Bangladesh rebuffs China on Quad warning
Context: China’s ambassador in Dhaka said that it will not be a good idea for Bangladesh to participate in the Quad because it will substantially damage their bilateral relationship with China. Bangladesh’s government has asked foreign envoys in Dhaka “to maintain decency and decorum” after public remarks from China’s Ambassador to the country provoked a […]
Rajasthan MLA Local Area Development (LAD) Fund
Context: The Rajasthan Government has approved a proposal to provide Rs. 3 crore each from the MLA Local Area Development (LAD) Fund to mobilise resources for Covid-19 Vaccination of the people in the age group of 18 to 44 years. For meeting the expenses, the fund for each legislator has been increased from Rs. 2.25 […]
13th May 2021 Current Affairs Quiz
PIB 13th May 2021
PM CARES – FUND Focus: Welfare schemes for vulnerable Sections Why in News? PM-CARES Fund has accorded sanction for procurement of 1,50,000 units of Oxycare System at a cost of Rs 322.5 Crore. It is a comprehensive system developed by DRDO to regulate oxygen being administrated to patients based on the sensed values of their […]
13th May Static Quiz 2021 (Environment)
Editorials/Opinions Analyses for UPSC – 12 May 2021
Contents Evaluate the Ladakh crisis, keep China at bay Evaluate the Ladakh crisis, keep China at bay Context: After over a year, the stand-off between Indian and Chinese troops in eastern Ladakh shows no signs of resolution. Disengagement has stalled, China continues to reinforce its troops, and talks have been fruitless. In a recent study […]
Evaluate the Ladakh crisis, keep China at bay
Context: After over a year, the stand-off between Indian and Chinese troops in eastern Ladakh shows no signs of resolution. Disengagement has stalled, China continues to reinforce its troops, and talks have been fruitless. In a recent study published by the Lowy Institute — The crisis after the crisis: how Ladakh will shape India’s competition […]
China’s population growth lowest rate in decades
Context: The seventh census released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) in Beijing, noted 12 million babies were born in 2020, the lowest number since 1961. Relevance: GS-I: Indian Society (Population and Associated Issues) Dimensions of the Article: About the recent census and trend in China’s Population About the Problem of China’s dropping Population […]
Commodities in super cycle
Context: An across-the-board rise in global commodity prices is leading to input cost pressures and is a growing concern, as it is not only expected to have a bearing on cost of infrastructure development in India but also have an impact on the overall inflation, economic recovery and policy making. Relevance: GS-III: Indian Economy (Growth […]
Israeli armed forces storm Jerusalem
Context: Recently, Israeli armed forces stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque in the Haram esh-Sharif in Jerusalem, ahead of a march by Zionist nationalists commemorating Israel’s capture of the eastern half of the city in 1967. More than 300 Palestinians were injured in the raid. Relevance: GS-II: International Relations (Important Developments in the International Stage) Dimensions of the […]