India variant of Covid Concerns and Classification
Context: The World Health Organisation classified a coronavirus variant first identified in India as a “global variant of concern”. This variant called B.1.617 was classified as a variant under investigation (VUI) by authorities in the UK earlier in May 2021 and it has already spread to more than 17 countries. Relevance: GS-III: Science and Technology […]
11th May 2021 Current Affairs Quiz
PIB 11th May 2021
5G TECHNOLOGY Focus: GS III- Science and Technology Why in news? It has come to the notice of the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), Ministry of Communications that several misleading messages are being circulated on various social media platforms claiming that the second wave of coronavirus has been caused by the testing of the 5G mobile […]
11th May Static Quiz 2021 (Indian Economy)
APRIL 2021 CURRENT AFFAIRS | MONTHLY COMPILATION
Legacy IAS April 2021 Current Affairs Monthly Compilation includes Editorial Analysis and PIB Summaries which are essential for UPSC Civil Services Exam (IAS Exam) at both the Prelims and Mains levels and the content is segregated in accordance with the subjects in the UPSC Syllabus. The April 2021 Monthly Compilation includes Special Coverage of articles […]
Editorials/Opinions Analyses for UPSC – 10 May 2021
Contents On judicial intervention during COVID-19 crisis On judicial intervention during COVID-19 crisis Context: Judicial intervention in response to the Union government’s flailing response to the health crisis has reached its apotheosis with the Supreme Court order forming a 12-member national task force for the effective and transparent allocation of medical oxygen to the States […]
On judicial intervention during COVID-19 crisis
Context: Judicial intervention in response to the Union government’s flailing response to the health crisis has reached its apotheosis with the Supreme Court order forming a 12-member national task force for the effective and transparent allocation of medical oxygen to the States and Union Territories “on a scientific, rational and equitable basis”. Relevance: GS-II: Polity […]
Current Affairs for UPSC IAS Exam – 10 May 2021
Contents EAC allows Great Nicobar plan to advance Indian offshore model to dominate IT sector India and EU relaunch FTA talks Rare sculptures of Rani Rudrama Devi unearthed EAC allows Great Nicobar plan to advance Context: The Environment Appraisal Committee (EAC) – Infrastructure I of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has […]
EAC allows Great Nicobar plan to advance
Context: The Environment Appraisal Committee (EAC) – Infrastructure I of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has removed the first hurdle faced by the project. It has “recommended” it “for grant of terms of reference (TOR)” for Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) studies, which in the first instance will include baseline studies over […]
Indian offshore model to dominate IT sector
Context: Analysis said that IT markets are picking up to such a degree that both the U.S. and Europe are running out of critical skills, and with this, offshore and Indian alternatives are increasingly becoming attractive for tech buyers. Relevance: GS-III: Industry and Infrastructure (IT Sector), Indian Economy Dimensions of the Article: About the attractiveness […]