PIB 10th September
Contents India Post launches Five Star Villages Scheme SAROD-Ports launched SCO Culture Ministers’ Meeting India and Japan sign agreement between forces INDIA POST LAUNCHES FIVE STAR VILLAGES SCHEME Focus: GS-II Social Justice Why in news? The Department of Posts has launched a scheme called Five Star Villages, to ensure universal coverage of flagship postal schemes […]
PIB SUMMARIES – MONTHLY COMPILATION FOR UPSC – JULY 2020
Legacy IAS July 2020 PIB SUMMARIES – Monthly Compilation for UPSC Civil Services Exam (IAS Exam) will be extremely crucial for your UPSC preparation. The source, Press Information Bureau of India is indubitably the most important source of Current Affairs for any UPSC aspirant. In this Compilation you will find important PIB articles from the […]
PIB SUMMARIES – MONTHLY COMPILATION FOR UPSC – JUNE 2020
Legacy IAS June 2020 PIB SUMMARIES – Monthly Compilation for UPSC Civil Services Exam (IAS Exam) will be extremely crucial for your UPSC preparation. The source, Press Information Bureau of India is indubitably the most important source of Current Affairs for any UPSC aspirant. In this Compilation you will find important PIB articles from the […]
GDP TO SHRINK 14.8%: GOLDMAN
Focus: GS-III Indian Economy Why in news? The Indian economy is the worst-hit among major economies, American brokerage Goldman Sachs said, sharply cutting its FY21 GDP forecast to a contraction of 14.8%. Details The estimate comes days after official data said the economy contracted by 23.9% for the June 2020 quarter, as activity across all […]
GLOBAL ECONOMY TO CONTRACT 4.4%
Focus: GS-III Indian Economy Why in news? Fitch Ratings projected global GDP to contract 4.4% in the current year, but revised upwards China’s growth estimate to 2.7% for 2020. Details Fitch has slashed India’s growth projection to (-)10.5% from (-)5% estimated earlier after official data released last week showed the April-June 2020 quarter GDP contracted […]
SC: ADHERE TO MINISTRY CIRCULAR ON CHAR DHAM
Focus: GS-II Governance Why in news? The Supreme Court ordered the Centre to adhere to a Union Road Ministry circular which had advised against building full-fledged roads cutting across the fragile Himalayan slopes, while implementing the Char Dham project for better connectivity to pilgrimage centres in Uttarakhand. The project had proposed the widening of single […]
40% OF CHILDREN ARE NOT FULLY VACCINATED
Focus: GS-II Social Justice Why in news? ‘Health in India’ report was recently published by the National Statistical Organisation (NSO). The report is based on the 75th round of the National Sample Survey (July 2017-June 2018) on household social consumption related to health. Highlights Although almost all children in India are vaccinated against tuberculosis, and […]
DIGITAL DIVIDE AFFECTS EDUCATION
Focus: GS-II Social Justice Context For the child in urban Himachal Pradesh, where Internet penetration is higher than 70%, it likely means online schooling, Zoom classes and digital textbooks. For the child in rural Odisha, where less than 6% of households have Internet facilities, such options are out of the question. Even as digital literacy […]
SMALL BUSINESSES FACED THE WRATH OF THE PANDEMIC
Focus: GS-III Indian Economy Why in news? Small businesses have been hit the most by the spread of covid-19, data from CARE Ratings confirms. Listed companies with sales of less than Rs. 25 crore recorded the sharpest contraction in sales of around 67% from April to June 2020. Why have small firms been hit the […]
MOUNTAINS THAT SUSTAIN MILLIONS
Focus: GS-II Geography, GS-I Indian Society Introduction The Himalayas region is among the 36 world biodiversity hotspots and encompasses 240 million people. The mountains are the most resilient; yet, ironically, their inhabitants are vulnerable. With few livelihood options, forests form an essential life support system for the locals. However, dwindling natural resources, unsustainable agricultural practices, […]