7th September 2020, Current Affairs Quiz
6th & 7th September – Editorials/Opinions Analyses
Contents Forex reserves at all-time high Assam Rifles: Tussle between MoD and MHA Financing economic recovery Court’s drift and chinks in the judiciary’s armour COVID-19 setting off a bradykinin storm 13th Amendment to the Sri Lankan Constitution FOREX RESERVES AT ALL-TIME HIGH Focus: GS-III Indian Economy Introduction India’s foreign exchange (forex) reserves surged by more […]
Current Affairs for UPSC IAS Exam – 6 & 7 September 2020
Contents Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) India, Iran exchange views on Afghanistan Turning waste into wealth by salvaging crop residue Inhaling polluted air can lead to brain damage Prison overcrowding in 2019 highest in 10 years No correlation between Ct values and COVID-19 severity FOREIGN CONTRIBUTION REGULATION ACT (FCRA) Focus: GS-II Governance Why in news? […]
PIB 5th & 6th September
Contents Business Reform Action Plan 2019 Ranking Start-Up Village Entrepreneurship Programme (SVEP) G20 Education Ministers Meeting Low ozone over Brahmaputra River Valley BUSINESS REFORM ACTION PLAN 2019 RANKING Focus: GS-III Indian Economy Why in news? Union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs announced the 4th edition of Business Reform Action Plan (BRAP) ranking of states. […]
AMAZON TRIBE TALKING TO INDIANS ABOUT BLOOD GOLD
Focus: GS-I Geography Introduction From the remote rainforests of Brazil, a little-known tribe has made an emotional appeal to Indians – to stop the import of gold by the government and companies saying that “gold which has come from Yanomami territory is Blood Gold, gold at the cost of indigenous blood”. The Yanomami peoples The […]
TRIPURA AND FIRST-EVER INLAND WATERWAY WITH BANGLADESH
Focus: GS-II International Relations, GS-I Geography Introduction Tripura opens its first-ever inland waterway with Bangladesh from Sonamura (about 60 km from Agartala) in the Indian side, and Daudkandi of Chittagong in Bangladesh. This project was included in the list of Indo-Bangladesh Protocol (IBP) routes agreed up in 2020. The ambitious project has already been projected […]
PARLIAMENT STIFLED, BUSINESS, AND A WORD OF ADVICE
Focus: GS-II Governance Introduction The upcoming monsoon session of Parliament is emblematic of the issues faced by legislatures during the novel coronavirus pandemic. Parliament will maintain physical distancing, has truncated the Zero Hour (in which members raise issues pertinent to their constituents and of wider public interest), and cancelled Question Hour (in which Ministers have […]