Daily Current Affairs for UPSC CSE Topics Covered 1 . BIMSTEC Context: The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) summit at end of this year will adopt Bangkok Vision 2030, according to Saurabh Kumar, Secretary (East) in the Ministry of External Affairs. Bangkok Vision 2030 About BIMSTEC Purpose of BIMSTEC … Read more
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC CSE Topics Covered 1 . Bullet Train Project Context: Construction of a 360-metre-long bridge across the Purna river between Bilimora and Surat stations in Gujarat was fraught with challenges for the National High Speed Rail Corporation Ltd. (NHSRCL), the implementing agency for the bullet train project to connect Mumbai and … Read more
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC CSE Topics Covered 1 . Hiroshima AI Process Context: The annual Group of Seven (G-7) Summit, hosted by Japan, took place in Hiroshima. Among other matters, the G-7 Hiroshima Leaders’ Communiqué initiated the Hiroshima AI Process (HAP) — an effort by this bloc to determine a way forward to regulate … Read more
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC CSE Topics Covered 1 . UNESCO Context: The UN cultural and scientific agency UNESCO announced that the U.S. plans to rejoin — and pay more than $600 million in back dues — after a decade-long dispute sparked by the organization’s move to include Palestine as a member. The Dispute and … Read more
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC CSE Topics Covered 1 . Rail Interlocking System Context: An electronic track management system used by the Railways has become the focus of investigation after the multi-train crash in Balasore district of Odisha. The Railway Board, the apex body of Indian Railways, also singled out “signalling interference” in its preliminary … Read more
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC CSE Topics Covered 1 . RBI Monetary Policy Context: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), based on an assessment of the current and evolving macroeconomic situation, decided to keep the policy repo rate under the liquidity adjustment facility (LAF) unchanged at 6.50%. Key Highlights … Read more
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC CSE Topics Covered 1 . Minimum Support Price Context: The 2023-24 MSPs for 17 kharif crops and variants were approved at a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. About the news What is Minimum Support Price (MSP)? Factors taken into … Read more
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC CSE Topics Covered 1 . Anti- Microbial Resistance and Pandemic Treaty Context: the latest version of the draft Pandemic Instrument, also referred to as the “pandemic treaty,” was shared with member states at the World Health Assembly. The text was made available online via Health Policy Watch and it quickly … Read more
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC CSE Topics Covered 1 . Issue facing higher education in Indian & NIRF Ranking Context: The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF), under the Union Education Ministry, announced the India Rankings 2023 of higher education institutions. What are the issues and challenges in higher educational sector in India? The Key challenges … Read more
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC CSE Topics Covered 1 . LAC Issue Context: As the 2020 standoff in Eastern Ladakh marks three years, India and China are far from achieving the objective of disengagement and de-escalation and restoration of status quo ante to resolve the situation along the Line of Actual Control (LAC). As part … Read more