S&T – IT
•A supercapacitor is an electrochemical storage device, which is used to store and deliver charge by reversible adsorption and desorption […]
Current Affairs
S&T – IT
•Researchers at the Government College for Women, Thiruvananthapuram, have devised a method to produce activated carbon, suitable for supercapacitor fabrication,
SOCIAL – SECURITY
•With the three new criminal laws set to be implemented across the country, legal and civil rights activists have expressed
SOCIAL – SECURITY
•First information reports (FIRs) are filed through the Crime and Criminal Tracking Network Systems (CCTNS), a programme that functions under
POLITY – BILL/ACT
•Three new criminal laws come into effect across the country from 1st July 2024 despite objections from States ruled by
S&T – IT
•The Government of India announced a ‘National Quantum Mission’ in April 2023 at a cost of Rs 6,000 crore, to
S&T – IT
•The United Nations has said 2025 will be designated the ‘International Year of Quantum Science and Technology’. •The proclamation is
INTERNATIONAL -EUROPE
•The U.S. has lifted a ban on providing American weapons and training to Azov Brigade, a controversial Ukrainian military unit
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INTERNATIONAL – ASIA
•Two Indian nationals, who were recruited by the Russian Army, were recently killed in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine,
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POLITY – STATES
•Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has reiterated the long-standing demand to be granted special category status by the Centre. •The
SOCIAL – EDUCATION
•A Vacation Bench of the Supreme Court sought a response from the National Testing Agency (NTA) in a petition alleging
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INTERNATIONAL – ASIA
•The United Nations Security Council overwhelmingly approved its first resolution endorsing a ceasefire plan aimed at ending the eight-month war
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INTERNATIONAL – ASIA
•South Korea redeployed its gigantic loudspeakers along the border for the first time in six years, since 2018, and resumed
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INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS
•India welcomed Egypt, Iran, UAE, Saudi Arabia and Ethiopia joining the BRICS as their representatives attended for the first time
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INTERNATIONAL – EUROPE
•Socialist Kanak National Liberation Front (FLNKS) of south pacific French territory of New Caledonia called French President Emmanuel Macron to
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POLITY – STATES
•The Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014, bifurcated unified Andhra Pradesh (A.P.) into two States, A.P. and Telangana. •The Act did
S&T – SPACE
•Two of the remote sensing payloads aboard India’s maiden solar mission, Aditya-L1 – Solar Ultra Violet Imaging Telescope (SUIT) and
SOCIAL – SCHEMES
•The Union government released the 17th instalment of PM Kisan Samman Nidhi (KISAN) scheme as first decision of new government
INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS
•European Parliament represents the second-largest democratic electorate in the world, after the Parliament of India, with an electorate of 969
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INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS
•A four-day election has shaken the foundations of the European Union (EU), with the far-right rocking ruling parties in France
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POLITY – ELECTIONS
•First Past the Post System (FPTP) is followed in elections to the Lok Sabha and Legislative Assemblies. •Under this system,
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S&T – HEALTH
•Scientists at University of Hong Kong have designed a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner that costs a fraction of existing
SOCIAL – UNREST
•Reports of violence surfaced once again from Manipur when suspected Kuki-Zo militants torched a police outpost on the banks of
SPORTS – TENNIS
•21-year-old from Spain, Carlos Alcaraz defeated Alexander Zverev to win the French Open for his third Grand Slam title. •His
INTERNATIONAL – ASIA
•Armenia could face a war with Azerbaijan if it does not compromise with Baku and return four Azerbaijani villages it
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UPSC Current Affairs POLITY- STATES
•The Supreme Court urged Centre to give Kerala a one-time package to tide over its current financial crisis as a
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GOVERNANCE – POLICY
•The Committee on Digital Competition Law, formed by the Corporate Affairs Ministry in February 2023, released its report, recommending legislation
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DEFENCE
•A Tejas light combat aircraft (LCA) of the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed at Jaisalmer during an operational training sortie.
INTERNATIONAL – EUROPE
•Portugal’s parliamentary election results saw far-right Chega, founded in 2019, emerge as the third largest party, with 17% votes. •Chega
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INTERNATIONAL – ASIA
•China, Iran and Russia began a joint naval drill known as “Marine Security Belt 2024” in the Gulf of Oman,
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Indian troops begin Maldives withdrawal after govt. order
•Indian troops stationed in the Maldives have begun withdrawing from the island nation, its defence authorities said, in line with
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S&T – CHEMISTRY
•Onions and garlic both contain derivatives of sulphur-containing amino acids. •When an onion is sliced, one of these compounds, S-1-propenyl-cysteine
S&T – ENERGY
•Recently, India loaded its long-delayed Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) vessel, coming to the cusp of stage II — powered
S&T – ENERGY
•Reprocessing technologies separate fissile from non-fissile material in spent fuel. •The material is chemically treated to separate fissile material left
S&T – IT
•Elon Musk said he would make his Grok chatbot, a rival to ChatGPT, open source as his feud with OpenAI
Energy
Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and the International Energy Agency (IEA), which represents industrialised countries, are sending divergent
POLITY – ELECTIONS
•The Supreme Court dismissed an application by State Bank of India (SBI) for time till June 30, 2024 to provide
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POLITY – CITIZENSHIP
•Just days ahead of the announcement of Lok Sabha election, the Union Home Ministry notified the Citizenship Amendment Rules, 2024
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S&T – SPACE
•Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the successful test-firing of Agni-5 ballistic missile with Multiple Independently Targetable Re-entry Vehicle (MIRV) technology
INFRASTRUCTURE
•Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated ‘One Station, One Product’ (OSOP) stalls at 205 railway stations. •The OSOP scheme promotes the
SOCIAL – UNREST
•The Supreme Court asked Attorney-General R. Venkataramani to take instructions from the government on a report submitted by the court-appointed
BILATERAL – INDIA-CHINA
•China said it “strongly deplores” Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent visit to Arunachal Pradesh and raised concerns with India. •On
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AWARDS
•Oppenheimer swept the board at the Oscars, Hollywood’s biggest night of the year, with seven awards including best picture and
POLITY – ELECTIONS
•The sudden and unexpected resignation of Election Commissioner (EC) Arun Goel, barely a week before announcement of Lok Sabha election,
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BILATERAL – INDIA-EUROPE
•India signed a free trade agreement (FTA) with four European countries — Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland — with a
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ENVIRONMENT – BIODIVERSITY
•There are an estimated 7,396 golden langurs in India, the latest survey of the primate has revealed. •The entire distribution
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POLITY – ELECTIONS
•The order did not interfere with the existing scheme of allowing anonymous donations to political parties up to an amount
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BILATERAL – INDIA-RUSSIA
•The death of a second Indian lured into working with the Russian military in the Russia-Ukraine conflict was confirmed. •The
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GEOGRAPHY – RESOURCES
•The Karnataka water crisis has affected more than 7,000 villages, 1,100 wards, and 220 talukas thus far. •The problem encompasses
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INTERNATIONAL – AFRICA
•Nearly 300 students were abducted from their school in Nigeria’s northwest, riddled with Islamic extremists and armed gangs. •The mass
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