SC ON PERMANENT COMMISSION FOR WOMEN IN ARMY
Context: The Supreme Court in Secretary, Ministry of Defence vs. Babita Puniya case directed the government to ensure that women officers in the Army be granted permanent commission (PC) as well as command postings in all services other than combat. After this judgement, women Short Service Commission (SSC) officers approached the Supreme Court challenging the […]
PIB 31st March 2021
UDAN Focus: GS III- Infrastructure Why in news? In a constant endeavour to connect the unconnected regions, 22 new routes have been operationalised in the last 3 days under the UDAN scheme out of which 6 new routes have been operationalised in North-East India. About Ude Desh Ka Aam Naagrik (UDAN): Nodal: Ministry of Civil Aviation […]
31st March 2021 Current Affairs Quiz
31st March Static Quiz 2021 (Geography)
Current Affairs for UPSC IAS Exam – 28 & 29 March 2021 | Legacy IAS Academy
Contents Pong Dam Wildlife Sanctuary: Migratory birds found dead African Forest elephants now critically endangered New species of red algae discovered in Indian coasts China & Iran sign 25-year ‘strategic pact’ Centre: Immediately issue rejection slips to NRC-excluded PONG DAM WILDLIFE SANCTUARY: MIGRATORY BIRDS FOUND DEAD Context: As many as 27 migratory birds have been […]
CENTRE: IMMEDIATELY ISSUE REJECTION SLIPS TO NRC-EXCLUDED
Context: The Centre has asked the Assam government that “rejection slips” to those excluded from the final National Register of Citizens (NRC) published in 2019 shall be issued immediately. Relevance: GS-II: Polity and Governance (Government Policies and Interventions, Issues arising due to the design and implementation of policies) Dimensions of the Article: About the recent […]
CHINA & IRAN SIGN 25-YEAR ‘STRATEGIC PACT’
Context: China and Iran signed what was described as a 25-year “strategic cooperation pact”, during Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s on-going six-nation tour to West Asia. Relevance: GS-II: International Relations (India and its neighbors, Foreign policies and treaties affecting India’s Interests) Dimensions of the Article: Lead up to the deal between Iran and China Iran […]
NEW SPECIES OF RED ALGAE DISCOVERED IN INDIAN COASTS
Context: Two new species of seaweed have been discovered by a group of marine biologists on the west and south east coasts of India. Relevance: Prelims, GS-II: Environment and Ecology (Species in news) Dimensions of the Article: About the discovery if these new species Significance of the discovery of the weed About the discovery if […]
AFRICAN FOREST ELEPHANTS NOW CRITICALLY ENDANGERED
Context: African Forest elephant has been declared as ‘critically endangered’ and the African Savanna (or bush) elephant has been declared as ‘endangered’ by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Both species were earlier listed as ‘vulnerable’. Relevance: Prelims, GS-III: Environment and Ecology (Conservation of Ecology, Protected species) Dimensions of the Article: About conservation […]
PONG DAM WILDLIFE SANCTUARY: MIGRATORY BIRDS FOUND DEAD
Context: As many as 27 migratory birds have been reported dead on account of avian influenza in Himachal Pradesh’s Pong Dam Wildlife Sanctuary setting off alarm bells and forcing authorities to shut down the sanctuary. Earlier in January 2021, avian influenza (H5N1) led to the death of over 5,000 migratory birds in the Pong Dam […]