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UPSC Current Affairs Quiz: May 9, 2025

181. According to the Lancet Commission on Gender and Global Health, consider the following challenges to achieving gender justice in health: Ideological resistance from conservative and religious organisations...

May 9, 2025

Life Expectancy Decline in India

India’s life expectancy at birth has seen a notable decline for the first time in half a century. The average life expectancy dropped by 0.2 years, now estimated...

May 9, 2025

Excess Deaths in India During the COVID-19 Pandemic

The Government of India released data revealing the human toll of the COVID-19 second wave in 2021. The report indicates nearly 2.1 million excess deaths compared to expected...

May 9, 2025

Gully Erosion

Gully erosion is yet often neglected form of land degradation. It creates deep channels in the landscape, leading to the loss of fertile soil and impacting agricultural productivity....

May 9, 2025

Kosmos 482 Spacecraft

The Kosmos 482 spacecraft, launched in 1972, is set to re-enter Earth’s atmosphere after over 50 years in orbit. Originally intended for a mission to Venus, it malfunctioned...

May 9, 2025

India’s Agricultural Shift

The Government of India’s recent agricultural strategy aims to reduce paddy cultivation by 5 million hectares to promote pulses and oilseeds. This initiative is driven by the need...

May 9, 2025

INS Arnala

GRSE delivered new Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft INS Arnala to the Indian Navy. This milestone enhances the Indian Navy’s capabilities in coastal defence against potential submarine threats....

May 9, 2025

Indo-Pacific Logistics Network Initiative

The Quad partners—Australia, Japan, and the United States—recently conducted a Tabletop Exercise in Honolulu, Hawaii. This exercise aimed to simulate the launch of the Indo-Pacific Logistics Network (IPLN)....

May 9, 2025

Indore Becomes India’s First Beggar-Free City

Indore has recently become the first beggar-free city in India. This transformation was announced by district magistrate Ashish Singh, who brought into light the successful rehabilitation of approximately...

May 9, 2025

Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan Campaign

The ‘Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan’ is agricultural campaign set to run from May 29 to June 12, 2025. The initiative aims to educate and assist 1 to 1.5...

May 9, 2025

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