4th January 2021 – Editorials/Opinions Analyses
Content Don’t ignore the women farmers. Sexual violence in rural India draws on hierarchies of land, caste, patriarchy. Editorial: Don’t ignore the women farmers Context: The gender gap in the agriculture sector will only widen more with the current farm laws. Relevance: GS Paper 1: Women Empowerment (Feminization of Agriculture) Mains Questions: Discuss the various […]
1st & 2nd January 2021 – Editorials/Opinions Analyses
Content Acclimatising to climate risks An ill-conceived, overbroad and vague ordinance Editorial: Acclimatising to climate risks Context: Several parts of north India are in the grip of a severe cold wave. While winter may be longer and harsher in some regions due to La Niña, forecasters suggest that 2021 would still be among the Earth’s […]
The Jan 4th Current Affairs Quiz 2021
PIB 3rd January 2021
Contents Kochi – Mangalore Natural Gas Pipeline Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) Indigenously developed a DNA vaccine candidate against COVID-19 Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana (RVY) and Divyangjans KOCHI-MANGALORE NATURAL GAS PIPELINE Focus: GS 3;Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways etc. Why in News? PM to dedicate Kochi – Mangalore Natural Gas Pipeline to the […]
PIB 2nd January 2021
Contents Sri Mannathu Padmanabhan Co-WIN software COVID-19 Vaccine Dry Run SRI MANNATHU PADMANABHAN Focus: GS 1;The Freedom Struggle — its various stages and important contributors/contributions from different parts of the country Why in News? PM pays tribute to Sri Mannathu Padmanabhan on his Jayanti About Sri Mannathu Padmanabhan Mannathu Padmanabhan (2 January 1878 – […]
The Jan2nd Static Quiz on Polity (PM and Council of Ministers) 2021
Current Affairs for UPSC IAS Exam – 1st & 2nd January 2021
Contents RBI launches Digital payments index PM unveils project for affordable housing Fiscal deficit shoots up to 135% of target RBI LAUNCHES DIGITAL PAYMENTS INDEX Context: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced a Digital Payments Index (DPI) to assess and capture the extent of digitalization of payments effectively. Relevance: GS-III: Indian Economy Dimensions of […]
PIB 1st January 2021
Contents GI Tagging of tribal Products Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy (STIP) Flash Flood Guidance Services Central Consumer Protection Authority GI TAGGING OF TRIBAL PRODIUCTS Focus: GS 1;Indian culture will cover the salient aspects of Art Forms, literature and Architecture from ancient to modern times. Why in News? TRIFED to Collaborate with Various Ministries and […]
PIB 31st December 2020
Contents National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) Competition Commission of India (CCI) SAMEER App NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR SCHEDULED TRIBES (NCST) Focus: GS 2;Appointment to various Constitutional posts, powers, functions and responsibilities of various Constitutional Bodies. Why in News? NCST Develops Software to Facilitate Web Enabled Grievance Redressal System (https://ncstgrams.gov.in/public/Home.aspx) About Scheduled Tribe Population In India […]