Daily Current Affairs for UPSC CSE Topics Covered Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells Interim Dividend Social Accountability Bill 1 . Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells Context : A team of Japanese researchers will carry out an unprecedented trial using human-induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC) to treat spinal cord injuries About Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Induced pluripotent stem … Read more
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC CSE Topics Covered Agroforestry Finance Commission International Court of Justice Blackbuck Rainfed Agriculture Mariculture Pangolins 1 . Agroforestry What is Agroforestry Agroforestry is a collective name for land-use systems and technologies where woody perennials (trees, shrubs, palms, bamboos, etc.) are deliberately used on the same land-management units as agricultural crops and/or animals, in … Read more
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC CSE Topics Covered Most Favoured Nation Status Vande Bharat Express US Emergency Eminent Persons in RTI Act 1 . Most Favoured Nation Status Context : India revoked Pakistan’s MFN status What does Most Favoured Nation mean? Article 1 of General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), 1994, requires every WTO member country to … Read more
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC CSE Topics Covered Waste-to-energy (WTE) plants Delhi Power Tussle Minimum Wages Opportunity Rover Global Terrorist / UNSC Sanctions against Individuals and Entities for Terrorism 1 . Waste to Energy Plants Context : Nearly half of India’s waste-to-energy (WTE) plants, meant to convert non-biodegradable waste, are defunct. Further, the country’s inability to segregate … Read more
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC CSE Topics Covered Trans Fats National Board for wildlife Bhartiya Shiksha Board (BSB) Forex Reserves 1 . Trans Fats Context : In a first, Kerala Health Department has drawn up an action plan to generate public awareness on the harmful effects of trans fatty acids (TFA) in commercially available food … Read more
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC CSE Topics Covered Contempt of Court Minority status of Aligarh Muslim University Finance Bill Lapsing of bills due to dissolution of Lok sabha 1 . Contempt of Court Context : The Supreme Court held the former interim Director of the CBI, M. Nageswara Rao, guilty of contempt for disobeying its order not to … Read more
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC CSE Topics Covered CAG Report Registration of Marriage of Non-Resident Indian Bill, 2019 Rajasthan to Scrap Educational Criterion Second Longest Rail Tunnel 1 . CAG Report Context : Amid new revelations that anti-corruption clauses in the Rafale deal with France were waived by the government, official sources have said the audit report of … Read more
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC CSE Topics Covered Open Acreage Licensing Policy Nirbhaya Fund Forest Rights Act 2016 Periodic Table 1 . Open Acreage Licensing Policy Context : India on Sunday offered 23 oil and gas and CBM blocks for bidding in the third round of Open Acreage Licensing Policy (OLAP), expecting up to to $700 million of investment … Read more
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC CSE Topics Covered National Security Act Divisional Status Prompt Corrective Action Sixth Schedule Areas Generalized System of Preference Ease of Doing Business’ (EDB), ‘Human Development’ (HDI) and ‘Environmental Performance’ (EPI). Policy Stance of RBI Medecins Sans Frontiers / Doctor without Borders 1 . National Security Act Context : The authorities in Agar Malwa district of Madhya Pradesh … Read more
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC CSE Topics Covered Magentic North Pole GSAT 31 RBI Repo Rate Cut E- Cigarette 1 . Magnetic North Pole Context : Earth’s north magnetic pole has been drifting so fast in the last few decades that scientists say that past estimates are no longer accurate enough for precise navigation. On Monday, … Read more