11th April – Editorials/Opinions Analyses
Contents: Centre must spend more, forego tax revenues Limiting transmission in hotspots with wider tracing and testing strategy Team India and winning the pandemic battle Explained: Armed forces in coronavirus outbreak battle Explained: Direct farm-to-kitchen delivery provides relief CENTRE MUST SPEND MORE, FOREGO TAX REVENUES Focus: GS-III Indian Economy The Current Scenario As India nears […]
Current Affairs for UPSC IAS Exam – 11 April 2020
Contents: No evidence of community transmission, Scarcity of drugs, devices imminent Ready to fly stranded Indians: UAE Red army keeps virus at bay in Northeast Bhilwara breaks virus transmission chain Choked supply lines to be cleared, Tougher norms likely for public transportation India well-equipped, has enough stock of HCQ Bank credit shot up just before […]
PIB 10th April
Contents Updates on COVID-19, MHA Steps and other Innovations ‘Bharat Padhe Online’ campaign AYUSH Immunity boosting measures: COVID-19 Action taken by DAC&FW during lockdown G20 Extraordinary Energy Ministers Meeting EPFO settles 1.37 Lakh EPF withdrawal claims Computer based nano materials and future of nano-electronics UPDATES ON COVID-19, STEPS AND OTHER INNOVATIONS Focus: GS-III Disaster Management, […]
List of the best IPS officers in India
India has produced many number of best IPS officers in India. These IPS officers has maintained India’s law and order situation under control. They have contributed in India’s development story in various ways like conducting of free and fair election, safety and security of people, helping during any disaster etc. It’s very difficult to pick […]
MSMES NEED HUGE PACKAGE
Why in news? Warning that the COVID-19 lockdown has thrown MSMEs — Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises — into deep distress, opposition has urged the Centre to set up a ₹1 lakh crore corpus fund as part of a relief package for the sector. Views of the Opposition There are over 6.3 crore MSMEs in […]
INDUSTRIAL OUTPUT GROWS 4.5% IN FEB
Why in news? India’s factory output accelerated 4.5% in February in comparison to the previous year. The growth in the Index of Industrial Production came on the back of higher output in mining, electricity and manufacturing sectors, according to the data released by the National Statistical Office on 9th April 2020. Details of Growth The cumulative […]
INFLATION MAY DROP TO 2.4% IN FY21: RBI
Why in news? The consumer price index (CPI)-based inflation, which had stayed elevated in the last few months, is expected to soften during the course of the financial year, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said in its monetary policy report (MPR). The Monetary Policy Report was published on 9th April 2020 following the unscheduled monetary […]
WORLD FACES NEW ‘GREAT DEPRESSION’, HALF A BILLION FACE POVERTY
Focus: GS-III Indian Economy, Economic Development, Disaster Management Why in news? The global coronavirus pandemic is causing an economic crisis unlike any in the past century and will require a massive response to ensure recovery, IMF said on 9th April 2020. Around half a billion people could be pushed into poverty as a result of the […]
STUDY POINTS TO COMMUNITY TRANSMISSION
Why in news? There was evidence for community transmission — or instances of coronavirus (COVID-19) in patients who had no established contact with someone who had picked up the disease from abroad — from as early as March 22, suggests a research study in the Indian Journal of Medical Research, authored by several ICMR scientists. […]
AHMEDABAD ADOPTS SOUTH KOREAN MODEL
Why in news? The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has now adopted the South Korean model of enhanced testing to ascertain the scale of the epidemic in the city of 6.5 million people. Details Ahmedabad is battling to contain the spread of the pandemic with intensive surveillance and aggressive testing to detect the maximum number of […]