Weekly Compilation of Practice to Progress(PYQs) for UPSC 13 May to 18 May

  Dear Student, In order to simplify your preparation further & to make revision easier, we will be releasing a weekly compilation of our UPSC PYQ Initiative: Practice to Progress, every Sunday! We hope that you all find it beneficial. Utilise these compilations to revise & ace the UPSC CSE Prelims 2024! Download the Compilation …

UPSC EDITORIAL ANALYSIS : Health advice to take with no pinch of salt

    Source: The Hindu Prelims: Current events of national importance, WHO, NCDs, Salt, ICHI, ICMR, age tax, mortality, fertility rate, AI, robotic surgery etc Mains GS Paper I & II: Development and management of social sectors/services related to Health and education etc ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTS World Health Organization (WHO)(2023) released a report, the first ever …

AI in drug development

Facts for Prelims (FFP)   Source: TH   Context: AI has significantly enhanced the efficiency and speed of drug development, a traditionally costly and time-consuming process.   AI Tools in Drug Development: AlphaFold 3 and RoseTTAFold All-Atom: Developers: AlphaFold is developed by DeepMind, a Google company, and RoseTTAFold by the University of Washington. Functionality: These …

Plunging regions

Facts for Prelims (FFP)   Source: TOI   Context: Researchers from Oxford University have provided the first observational proof of “plunging regions” around black holes, confirming a key prediction of Einstein’s theory of gravity. The study demonstrated that there are areas near black holes where matter ceases to orbit and plunges directly into the black …

Mitogenome

Facts for Prelims (FFP)   Source: DTE  Context: A recent study has traced the ancestry of South African leopards to an ice age, revealing their origins from two unique clades in southern and central Africa. This research involved analysing the mitogenomes—DNA found outside the cell nucleus and inherited maternally. These mitogenomes provide a reliable record …

Co-Lending Loans

Facts for Prelims (FFP)   Source: BS  Context: The Finance Ministry has tasked SBI with forming a committee to address co-lending issues, aiming to boost credit flow.   What is Co-lending? Co-lending, also known as co-origination, is a collaborative lending arrangement involving multiple lenders to extend loans to borrowers. E.g., a business needs a large …

Nor’westers

Facts for Prelims (FFP)   Source: IE  Context: India is establishing its first research testbed to study severe thunderstorms known as Nor’westers, primarily affecting the eastern and northeastern regions. It is a collaboration between the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), Pune, and the National Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasting …

World Telecommunication and Information Society Day

Content for Mains Enrichment (CME)   Source: PIB  Context: India Celebrates ‘Telecom Diplomacy’ on World Telecommunication and Information Society Day  World Telecommunication and Information Society Day is an international day proclaimed in November 2006 by the International Telecommunication Union Plenipotentiary Conference in Antalya, Turkey, to be celebrated annually on 17 May   What is Telecom …

Key Provisions of India’s Digital Competition Bill, 2024

GS Paper 2  Syllabus: Government Policies and Interventions   Source: IE  Context: India’s proposed Digital Competition Bill, 2024, draws inspiration from European regulations to address concerns regarding big tech companies like Google, Facebook, and Amazon   What is Digital Competition? Digital competition refers to the competitive landscape within the digital sector, encompassing industries such as …

INSIGHTS IAS WEEKLY CURRENT AFFAIRS MAGAZINE : 6 May – 11 May 2024

  Dear Students, Our motto has always been to simplify your UPSC CSE preparation. In pursuance of the above objective, our team decided to improve the magazines further. The new and improved version of our Weekly CA Magazine has several features/changes: No more bullets in the index (a much-requested feature! Yes, we are always listening …

[ Reminder for GS TEST 5 ] STEP UP – Free All India Prelims Test Series 2024 | 19th May 2024

    CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR STEP UP Prelims Test Series 2024 (Ignore if already registered)   All the Tests will be available in both Online mode as well as Offline mode at all our centres( Bengaluru, Delhi, Hyderabad, Lucknow, Srinagar, Dharwad, Mysuru)   Students who have missed GS Test 1, Test 2 ,Test …

UPSC Mains Answer Writing Practice – Insights MINI SECURE : 18 May 2024

  How to Follow Secure Initiative? How to Self-evaluate your answer?  MISSION – 2022: YEARLONG TIMETABLE   Answer the following questions in 150 words: General Studies – 1   1. Preventing ethnic clashes in diverse societies requires a multifaceted approach that addresses the root causes of conflict. Analyse. Reference: The Hindu   2. By taking …

The alarming trend of weather-related disasters causing more displacement globally than conflict and violence presents a pressing need for comprehensive action to address the impacts of climate change on the human population. Elaborate.

  10. The alarming trend of weather-related disasters causing more displacement globally than conflict and violence presents a pressing need for comprehensive action to address the impacts of climate change on the human population. Elaborate. Reference: Down to Earth