Category: January 2022

Chakmas and Hajongs Communities UPSC IAS trending dose

In Arunachal Pradesh, the Chakma and Hajong communities are feeling warmth since the State government is supposed to perform a special census. Also, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) in its order directed the Ministry of Home Affairs and Arunachal Pradesh to submit an action taken report within six weeks against alleged racial profiling and […]

Role of United Nation in Yemen Crisis, UPSC IAS trending dose

The disaster in Yemen has steadily escalated in recent weeks with the Houthi missile and drone attacks on Saudi Arabia and the UAE and the retaliatory airstrikes by the Saudi-led coalition on the Houthi-held territories in Yemen. The worsening crisis with larger geopolitical importance for the Gulf region has brought up issues on what the […]

What is Shared Parenting, ART, Surrogacy, UPSC IAS trending dose

The Punjab and Haryana high court has instructed the central government to carry steps for the introduction of the shared parenting concept in marriage conflicts at the level of initial stages when the matter reaches before police and trial courts. What are the laws present today Two laws specify the supervision of children in India. […]

Warning Presented by 5G Services on Airlines, UPSC ias trending dose

Just, the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has instructed that the new 5G technology could interfere with sensitive navigation equipment such as altimeters, which could lead to “destructive disruptions. Airlines across the world, comprising India, are modifying their planned flights to the US due to the rollout of 5G by telecom companies near American airports. Points to […]

What is Web3, Blockchain technology, cryptocurrency, Metaverse, UPSC IAS trending dose

Web 3.0 is the name given to the next generation of Internet architecture. It will be free from the centralization that is a part of today’s Web 2.0 Internet systems, which are largely regulated by tech giants such as Google, Facebook, and Amazon. Web 3.0 will include the use of technologies such as blockchains and […]

Why is India questioning the WTO decision on sugar, UPSC IAS trending dose

India this week documented a plea with the Appellate Body of the World Trade Organization (WTO) questioning a decision by the WTO’s dispute settlement panel on sugar subsidies. The WTO’s dispute settlement panel had sanctioned that India, by subsidizing sugar makers, was breaking rules formulated under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) which govern international trade. Background of this topic In 2019, Australia, […]

China-Lithuania relations Geopolitics, UPSC ias trending dose

In November 2021, a Taiwanese Representative Office was opened in Lithuania, important because it is for the first time that Taiwan was authorized to use its name to open an office within the EU. Following this, China has weakened its diplomatic associations with Lithuania, calling it a violation of the “One China Policy”. What is the […]

New passport initiative, microchip infused e-passports, UPSC IAS trending dose

The Ministry of External Affairs approved an agreement with Tata Consultancy Services Limited for the second phase of the Passport Seva Programme (PSP), one of the several Mission Mode Projects (MMPs) of the Government of India. The latest agreement will promote the next phase of the PSP termed PSP-V2.0. The $1 billion agreement will focus […]

What is status of Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), UPSC ias trending dose

The five nuclear-weapon maintaining countries within the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) published a combined statement on preventing nuclear war and avoiding arms races. Five global nuclear powers, China, Russia, U.S., U.K., and France, promised to prevent atomic weapons from circulating and avoid nuclear disputes. What is Non-Proliferation Treaty The NPT is a worldwide agreement whose […]