Drug Trade Across India and Myanmar
10 October 2024 | The Study UPSCContext: Drug trafficking represents a non-traditional security threat with serious repercussions. The unfenced, porous Indo-Myanmar border facilitates the flow of...
October 2024
Economy
Global Digital Compact
10 October 2024 | The Study UPSCContext: At the recent ‘Summit of the Future’ organised by the United Nations, member countries adopted the ‘Global Digital Compact’...
Environment, Ecology and Biodiversity
Gender-Responsive Climate Policies: A Global Overview
10 October 2024 | The Study UPSCContext: A recent report by the UN Climate Change secretariat highlights a significant increase in gender-responsive climate policies across the...
Economy
Govt Approves Universal Fortified Rice Supply Till 2028
10 October 2024 | The Study UPSCContext: The Indian government approved the continuation of universal fortified rice distribution under all Union schemes, including PMGKAY, from July...
Environment, Ecology and Biodiversity
Bihar’s Second Tiger Reserve in Kaimur
10 October 2024 | The Study UPSCContext: The central government has approved the establishment of Bihar’s second tiger reserve in Kaimur district following the proposal by...
Polity, Constitution and Governance
Two Villages In Rajasthan Prefer Not To Be Classified As Urban Areas
10 October 2024 | The Study UPSCContext: Two villages in Rajasthan—Goluwala Sihagaan and Goluwala Nivadaan—oppose their classification as urban areas due to the potential loss of...
Science and Technology
2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry: Pioneering Work on Proteins
10 October 2024 | The Study UPSCContext: The 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry honours Demis Hassabis and John M. Jumper (Google DeepMind) for using AI to...
Science and Technology
Major Atmospheric Cherenkov Experiment (MACE) Observatory
10 October 2024 | The Study UPSCContext: Recently the Secretary of the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) and Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission, inaugurated the...
Science and Technology
India Declared Trachoma-Free
10 October 2024 | The Study UPSCContext: The World Health Organization (WHO) has officially certified India as having eliminated Trachoma as a public health problem, making...
International Relations
India’s Shift on Palestine
10 October 2024 | The Study UPSCContext: India’s stance on Palestine, once emblematic of its anti-colonial values, has softened since the Cold War’s end and undergone...