DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS FOR UPSC CSE Topics Covered Pravasi Bharatiya Divas International Solar Alliance Review Petition N K Singh Committee – FRBM Review Committee UDAY Bonds Rohingya crisis Article 35 A Swine Flu 1 . Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Context : At the annual Pravasi Bharatiya Divas in Varanasi on Tuesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi highlighted India’s potential to … Read more
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC CSE Topics Covered National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP) Zoological Survey of India Climate ‘time bomb’ for groundwater is ticking World Economy Outlook Kartarpur corridor Electronic Voting Machine 1 . National Social Assistance Programme Context : Ahead of the 2019 election, the Rural Development Ministry has proposed that the monthly pensions of the … Read more
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC CSE Topics Covered Central Information Commissioner Flamingo Festival Global Economy Watch report Elephantiasis Biodynamic Agriculture Operation Kabaddi 1 . Chief Information Commissioner Context : RTI activists have termed the appointment of former Law Secretary Suresh Chandra as a Central Information Commissioner on January 1 an “arbitrary process” as he had … Read more
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC CSE Topics Covered Young Scientist Programme Cassini Mission Great Indian Bustard Nagaland and Citizenship bill Gilgit-Baltistan PMAY (G) Facts for Prelims 1 . Young Scientist Programme Context : ISRO is planning to spread its wings in new areas, Dr. Sivan announced a Young Scientist Programme (YSP) and termed it their most … Read more
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC CSE Topics Covered Jallikattu Global Risk Report Facts for Prelims Lokpal (Covered under earlier Daily Current Affairs) 1 . Jallikattu What is Jallikattu? It is a traditional bull-taming sport organised in Tamil Nadu during Pongal. Also known as Eruthazhuvuthal or Manju virattu, the sport involves a natively reared stud that … Read more
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC CSE Collegium system External Commercial Borrowing Process of Appointing DGP ASER Report NREGA Kyasanur Forest Disease (KFD) Facts for Prelims 1 . Collegium System Context : The Collegium said “fresh” and “extensive” deliberations were held after the vacations by the newly constituted body, in which Justice Arun Mishra replaced Justice Lokur. It … Read more
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC CSE Topics Covered Devdasi System in India Retail Inflation Fjord UDAN Scheme Facts for Prelims 1 . Devdasi System in India Context : More than thirty-six years after the Karnataka Devadasis (Prohibition of Dedication) Act of 1982 was passed, the State government is yet to issue the rules for administering the law. Meanwhile the … Read more
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC CSE Topics Covered Commonwealth Secretariat Arbitrary Tribunal (CSAT). 5G National Clean Energy Fund Bhogali Bihu Farm to Port Project Formation of a blackhole / Collapse of a star Rythu Bandu Scheme Facts for Prelims 1 . Commonwealth Secretariat Arbitrary Tribunal (CSAT) Context : Justice A.K. Sikri, the Supreme Court judge whose vote … Read more
DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS FOR UPSC CIVIL SERVICES EXAM Topics Covered H-1 B visas Human Space Flight Centre Index of Industrial Production PSLV DL Renuka Dam 1 . H-1 B Visas Context : US President Donald Trump said that he is planning changes to H-1B visas, which are issued temporarily to highly educated immigrants so they can work in … Read more
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC CSE Topics Covered National Clean Air Programme Visual SLAM GST council Capital Conservation Buffer Constitution Bench Amendment to the Fundamental Rights 1 . National Clean Air Programme Context : The Centre has launched a programme to reduce particulate matter (PM) pollution by 20-30% in at least 102 cities by 2024. The National Clean Air … Read more