This quiz is based on Daily Current Affairs Articles posted regularly on Aspirant IAS Academy website.
Day: June 21, 2023
Daily Current Affairs for 21 June 2023
NATIONAL PM Modi Leads Historic Yoga Session at UNHQ to Celebrate 9th International Day of Yoga Prime Minister Narendra Modiled a unique yoga session at the United Nations Headquarters on Wednesday, marking the 9th International Day of Yoga. The historic celebration saw Read More …
Quantum Computing: New era computers
Context Recently, IBM published a paper in which it claimed to have demonstrated that a ‘quantum computer ‘could solve problem using technology and are expected to perform complicated calculations that are out of reach of the best supercomputers today. A physicist at the Pritzker Read More …
Phonons
Context: According to a paper published in Science, it is possible to build a quantum computer whose information unit is sound/phonon About Phonon: A phonon is a definite discrete unit or quantum of vibrational mechanical energy, just as a photon is a Read More …
Coal India lost legal battle against CCI: Supreme Court verdict explained
Context The Supreme Court recently ruled that Coal India Ltd (CIL), a public sector undertaking, cannot be exempted from the Competition Act as it found no valid reasons for such exclusion. The court was addressing CIL’s appeal against the Competition Appellate Tribunal’s order, which accused the company Read More …
Refugees as assets to their new countries
Context: UNHRC commemorates yet another World Refugee Day (June 20), to honour the courage and resilience of the 103 million individuals who have endured forced displacement due to conflicts and unrest worldwide. Who is a refugee? Forced to flee– A Read More …
Sikh Gurdwaras (Amendment) Act, 2023
Context The Punjab Cabinet has approved to amend the Sikh Gurdwaras Act, 1925, and to insert Section 125 A in the Act thereby making it incumbent on the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) to ensure free-to-air live telecast of the holy Gurbani from Sri Harmandir Sahib. ‘Gurbani’ is Sikh Read More …
Ladakh’s fight for Sixth Schedule status
Context In bid to seek sixth schedule of the Indian constitution and Statehood to the eco-fragile region of Ladakh, Environmentalist Sonam Wangchuk started a six-day climate fast. Background The Leh Apex Body (LAB) and the Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) has jointly put forward a four-point agenda to drive the agitations in the UT Read More …
DAKSHTA For Young Professionals
Context: A new online course ‘DAKSHTA’ (Development of Attitude, Knowledge, Skill for Holistic Transformation in Administration) for young professionals, is now live on the iGOT Karmayogi platform. About iGOT (Integrated Government Online Training) Karmayogi platform: It is a comprehensive portal to guide government Read More …
United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework 2023-2027
Context: NITI Aayog and the United Nations in India signed the Government of India – United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (GoI-UNSDCF) 2023-2027. About United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework 2023-2027: GoI-UNSDCF 2023-2027 represents the UN development system’s collective offer to Read More …