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[Mission 2024] INSIGHTS DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS + PIB SUMMARY 9 September 2023

  InstaLinks :  help you think beyond the issue but relevant to the issue from UPSC prelims and Mains exam point of view. These linkages provided in this ‘hint’ format help you frame possible questions ina your mind that might arise(or an examiner might imagine) from each current event. InstaLinks also connect every issue to …

Morocco

Mapping   Source: TH A powerful earthquake struck Morocco, affecting areas including the Atlas Mountains and the historic city of Marrakech. Earthquakes are relatively rare in North Africa, and this was described as the strongest ever recorded in the mountain region. Morocco lies along the boundary of the African and Eurasian tectonic plates. Here the …

MQ-9B predator drones

Facts for Prelims (FFP)   Source: The Economic Times  Context: India has formally requested the acquisition of 31 MQ-9B Reaper or Predator-B drones from the United States. These drones, including their weapons packages, ground control systems, and equipment, are part of a significant arms deal. These high-altitude, long-endurance drones, to be assembled in India by …

Global Biofuels Alliance

Facts for Prelims (FFP)   Source: Business Standard  Context: India is proposing the creation of a Global Biofuels Alliance, which is likely to be launched during the G20 summit. This initiative aims to accelerate the transition to sustainable biofuels and reduce the world’s dependency on traditional fossil fuels. India sees this alliance as a means …

Bubble of galaxies

Facts for Prelims (FFP) Source: TH  Context:  Astronomers have discovered a massive “bubble of galaxies” in the nearby universe, approximately 820 million light years away from our Milky Way galaxy. This cosmic structure spans a billion light years in diameter, making it about 10,000 times wider than our galaxy. Inside the bubble, there is the …

XRISM Space Telescope and SLIM Lunar Lander

Facts for Prelims (FFP) Source: Business Standard   Context: Japan’s X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM) and Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) were successfully launched by Japan. XRISM is focused on studying X-ray emissions from celestial objects to better understand the universe’s structure and evolution. It will observe phenomena like black holes, neutron stars, …

Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya (GSV) Vadodara

Facts for Prelims (FFP) Source: PIB  Context: Indian Railways’ Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya (GSV) Vadodara has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Airbus to strengthen the Indian aviation sector. The MoU was signed in the presence of Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw, Minister of Railways, Communications, Electronics, and IT, who is also the First Chancellor of Gati …

Draft Guidelines for Prevention and Regulation of Dark Patterns

Facts for Prelims (FFP) Source: PIB, ET   Context: The Union government has released draft guidelines aimed at curbing “dark patterns” employed by online platforms. These dark patterns are deceptive strategies used to mislead users into taking actions they did not intend, such as making unwanted purchases or subscriptions. The guidelines define dark patterns as …

Phanigiri artefacts

Facts for Prelims (FFP)   Source: TH  Context: The Phanigiri Buddhist artefacts, discovered in 1942 and dating from 200 BCE to 400 CE, are currently showcased at the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art in an exhibition called “The Tree and Serpent.” Phanigiri, often referred to as the “hillock of snake hood,” is a small …

Climate change has transformed pearl millet cultivation zones

GS3/GS1 Paper   Syllabus: Agriculture/ Geography/ Cropping pattern    Source: DTE   Context: A study ( by the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-arid Tropics (ICRISAT) and ICAR-AICRP) reveals that climate change has shifted India’s core pearl millet (bajra) production zone from arid regions in Rajasthan to eastern Rajasthan and Haryana due to increased rainfall …

DPI achieves an 80% financial inclusion rate in India

GS Paper 3  Syllabus: Financial Inclusion    Source: PIB  Context: India’s use of Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) has achieved an 80% financial inclusion rate in just six years, according to a World Bank report. A feat that would have taken nearly five decades without a DPI approach   The article should be read in continuation …

EDITORIAL ANALYSIS : An overhaul, the criminal law Bills, and the big picture

  Source: The Hindu   Prelims:, IPC, CrPC, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, Bharatiya Sakshya Bill, Indian Evidence Act, Directive Principles of State Policy etc Mains GS Paper II & IV: Government policies and interventions for development of various sectors, weaker sections of society and interventions for their development etc   ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTS …

EDITORIAL ANALYSIS : Finding Seoul in the Indo-Pacific

  Source: The Hindu Prelims: Current events of national and international importance(indo-pacific, India-Korea relations, South China Sea etc Mains GS Paper II: Bilateral, regional and global groupings involving India or affecting India’s interests, Significance of Indo-Pacific for India etc   ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTS The Camp David summit this year among the leaders of the United States, …

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[Mission 2024] STATIC QUIZ, 9 September 2023 – Polity

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