Current Affairs for UPSC IAS Exam – 10 July 2020
Contents WHO alert on airborne spread of SARS-nCoV2 WHO sets up panel to probe its virus response Australia ends Hong Kong extradition treaty Centre urges SC against direct relief in scam cases Lack of air pollution data puts Indians at risk WHO ALERT ON AIRBORNE SPREAD OF SARS-nCoV2 Focus: GS-III Science and Technology Why in […]
10th July 2020, Current Affairs Quiz
10th July 2020, Static Quiz on Indian Economy
PIB 9th July
Contents Re-printed volumes of Mongolian Kanjur Manuscripts Six strategic bridges in Jammu & Kashmir CPCB: Pollution in tributaries of Ganga RE-PRINTED VOLUMES OF MONGOLIAN KANJUR MANUSCRIPTS Focus: GS-I Art and Culture Why in news? The Ministry of Culture has taken up the project of reprinting of 108 volumes of Mongolian Kanjur under the National Mission […]
9th July 2020, Current Affairs Quiz
9th July – Editorials/Opinions Analyses
Contents The social contract needs to be rewritten Bad Bank: Explained Student Visa Ban: Hurdle, Opportunity THE SOCIAL CONTRACT NEEDS TO BE REWRITTEN Focus: GS-II Governance Introduction Professor H.L.A. Hart once said, “freedom (the absence of coercion) can be valueless to those victims of unrestricted competition too poor to make use of it; so, it […]
Current Affairs for UPSC IAS Exam – 9 July 2020
Contents 2020 may be a Bumper Harvest Year Quorum not needed for routine standing committee meetings UAE in support of open skies agreement with India UGC: Safety norms drawn up for university exams U.S., China trade visa curbs over Tibet 2020 MAY BE A BUMPER HARVEST YEAR Focus: GS-III Environment and Ecology, Prelims Why in […]
UN REPORT: CLIMATE CHANGE AND DISEASE TRANSMISSION, ZOONOTIC
Focus: GS-III Environment and Ecology, Prelims Why in news? The United Nation Environment Program (UNEP) and the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) report says: Climate change can particularly affect diseases transmitted by insects. 75 per cent of all emerging infectious diseases are zoonotic. Details of Climate Change and Transmission of Diseases Warmer temperatures can increase […]
U.S. POSITION ON CAATSA UNCHANGED
Focus: GS-II International Relations Why in news? Despite a change in the ground realities following the deadly clash between India and China along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) last month, the U.S’s message to countries, including India, on sanctions for the purchase of Russian arms has not changed. This message was reiterated in the […]
U.S. FOREIGN STUDENTS REVENUE AND F-1 VISA ORDER
Focus: GS-II International Relations Why in news? Foreign students in the U.S., including thousands of Indians, are left facing the possibility of falling out of valid immigration status following a Department of Homeland Security rule on attending online classes. Details The rule says those F-1 and M-1 (non-academic and vocational students) visa holders planning to […]