Current Affairs Notes

What are Coldwaves and what are their impacts? What are the major factors leading to cold waves in India? Read further to know more. Delhi typically experiences cold spells in December and January. Over the past decade, the number of cold wave days in January has ranged from none to seven. What … [Read more...] about Coldwave

India is all set to host the 2023 Men’s Hockey World Cup in Odisha from the 13th to the 29th of January. Hockey is an important sport in the country hence its origin and history are discussed here. Where did hockey originate? Who set down the first rules of the modern game? Read here to learn all … [Read more...] about Hockey: History and the World Cup

Esports or Electronic Sports have been recently recognized as part of multi-sport events in India. It is a form of competition using video games and is slowly being recognized globally as part of various competitive arenas. Read here to know more. Esports received a big boost from the Indian … [Read more...] about Esports: The new multi-sport event

Blue Revolution is the domestication and cultivation of fish, shellfish, and aquatic plants that have significantly increased and intensified globally from the middle of the 20th century to the present. In India, it was launched in 1985-1990 as part of the 7th Five-year plan. Read here to learn more … [Read more...] about Blue Revolution

The government of India launched the ‘Honey Mission’ as part of the ‘Sweet Revolution’ in 2017. The aim of the project is projected to promote apiculture which is called beekeeping. Read here to learn more about the sweet revolution and honey mission. The government launched a ‘sweet revolution’ … [Read more...] about Sweet Revolution-Honey Mission

To position India as a global leader in the global geospatial sector, the Ministry of Science and Technology has announced the National Geospatial Policy 2022. Geospatial information describes the physical location of geographic features and their relationship to other features and associated … [Read more...] about National Geospatial Policy 2022

What is meant by learning poverty? What are its cause and consequences? Read further to know more. Learning poverty is a term that refers to the inability of individuals to acquire the necessary skills and knowledge to participate fully in society. This can be due to a lack of access to … [Read more...] about Learning Poverty

What are moral and political attitudes? What are their characteristics? What are the four stages in the process of forming a political mindset? Read further to know more. An attitude is an appraisal of an object that is conveyed with a certain degree of intensity and can be either positive, … [Read more...] about Moral and Political Attitudes

What is Care Economy? What are the needs of the care economy in post covid society? What are the steps taken by India to promote the care economy? Read further to know more. The International Labor Organization (ILO) recently published a new report titled "Care at Work: Investing in Care Leave … [Read more...] about Care Economy

In recent years, pollution from car emissions has considerably increased. The FAME India Scheme was introduced in 2015 by the Central Government of India to minimize pollution produced by diesel and gasoline-powered vehicles and to promote electric or hybrid vehicles in the country. Read here to … [Read more...] about FAME India Scheme