India’s First Frozen Lake Marathon : Ladakh India’s first frozen lake marathon is set to be held in Ladakh’s Pangong Tso. Pangong Lake or Pangong Tso is a long narrow, endorheic (landlocked) lake situated at a height of more than 14,000 ft (4,350 meters) in the Ladakh Himalayas. The lake is 5 kilometers wide and […]
Month: February 2023
INDIAai Initiative : Expansion
INDIAai Initiative : Expansion Against the backdrop of the revolutionary transition in AI brought in by ChatGPT, the government is expanding the INDIAai initiative in partnership with Indian tech companies, startups, and academic institutions INDIAai initiative is the National artificial intelligence Portal of India which was launched on 28th May 2020. It is a joint […]
Bird Survey At Nagarahole Tiger Reserve
Bird Survey At Nagarahole Tiger Reserve: The recent bird survey conducted at Nagarahole Tiger Reserve has resulted in the recording of 290 bird species, including a few migratory ones. Nagarahole Tiger Reserve is an important Tiger Reserve in Karnataka and is a major hub of conservation under Project Tiger and Project Elephant. Nagarahole Tiger Reserve […]
Cholera Crisis : African Continent
Cholera Crisis : African Continent According to the World Health Organization, the African continent is likely to see its worst cholera crisis this decade, driven by extreme weather events and poor water supply and sanitation infrastructure. Cholera disease is a life-threatening infectious disease and a public health hazard. It is an acute, diarrheal illness caused […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 13th February 2023
Today’s Current Affairs: 13th February 2023 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
TARKASH : Indo-US joint exercise
TARKASH : Indo-US joint exercise It is an ongoing Indo-US joint exercise (TARKASH) by the National Security Guard (NSG) and US Special Operations Forces (SOF) has for the first time included “Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) terror response” in its drill The exercise comes against the backdrop of Russian allegations against Ukraine last year […]
UPI Payment For Foreign Travellers To India
UPI Payment For Foreign Travellers To India: The RBI has decided to permit all inbound foreign travellers to use UPI payments for their merchant payments while they are in India. Initially, it will be limited to travellers from G20 countries arriving at select international airports They will be able to use UPI while carrying out […]
First Sundarban Bird Festival
First Sundarban Bird Festival: 145 different bird species were sighted during the first Sundarban Bird Festival. The first-ever festival was organised by the Sundarban Tiger Reserve (STR) division of the West Bengal Forest Department, where several teams visited different areas inside the Sundarban Biosphere Reserve. The Bird Festival provides baseline data on Sundarbans’ bird species […]
What Is Crony Capitalism?
What Is Crony Capitalism? Parliament witnessed sharp exchanges over the Adani-Hindenburg issue and the opposition is accusing it of crony capitalism and raising demands for a probe by a Joint Parliamentary Committee or a Chief Justice of India (CJI)-designated committee. Crony capitalism is a term used to describe a capitalist economic system in which individuals […]
Baiga Tribe : Praised By Prime Minister Sri Narendra Modi
Baiga Tribe : Praised By Prime Minister Sri Narendra Modi The Prime Minister of India appreciated the efforts of Lahari Bai, of the Baiga tribe who has been engaged in the conservation of more than 150 varieties of millet. The Baiga Tribe is one of the Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs). They reside in Chhattisgarh, […]
