21st January 2021 Current Affairs
21st January 2021 Current Affairs for UPSC Exam Contents NITI Aayog’s India Innovation Index Rankings 2020 SC upholds validity of IBC Amendment 2020 Open Radio Access Network (O-RAN) NITI AAYOG’S INDIA INNOVATION INDEX RANKINGS 2020 Context: Niti Aayog’s India Innovation Index rankings 2020 released recently showed that Karnataka has maintained its top position among the […]
The Jan 21st Static Quiz on Medieval History (Delhi Sultanate)
21th January 2021 – Editorials/Opinions Analyses
Content: Removing the creases in housework valuation True empowerment of the electricity consumer Editorial: Removing the creases in housework valuation Context: As in the 2011 Census, while 159.85 million women stated household work as their main occupation, a mere 5.79 men referred to it as their main occupation. Relevance: GS Paper 1: Role of women […]
The Jan 21st Current Affairs Quiz 2021
PIB 20th January 2021
Contents Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) Consumer Price Index (CPI) Gold microstructure substrate Alternative anti-cancer therapy using transgenic zebrafish Second Edition of India Innovation Index SRI GURU GOBIND SINGH JI Focus: GS 1;Modern Indian history from about the middle of the eighteenth century until the present significant events, personalities, issues. […]
The 20th Jan Static Quiz on Economy 2021 (Non-Performing Assets)
Current Affairs for UPSC IAS Exam – 20 January 2021
20th January 2021 Current Affairs for UPSC IAS Exam Contents Arguments for and against a “Bad Bank” India to ship vaccine to neighbouring countries India prepares to receive first batch of S-400 ARGUMENTS FOR AND AGAINST A BAD BANK Context: Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das recently agreed to look at the proposal […]
20TH JANUARY 2021 – EDITORIALS/OPINIONS ANALYSES
Content: Editorial: In bad faith: On the ongoing farmers agitation The threat of deepfakes Editorial: In bad faith: On the ongoing farmers agitation Context: The NIA’s decision to summon people associated with the ongoing farmers agitation as ‘witnesses’ in a sedition case is definitely out of the ordinary, even if not entirely surprising. Relevance: GS Paper 2: Fundamental […]
19TH JANUARY 2021 – EDITORIALS/OPINIONS ANALYSES
Content: Being tethered to bars during a pandemic Mining in India equals selling the family gold Editorial: Being tethered to bars during a pandemic Context: Issues related to prisoners during Covid19. Relevance: GS Paper 2: Article 21, Right to life and liberty Mains Questions: In India, COVID-19 must lead to an immediate review of the vulnerability of those in jail and the issue of decongestion. Discuss. 15 Marks Dimensions of the Article: Why is […]