waterways Development Council Meeting
No local body representatives in J&K from January 9
Source– This post is based on the article “No local body representatives in J&K from January 9; no Assembly since 2018” published in “The Hindu” on 7th January 2024. Why in the News? Starting January 9, electoral representation at the grassroots level in Jammu and Kashmir will be lost as the five-year term of nearly… Continue reading No local body representatives in J&K from January 9
