PIB Summaries 02 September 2023
CONTENTS Rashtriya Poshan Maah Context: The Ministry of Women and Child Development is celebrating the 5th Rashtriya Poshan Maah 2023 from 1st to 30th September 2023. Relevance: Focus: GS II- Health Dimensions of the Article: National Nutrition Month (Rashtriya Poshan Maah) About Poshan Abhiyaan Implementation of POSHAN Abhiyaan is based on the four-point strategy/pillars of the mission: Issues of […]
Static Quiz 02 September 2023 (History)
Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 02 September 2023
CONTENTS Start Ups 2.0 Context The Indian start-up landscape, which experienced a thrilling phase in 2021 when private equity and venture capital investors injected substantial funds into these emerging ventures, still faces challenges. However, there are potential rewards for start-ups that are willing to learn from their mistakes and aim for sustainable growth. (Private equity […]
Aditya L1 – ISRO New Solar Mission
Core Sectors Expand by 8% in July
Context: In a noteworthy development, all eight of India’s key infrastructure industries demonstrated year-on-year growth in July, marking the first occurrence of such growth in 14 months. Relevance: GS3-Indian Economy Dimensions of the article: Trends in core sectors: The core sectors collectively exhibited an average output increase of 8%, following a robust surge of 8.3% in […]
UPI Achieves Milestone of 10 Billion Transactions in August
Context: Unified Payments Interface (UPI), an instant payment system, has achieved a significant milestone by surpassing 10 billion transactions in the month of August, according to the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI). In July, UPI recorded 9.96 billion transactions with a total value of Rs 15.34 lakh crore, based on data from NPCI. Relevance: […]
The Increase in Tea Production in India in the Month of July- 6.2%
Context: Tea production in July rose to 165.01 million kg, up from 155.29 million kg in the same period of the previous year. North Indian tea production in July amounted to 143.05 million kg. Relevance: Dimensions of the article: About tea: Cultivation of tea: In Assam, tea is primarily cultivated in the Assam valley and […]
Oncologist Ravi Kannan R is Set to be Honored with the Ramon Magsaysay Award
Context: Relevance: GS2- Social Justice- Health GS3-Science- Diseases in news Dimensions of the article: About Cancer: Cancer is categorized based on its origin within the body: Prevalence of Cancer in India: Government schemes that target cancer cases: Way forward: For the future, improving screening and treatment centers, strengthening linkages between screening and hospitals, and ensuring […]
About One-Nation One – Election
Context: The government has established a panel led by former president Ram Nath Kovind to examine the feasibility of implementing the concept of “one nation, one election” .This initiative follows a decision by the government to convene a special session of Parliament from September 18 to 22. The specifics of the agenda for this session […]
Economy Grows 7.8%, Fastest in 4 Quarters
Context: The growth of India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and the Gross Value Added (GVA) within the economy accelerated to a four-quarter peak of 7.8% during the initial quarter of this fiscal year. Relevance: GS3-Economy Dimensions of the article: Growth across various sectors Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Gross Domestic Product (GDP) quantifies the monetary valuation […]