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CURRENT AFFAIRS

How to Prepare Current Affairs for UPSC?

There is a trend of asking questions in the UPSC Civil Services Exam from the events that are in news related to the subject. A large number of questions in the exam are directly asked from websites; like PIB, Down to Earth or Newspaper; like The Hindu, Indian Express, Times of India, Business Standard etc. It is very challenging to study from all these sources in a limited time during preparation. Keeping all these things in mind, all the important news is compiled in this section on a daily basis; so that you do not miss any important event from the exam point of view.

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New set of E-Waste (Management) Rules 2022

01-Mar-2023

In November 2022, the Ministry of Environment and Forests notified a new set of e-waste rules, which will come into force from April 1, 2023.

QR-code based coin vending machines

01-Mar-2023

Recently, RBI stated during the last Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) address that the apex banking regulator, in collaboration with banks, would be launching a pilot project to assess the functioning of a QR-code based coin vending machine.

Heat waves in India

28-Feb-2023

Recently, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) warned that the maximum temperatures over northwest, west, and central India would be 3-5° C higher than the long-term average.

Paid menstrual leave for women

28-Feb-2023

Recently, the Supreme Court refused to entertain a PIL about menstrual leave for workers and students across the country, calling it a policy matter.

Seattle City Council ban on caste discrimination 

27-Feb-2023

The Seattle City Council became the first U.S. city to ban caste-based discrimination. It now includes caste as a class to be protected against discrimination, alongside race, gender, and religion.

Suspension of New START nuclear treaty

27-Feb-2023

On the eve of the first anniversary of Russia’s “special military operation” in Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin announced that Moscow was unilaterally suspending the last remaining nuclear arms control treaty with the U.S. i.e.New START nuclear treaty.

Significance of the findings in Keeladi

25-Feb-2023

The excavations from Keeladi in 2015 prove that an urban civilisation existed in Tamil Nadu in the Sangam age on the banks of the Vaigai river.

Special Rupee Vostro Accounts arrangement

25-Feb-2023

Recently, the government officials informed that 20 Russian banks have opened Special Rupee Vostro Accounts (SRVA) with partner banks in India.

Cross-border Person to Person (P2P) payment facilities 

24-Feb-2023

India’s Unified Payments Interface (known as UPI) and Singapore’s PayNow were officially connected, allowing for a “real-time payment linkage”.

Anti-defection law needs reform

24-Feb-2023

A five-judge Bench of the Supreme Court of India is presently hearing a set of cases popularly known as the “Maharashtra political controversy cases”.

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