The Need for Resilient Infrastructure in India
27 June 2024 | The Study UPSCContext: This past month, Delhi faced unprecedented electricity demand due to relentlessly high temperatures, leading to frequent power cuts in...
GS-3
Science and Technology
Green Metal Mystery: From Mantle to Crust
26 June 2024 | The Study UPSCContext: Researchers at The University of Western Australia conducted an experiment explaining how volcanoes bring green metals from deep within...
Economy
Front-Running
26 June 2024 | The Study UPSCContext: Quant Mutual Fund is under regulatory scrutiny for alleged front-running, while Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) banned...
Economy
4th Tranche Auction for Critical and Strategic Minerals
26 June 2024 | The Study UPSCContext: Union Minister of Coal and Mines along with Minister of State for Coal and Mines, inaugurated the 4th tranche...
Polity, Constitution and Governance
Amended Surrogacy Leave Rules for Government Employees.
26 June 2024 | The Study UPSCContext: The Centre has notified amended rules to allow women government employees to take 180 days of maternity leave in...
Environment, Ecology and Biodiversity
Antarctic Worms: Thriving in the Cold with Bacterial Help
25 June 2024 | The Study UPSCContext: The study, published in Science Advances, highlights the vital role of microbe-host interactions in marine ecosystems, and provides important...
Economy
RBI Revises Priority Sector Lending Norms
25 June 2024 | The Study UPSCContext: Reserve Bank of India (RBI) revised priority sector lending norms to promote small loans in economically disadvantaged districts with...
Science and Technology
Cholera Vaccine Demand Outpaces Supply: WHO Report
25 June 2024 | The Study UPSCContext: The World Health Organisation (WHO) reports nearly 200,000 cases of cholera have been reported in 24 countries this year...
Science and Technology
Transforming Sanitation Management in India through Digital Innovation
25 June 2024 | The Study UPSCContext: The National Faecal Sludge and Septage Management (NFSSM) Alliance has launched ‘India for the World’. It is an infographic...