Light Pollution and Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease
20 September 2024 | The Study UPSCContext: Over the past 25 years, global artificial lighting has surged by 49%, causing the night sky’s brightness to increase...
September 2024
History
Bahadur Shah Zafar
20 September 2024 | The Study UPSCContext: Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar was captured by the Britishers on 20th September 1857. About: Bahadur Shah Zafar...
History
Chengannur Riots
20 September 2024 | The Study UPSCContext: The Chengannur Riots refer to a series of communal riots that occurred in Chengannur, a town in Kerala, India,...
History
Tiruvalluvar
20 September 2024 | The Study UPSCContext: The Madras High Court has declined to designate the Anusham star day in the Tamil month of Vaikasi as...
Geography
Places in News: Lebanon
20 September 2024 | The Study UPSCContext: Pager explosion in Lebanon. About: It lies along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea, bordered by Syria...
Internal Security
NCB and Narco- Terrorism
20 September 2024 | The Study UPSCContext: Anurag Garg, an IPS officer of the 1993 batch, has been appointed as the new director general of the...
Schemes
Government Partially Restores Wheat Allocation Under PMGKAY
20 September 2024 | The Study UPSCContext: The Centre will partially restore wheat distribution for beneficiaries of the Pradhan Mantri Gareeb Kalyan Ann Yojana (PMGKAY) after...
International Relations
Lebanon Pager Explosion
20 September 2024 | The Study UPSCContext: Recently, Lebanon was rocked by a series of devastating explosions involving handheld pagers. The incident is considered one of...
Environment, Ecology and Biodiversity
CAQM has revised the GRAP to address air pollution in the NCR.
20 September 2024 | The Study UPSCContext: The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) has revised the Graded Response Action Plan (Grap) to address air pollution...
Science and Technology
Union Cabinet Approves Expansion of Chandrayaan-4 and New Space Missions
20 September 2024 | The Study UPSCContext: The Union Cabinet approved the expansion of the Chandrayaan-4 Mission to include preparatory measures for a future manned moon...