PIB 13th March 2021
AZADI KA AMRIT MAHOTSAV Focus: GS I-Modern History Why in news? Prime Minister flagged off ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’—a 75-week festival to commemorate 75 years of India’s Independence Key points: On 12 March 1930 Gandhiji launched the historic civil disobedience movement in India, with the iconic Dandi Salt March. Today, ninety-one years later, as a […]
13th March Static Quiz 2021 (History)
12th March 2021 – Editorials/Opinions Analyses
Content Working towards climate justice in a non-ideal world Editorial: Working towards climate justice in a non-ideal world Context: The election of Joe Biden as U.S. President has catapulted climate change to the top of the global agenda, allowing him to keep his promise to “lead a major diplomatic push” to increase global climate ambition. […]
Current Affairs for UPSC IAS Exam – 12 March 2021 | Legacy IAS Academy
Contents Similipal fire: Mankidia tribals in distress India-Japan Space cooperation, China-Russia ILRS ICAR receives King Bhumibol World Soil Day-2020 Award SIMILIPAL FIRE: MANKIDIA TRIBALS IN DISTRESS Context: Recently, a massive fire broke out in the Similipal Biosphere Reserve in Odisha, threatening damage to its rich biodiversity. Among the communities affected are two of the 13 […]
PIB 12th March 2021
QUAD Focus: GS II-International Relations Why in news? Recently First Quad Leaders’ Virtual Summit was held. About Quad: Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) is the informal strategic dialogue between India, USA, Japan and Australia with a shared objective to ensure and support a “free, open and prosperous” Indo-Pacific region. All four nations find a common ground of being […]
12th March 2021 Current Affairs Quiz
12th March Static Quiz 2021 (History)
Current Affairs for UPSC IAS Exam – 11 March 2021 | Legacy IAS Academy
Contents SC query on “Independent Environment Regulator” India’s biggest floating solar power plant in Telangana MHA on report of Caste Census – SECC 2011 SC QUERY ON “INDEPENDENT ENVIRONMENT REGULATOR” Context: The Supreme Court sent a notice to the central government on a public interest plea to set up a national environmental regulator under the […]
11th March 2021 – Editorials/Opinions Analyses
Content A case for a revamped, need-based PDS Editorial: A case for a revamped, need-based PDS Context: The Economic Survey, tabled in Parliament in January, rightly flagged the issue of a growing food subsidy bill, which, in the words of the government, “is becoming unmanageably large.” Relevance: GS Paper 3: PDS (objectives, functioning, limitations, revamping, […]