Current Affairs 06 May 2023
CONTENTS WTO To Look At The Issue of Farm Subsidies Context: The finance minister of India has urged the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to look at the issue of farm subsidies with an open mind as it impacts the food security needs of emerging economies in the backdrop of COVID-19 pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine war. Relevance: GS III: Indian Economy […]
Current Affairs 05 May 2023
CONTENTS PoSH Act Context: More than half — 16 — of India’s 30 national sports federations do not have an Internal Complaints Committee (ICC), a legal requirement under the Prevention of Sexual Harassment (PoSH) Act, 2013. Relevance: GS II: Polity and Governance Dimensions of the Article: What exactly is the law against sexual harassment of women at […]
Current Affairs 04 May 2023
CONTENTS Eliminating Carbon Emissions in Steel Production Context: Hydrogen is a crucial part of the world’s plans to greenify its manufacturing and automobile industries as a fuel whose production and use needn’t emit carbon. Relevance: GS III: Environment and Ecology Dimensions of the Article: Green Steel Production through Direct Reduction with Hydrogen Gas Benefits of Using Hydrogen as a Reducing Agent […]
Current Affairs 03 May 2023
CONTENTS Violation Model Code of Conduct Context: As the Karnataka Assembly Elections draw closer, political parties are trading accusations of hate speech against each other. Relevance: GS II: Polity and Governance Dimensions of the Article: Model Code of Conduct (MCC) Duration and applicability: MCC (Model Code of Conduct) for political parties and candidates: Campaign Conduct Polling Booth […]
Current Affairs 02 May 2023
CONTENTS ASEAN-India Maritime Exercise (AIME) Context: In a step further in the expanding India-ASEAN (Association of South East Asian Nations) military cooperation, the maiden ASEAN-India Maritime Exercise (AIME) is set to begin, with war games in South China Sea. Relevance: GS II- International Relations Dimensions of the Article: ASEAN India Maritime Exercise (AIME-2023) Description of […]
Current Affairs 01 May 2023
Contents: Deaths Due To High Level Of Hydrogen Sulphide In Air Context: Eleven people died and four were taken ill on inhaling a toxic gas in Punjab. The gas has been identified as hydrogen sulphide. Relevance: GS-III: Environment and Ecology (Pollution and Environmental degradation), GS-II: International Relations (Internal Treaties and Agreements) Dimensions of the Article: […]