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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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Management of the groundwater a precious resource

28-Jan-2023

The theme of UN World Water Day 2022 was ‘Groundwater, Making the Invisible Visible’ is a reflection of the importance given to the resource across the globe.

Financial support for digital payments

28-Jan-2023

Recently, the Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved an incentive scheme for promotion of RuPay debit Cards and low-value BHIM-UPI transactions (person-to-merchant) in FY 2022-23 with an outlay of Rs 2,600 crore.

Raj Bhavan and the elected government

27-Jan-2023

Signs of a confrontation between Raj Bhavan and the elected government in a State are not infrequent in the country.

Free debate and expression in a digital and democratic India

27-Jan-2023

In an order on January 20, 2023, the government used emergency powers under the Information Technology Rules, 2021 and Section 69A of the Information Technology Act, 2000 to direct Twitter and YouTube to disable access to the documentary within India and prevent its re-upload.

Interpretations of ‘We the People’

25-Jan-2023

The controversy over the very meaning of ‘We the People’, after the speech made by the Vice-President of India and Chairman, Rajya Sabha, Jagdeep Dhankhar was erupted as he viewed that ‘We the People’ essentially gives primacy to elected members of Parliament and the State legislatures.

Removing the barriers to accessibility in schools

25-Jan-2023

Children with disability/disabilities (CWD) needed higher care to complete basic tasks which required physical involvement like playing or going to the toilet and became tougher in schools which do not have accessible spaces and other guiding infrastructure to get there safely.

Misses in data protection framework 

24-Jan-2023

The draft Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Bill, 2022 currently provides for mandatory parental consent for all data processing activities by children, defined as any person aged under 18 years.

Internationalization of higher education

23-Jan-2023

Internationalization of higher education has been a cherished dream of foreign universities operating in India by providing conducive conditions and an enabling framework for such institutions.

Equation of democracy with electoral politics 

23-Jan-2023

The democracy that is functional around the world today was essentially a 19th century to 20th century western creation.

Ensure meaningful decentralization of powers to panchayats

21-Jan-2023

More than three decades after the 73rd and 74th Amendment Acts, State governments, through the local bureaucracy, continue to exercise considerable discretionary authority and influence over panchayats.

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