Daily Current Affairs for UPSC CSE Topics Covered 1 . Buddhist Stupa and Khondolite stones Context: The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) stumbled upon a 1,300-year-old stupa right in the middle of a mining site in Odisha’s Jajpur district from where Khondalite stones were supplied for the beautification project around the 12 th Century Shree Jagannath Temple … Read more
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC CSE Topics Covered 1 . Seattle Policy against caste discrimination Context: the Seattle City Council became the first U.S. city to ban caste-based discrimination. Amending the City Municipal Code, an ordinance was issued, including caste as a class to be protected against discrimination, alongside race, gender, and religion. Several universities … Read more
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC CSE Topics Covered 1 . Great backyard bird count Context: West Bengal reported the highest number of species followed by Uttarakhand and Arunachal Pradesh during the Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) 2023 across 35 States and Union Territories from February 17-20. What is Great Backyard Bird Count? Bird count India … Read more
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC CSE Topics Covered 1 . Keezhadi Excavation Context: Keeladi is a tiny hamlet in the Sivaganga district in south Tamil Nadu. It is about 12 km south-east to the temple city of Madurai and is located along the Vaigai river. The excavations here from 2015 prove that an urban civilisation … Read more
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC CSE Topics Covered 1 . Emission Trading Scheme Context: After the passing of the Energy Conservation (Amendment) Bill last December, the Centre is now in the final stages of notifying an Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) that would require polluting industries to achieve certain standards of energy efficiency and permit them … Read more
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC CSE Topics Covered 1 . Aubrite Meteor Context: On August 17, 2022, a meteorite streaked over India, breaking apart as it descended through the air, to scatter over two villages in Banaskantha, Gujarat. An analysis by a group of scientists at the Physical Research Laboratory (PRL), Ahmedabad has revealed that the … Read more
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC CSE Topics Covered 1 . National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation (NOTTO) Context: In a major tweak to the organ donation policy, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said that the clause that people beyond 65 years could not receive cadaver organ transplants had been removed. The … Read more
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC CSE Topics Covered 1 . Vibrant Villages Programme Context: The Union Cabinet approved two decisions — raising of seven new ITBP battalions and allocated ₹4,800 crore under the Vibrant Villages Programme (VVP) to stop migration and boost tourism in villages bordering China — to bolster social and security framework along the … Read more
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC CSE Topics Covered 1 . Lithium Reserve Significance and Environmental Concerns Context: News of the discovery of “5.9 million tonnes inferred resources of lithium” in the Salal-Haimana area of Reasi district, Jammu & Kashmir, by the Geological Survey of India has been received as a game-changer in India’s impending transition … Read more
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC CSE Topics Covered 1 . Supreme Court Verdict on Delimitation Commission Context: The Supreme Court dismissed a challenge to the constitution of the Jammu and Kashmir Delimitation Commission to readjust constituencies in the new Union Territory. About the petition What is the supreme court verdict on Jammu and Kashmir Delimitation … Read more