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CASH RESERVE RATIO (CRR)
CASH RESERVE RATIO (CRR)
1. Context
The Reserve Bank of India’s three-day monetary policy review started on (December 4). Although there seems to be a broad consensus that the repo rate — the ...
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07-Dec 2024
INDIA - CHINA BORDER DISPUTE
INDIA - CHINA BORDER DISPUTE
1. Context
Days after completing the process of troop disengagement at two friction points along the Line of Actual Control in eastern Ladakh, India and China h...
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07-Dec 2024
ONE NATION AND ONE SUBSCRIPTION (ONOS)
ONE NATION AND ONE SUBSCRIPTION (ONOS)
1. Context
The Union Cabinet approved the Indian government’s ‘One Nation, One Subscription’ (ONOS) scheme on November 25. The ONOS promises to provid...
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03-Dec 2024
HORNBILL FESTIVAL
HORNBILL FESTIVAL
1. Context
The Nagaland government is all set to organise the popular Hornbill festival, which will take place from December 1 to December 10, 2024. Often referred to as t...
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02-Dec 2024
HAVELI SANGEET
HAVELI SANGEET
1. Context
Haveli Sangeet is a blend of music, spirituality, and history that exemplifies India’s intangible cultural heritage. From the perspective of the UPSC CSE, this top...
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29-Nov 2024
PROBA - 3
PROBA - 3
1. Context
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will launch the European Space Agency’s Proba-3 mission on its PSLV rocket to study the solar corona, the outermost and hotte...
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28-Nov 2024
HIGH SEAS TREATY
HIGH SEAS TREATY
1. Context
India signed an important international agreement called the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) Agreement, or the High Seas Treaty at the United Na...
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27-Nov 2024
INDIAN CONSTITUTION TURNS 75
INDIAN CONSTITUTION TURNS 75
1. Context
As former Chief Justice of India, Justice DY Chandrachud underlined that Indian federalism represents a deliberate constitutional choice by the fram...
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27-Nov 2024
PREAMBLE OF INDIAN CONSTITUTION
PREAMBLE
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A Division Bench of the Supreme Court led by the Chief Justice of India dismissed pleas challenging the inclusion of the words ‘socialist’ and ‘secular’ in the Preamble to ...
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27-Nov 2024
LACHIT BORPUKHAN
LACHIT BORPUKHAN
1. Context
Every year, 24th November is celebrated as the ‘Lachit Diwas’ to mark the birth anniversary of the Assamese folk hero Lachit Borphukan. He was a legendary army c...
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25-Nov 2024
COMMISSION FOR AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT (CAQM) COMMISSION FOR AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT (CAQM)
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Air pollution in Delhi has been in the ‘severe’ and ‘severe plus’ category for the most part of the last 10 days. This week, the Su...
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25-Nov 2024
HIGH ALTITUDE SICKNESS
HIGH ALTITUDE SICKNESS
1. Context
In September, a trekker from Idukki, Kerala, died in Uttarakhand while attempting to scale Garur Peak due to respiratory failure. Every year, numerous tour...
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22-Nov 2024
HIGH PERFORMANCE BUILDINGS (HPB)
HIGH PERFORMANCE BUILDINGS (HPB)
1. Context
High-performance buildings (HPBs) are at the forefront of sustainable construction, tackling urgent needs like energy efficiency, climate resilience...
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22-Nov 2024
ILLEGAL AND RETRIBUTIVE DEMOLITIONS OF HOMES
ILLEGAL AND RETRIBUTIVE DEMOLITIONS OF HOMES
1. Context
The Supreme Court on November 13 underscored that it is unconstitutional to demolish a person’s property without adhering to the due ...
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21-Nov 2024
MAHARAJA RANJIT SINGH
MAHARAJA RANJIT SINGH
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November 13 marks the birth anniversary of Maharaja Ranjit Singh of Punjab. He was born on November 13, 1780 in Gujranwala, now in Pakistan, and ruled Punjab ...
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14-Nov 2024