Source: The post is based on the article “Explained: Making use of forex reserves” published in Indian Express on 25th July 2022. What is the News? From a peak of $642.45 billion in 2021, India’s foreign exchange reserves have dipped to $572.71 billion as of July 2022. That’s a fall of almost $70 billion in… Continue reading Explained: Making use of forex reserves
Study on Snow Leopard and its prey
Source: The post is based on the article “Study on Snow Leopard and its prey” published in The Hindu on 25th July 2022. Contents1 What is the News?2 About Snow Leopard 3 Study on Snow Leopard and its prey species4 Importance of Snow Leopards in the ecosystem What is the News? A study by the Zoological… Continue reading Study on Snow Leopard and its prey
Sports Code: Explained | Why are Indian sports bodies under scandal and scrutiny?
Source: The post is based on the article “Explained | Why are Indian sports bodies under scandal and scrutiny?” published in The Hindu on 24th July 2022. What is the News? The sports Bodies like the All India Football Federation(AIFF) and the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) face potential ban/suspension if elections to the executive body… Continue reading Sports Code: Explained | Why are Indian sports bodies under scandal and scrutiny?
China launches second space station module
Source: The post is based on the article “China launches second space station module” published in The Hindu on 25th July 2022. What is the News? China has successfully launched its second space station lab module named Wentian. What is Wentian? The Wentian (which means “quest for the heavens”) laboratory module is the second module… Continue reading China launches second space station module
Union Minister calls for including information about Anusilan Samity in NCF to inspire the next generation
Source: The post is based on the article “Union Minister calls for including information about Anusilan Samity in NCF to inspire the next generation” published in PIB on 24th July 2022. What is the News? The Union Education Minister has urged NCERT and the Education fraternity to include information about Anusilan Samity, especially in the… Continue reading Union Minister calls for including information about Anusilan Samity in NCF to inspire the next generation
Why Agnipath scheme needs to be extended to All India Services
Source: The post is based on an article “Why Agnipath scheme needs to be extended to All India Services” published in the Indian Express on 25th July 2022. Syllabus: GS Paper 2 , Role of Civil Services in Bureaucracy Relevance: Civil Services Reforms News: Recently, the government has launched an Agnipath scheme for the armed… Continue reading Why Agnipath scheme needs to be extended to All India Services
India is greying – and what we can do about it
Source: The post is based on an article “India is greying and what we can do about it” published in the Live Mint on 25th July 2022. Syllabus: GS 1 Population in India; GS 2 Government Policies and Interventions for Development in various sectors and Issues arising out of their Design and Implementation Relevance: Population… Continue reading India is greying – and what we can do about it
A cultivated idea for cities
Source: The post is based on an article “A cultivated idea for cities” published in the Business Standard on 24th July 2022. Syllabus: GS Paper 3 – Agriculture – Urban Agriculture Context: Urban agriculture has not received the attention it merits. Urban agriculture is the practice of growing farm products in cities and their… Continue reading A cultivated idea for cities
Tackling Monkeypox
Source: The post is based on an article “Tackling Monkeypox” published in the Times of India on 25th July 2022. Syllabus: GS 3 Disaster Management Relevance: Biological Disaster; Monkey Pox News: Recently, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared monkeypox a global health emergency. It is a signal to India to really scale up its… Continue reading Tackling Monkeypox
[Download] 9 PM Weekly Compilation – July, 2022 – 2nd week
Hello everyone, We are posting a Compilation of the 9 PM current affairs brief for the 2nd week of the Month of July. 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 – July, 2022 – 2nd week
