PIB Analysis for UPSC CSE United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) World Food India 1 . United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) Context : June 17 is celeberated as the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought. About World Day of Desertification In 1994, the United Nations General Assembly declared 17 June the … Read more
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC CSE Topics Covered State Disaster Response Fund & National Disaster Response Fund Aspirational District Programme Duckworth Lewis Stern Method Hong Kong extradition bill Fly ash G20 agrees to tackle ocean plastic waste Simultaneous elections Facts for Prelims : Periodic Table, Balsams 1 . State Disaster Response Fund & National Disaster … Read more
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC CSE Topics Covered Shanghai Cooperation Organisation E-Tribunal e-bola Retaliatory Tariffs Facts for Prelims : Pressurised intraperitoneal aerosol chemotherapy (PIPAC) 1 . Shanghai Co-operation Organisation Context : SCO summit concluded in Bishkek About SCO The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) is a permanent intergovernmental international organisation founded in 2001 in Shanghai (China) … Read more
PIB Analysis for UPSC CSE Topics Covered Kimberley Process Bal Sahitya and Yuva Puraskar 1 . Kimberley Process Context : The Intersessional meeting of Kimberley Process (KP) is being hosted by India from 17th to 21st June, 2019 in Mumbai About Kimberley Process In 1998, certain rebel movements in Africa (Sierra Leone, Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo, … Read more
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC CSE Topics Covered Golden Cat Financial Action Task Force Employee State Insurance Act Facts for Prelims : World Investment Report, Hormuz Straits, Bailadila / NMDC 1 . Golden Cat Context : Golden is no longer the only colour the elusive Asiatic golden cat can be associated with. Its coat comes … Read more
PIB Analysis for UPSC CSE Topics Covered NITI Aayog governing council Future ISRO missions Prabhakar Barwe 1 . NITI Aayog Governing Council Context : Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will chair the fifth meeting of the Governing Council of NITI Aayog Background The Governing Council reviews the action taken on the agenda items of the … Read more
Topics Covered Bimal Jalan Committee Easy money policy Hypersonice Technology demonstrator Vehicle Fruit bats PENCIL E-Governance initiatives of Ministry of Tribal Affairs 1 . Bimal Jalan Committee Context : The Bimal Jalan committee, which is looking into the size of capital reserves that the RBI should hold, will have one more meeting before finalising its … Read more
PIB Analysis for UPSC CSE Topics Covered Sub categorization of OBC’s Indian Medical council Amendment bill Special Economic Zone Aadhaar and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2019 Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2019 New Delhi International Arbitration Centre Bill 2019 Merchandise Export Investment Scheme 1 . Sub categorization of OBC’s Context : Union … Read more
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC CSE Acute Encephalitis Syndrome or Brain fever Pro-tem speaker Defence Space Research Agency (DSRO) Windrush Scheme Prime Ministers Office Facts for Prelims : Quadrilateral Security Dialogue 1 . Brain Fever Context : At least 28 children have died in the past one month in Muzaffarpur district of north Bihar, allegedly … Read more
PIB Analysis for UPSC CSE Topics Covered Non Communicable Disease National Crisis Management Committee 1 . Non-Communicable Disease About Noncommunicable disease Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), also known as chronic diseases, tend to be of long duration and are the result of a combination of genetic, physiological, environmental and behaviours factors. The main types of NCDs are … Read more