Current Affairs for UPSC IAS Exam – 9 April 2020
Contents: Not possible to lift the lockdown in one go, Task force for continuing curbs Focus shifts to contact tracing, infrastructure Kerala experts for 3-phased easing of curbs Virus hits both genders equally, except in 2 nations Importance of soft power is increasing globally Poaching, not virus, is the bigger threat, says tiger expert Centre […]
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PIB 8th April
Contents: Essential Commodities (EC) Act 1955 Biofortified carrot TRIFED to launch a digital campaign Essential Commodities (EC) Act 1955 Why in news? MHA writes to States to ensure availability of Essential Goods, by invoking provisions of the Essential Commodities (EC) Act 1955, under Lockdown to fight COVID-19. Details: Offences under the EC Act are […]
Current Affairs for UPSC IAS Exam – 8 April 2020
Important Current Affairs 8th April 2020 with PDF Contents: Govt. mulls lockdown extension amid requests from the States India revokes ban on export of hydroxychloroquine, Opposition slams Karnataka-Kerala border blockade: consensus reached Special session of the U.N. Security Council likely on April 9 Researchers find cells that may explain loss of smell in COVID-19 patients […]
PIB 7th April
Contents: PM’s message on World Health Day Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana Ministry of Human Resources Development launches “Samadhan” PM’s message on World Health Day Why in news? PM has given following message: “Today on World Health Day, let us not only pray for each other’s good health and well-being but also reaffirm […]
PIB 6th April
Contents: 1. Cabinet approves Non-operation of MPLADS for two years (2020-21 and 2021-22) 2. Advisory regarding containing and management of COVID-19 in National Parks/Sanctuaries/Tiger Reserves. 3. Central Zoo Authority advises zoos in India to remain on high alert Cabinet approves Non-operation of MPLADS for two years (2020-21 and 2021-22) Why in news? Cabinet approves non-operation […]
How to Prepare For UPSC Exam during COVID-19 Lockdown?
Planning and Execution is the Key Plans are worth nothing unless executed. And a proper plan charted out today and religiously executed now is better than a perfect plan you devise tomorrow. Dedication, Discipline, and Consistency: IAS aspirant No less than a Gladiator The arduous, yet enjoyable journey of a UPSC aspirant is no less […]
V1C10: IS INDIA’S GDP GROWTH RATE OVERSTATED? NO!
Investment catalyses the economy into a virtuous cycle: The Economic Survey of 2018-19 laid out the role of investment, especially private investment, in driving demand, creating capacity, increasing labour productivity, introducing new technology, allowing creative destruction, and generating employment. Recent initiatives taken to foster investment in the economy: Relaxing FDI norms Cutting corporate tax rates […]
V1C9: PRIVATIZATION AND WEALTH CREATION
As per Margaret Thatcher – “Free enterprise has enabled the creative and the acquisitive urges of man to be given expression in a way which benefits all members of society. Let free enterprise fight back now, not for itself, but for all those who believe in freedom.” In November 2019, India launched its biggest privatization […]
V1C11: THALINOMICS: THE ECONOMICS OF A PLATE OF FOOD IN INDIA
Thalinomics is the economics of a plate of food in India. It is an attempt to quantify what a common person pays for a Thali across India. Has a Thali become more or less affordable? Has the price of a Thali increased or decreased? Is the inflation the same for a vegetarian Thali as for […]