Saudi announces over 100 projects for Pakistan
Context: Saudi Arabia has announced 118 humanitarian projects worth over $123 million for cash-strapped Pakistan in food security, health, education and water during Prime Minister Imran Khan’s two-day visit. Relevance: GS-II: International Relations (India’s Neighbors, Foreign Policies affecting India’s Interests) Dimensions of the Article: Economic and Strategic Aspects of Saudi-Pakistan Relationship 2015 Strains in the […]
Current Affairs for UPSC IAS Exam – 12 May 2021
Contents China’s population growth lowest rate in decades Commodities in super cycle Israeli armed forces storm Jerusalem Saudi announces over 100 projects for Pakistan 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 […]
12th May 2021 Current Affairs Quiz
PIB 12th May 2021
NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY DAY Focus: GS III- Science and Technology Why in News? India observes its National Technology Day on 11th May every year. DETAILS: The theme for National Technology Day 2021 has not been declared yet. The Technology Development Board (TDB) selects a theme for each year’s event and the theme for National Technology Day 2020, […]
12th May Static Quiz 2021 (Indian Economy)
Editorials/Opinions Analyses for UPSC – 11 May 2021
Contents Back in the shortage economy: Covid-19 Impact Back in the shortage economy: Covid-19 Impact Context: We have been witnessing shortages of almost everything needed to treat COVID-19 patients: hospital beds, drugs, ventilators and, above all, oxygen. India is once again the focus of global attention, as it was in the mid-1960s when two consecutive […]
Current Affairs for UPSC IAS Exam – 11 May 2021
Contents NITI Aayog and Mastercard report on e-Commerce Smuggling of uranium: ATS seizes 7kg uranium India variant of Covid Concerns and Classification NITI Aayog and Mastercard report on e-Commerce Context: NITI Aayog and Mastercard released the ‘Connected Commerce: Creating a Roadmap for a Digitally Inclusive Bharat’ report on digital financial inclusion in India. Relevance: GS-III: […]
Back in the shortage economy: Covid-19 Impact
Context: We have been witnessing shortages of almost everything needed to treat COVID-19 patients: hospital beds, drugs, ventilators and, above all, oxygen. India is once again the focus of global attention, as it was in the mid-1960s when two consecutive years of drought resulted in a severe shortage of food. Relevance: GS-III: Indian Economy (Economic […]
NITI Aayog and Mastercard report on e-Commerce
Context: NITI Aayog and Mastercard released the ‘Connected Commerce: Creating a Roadmap for a Digitally Inclusive Bharat’ report on digital financial inclusion in India. Relevance: GS-III: Indian Economy (Growth and Development of Indian Economy, Mobilization of Resources, Financial Inclusion, Banking Sector) Dimensions of the Article: What is Digital financial inclusion? Benefits of Digital Financial Inclusion […]
Smuggling of uranium: ATS seizes 7kg uranium
Context: The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) arrested two persons under the Atomic Energy Act, 1962, with 7 kg natural uranium estimated to be worth around Rs 21 crore. Relevance: GS-III: Industry and Infrastructure, Mineral & Energy Resources, GS-III: Environment and Ecology (Environmental Pollution & Degradation) Dimensions of the Article: What exactly is uranium and what […]