When Rivers And Their Cargo Traffic Run Dry Subject: Geography Section: Places in news Context: Shrinking rivers are now posing a major challenge to the global shipping sector. Details: The Amazon river in the Brazilian rainforest is at its lowest level in over a century due to a severe drought. The depleted levels […]
Study traces Turkey quake to interrupted ‘chat’ between fault lines Subject: Geography Section: Physical geography Context: A pair of powerful earthquakes struck Turkey and Syria in February 2023. The earthquakes weren’t entirely unexpected given Turkey’s seismic history, but scientists were startled by their unprecedented scale. A study unearthed the intricate union of tectonic […]
Developed countries to overshoot carbon emissions goal: study Subject : Environment Section: Climate Change Context: Developed countries will end up emitting 38% more carbon in 2030 than they have committed to, going by current trajectories, and 83% of this overshoot will be caused by the United States, Russia, and the European Union, according […]
RBI conducts Rs 4175 cr outright OMO sales on Oct 16-20, shows data Subject: Economy Section: Monetary Policy Context: In October meeting, the monetary policy committee voted unanimously to keep interest rates unchanged. This was widely expected. But what was not was the RBI Governor stating that the central bank would consider open […]
Daily Practice Sheet 30 October 2023 Current Affairs Based GS 1: History Discuss the contribution of Sardar Patel with emphasis on integration of princely states. Discuss the contribution of Indira Gandhi. GS 1: Society Discuss the challenges faced by Indian youths. GS 1: Geography Analyze the challenges of land degradation in India GS […]