OHCHR: Israeli strikes in Gaza may be war crimes
Context: The UN rights chief said that Israeli forces may have committed war crimes in the latest, 11-day war with the militant group Hamas that rules the Gaza Strip, while also pointing that Hamas’ indiscriminate rocketing during the conflict was also a clear violation of the rules of war. The remarks by Michelle Bachelet, the […]
28th May 2021 Current Affairs Quiz
PIB 28th May 2021
NATIONAL DIGITAL HEALTH MISSION (NDHM) Focus: GS II- Health Why in news? PM chairs high level meeting to review progress of National Digital Health Mission. About NDHM: Nodal: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The NDHM is a complete digital health ecosystem. Key features — Health ID, Personal health records, Digi Doctor Health facility registry. At […]
28th May Static Quiz 2021 (History)
Editorials/Opinions Analyses for UPSC – 27 May 2021
Contents WhatsApp against traceability clause in IT Rules 2021 WhatsApp against traceability clause in IT Rules 2021 Context: WhatsApp’s lawsuit taking the Indian government to court over the traceability clause in the new IT Rules 2021 has been filed in the Delhi High Court. The new IT rules include a traceability clause that requires social […]
WhatsApp against traceability clause in IT Rules 2021
Context: WhatsApp’s lawsuit taking the Indian government to court over the traceability clause in the new IT Rules 2021 has been filed in the Delhi High Court. The new IT rules include a traceability clause that requires social media platforms to locate “the first originator of the information” if required by authorities. Relevance: GS-II: Polity […]
27th May 2021 Current Affairs Quiz
PIB 27th May 2021
NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA Focus: GS III- Infrastructure Why in news? In order to ensure smooth and quick passage of vehicles at the toll plazas, National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has issued guidelines to ensure service time of not more than 10 seconds per vehicle even during peak hours at the toll plazas […]
Current Affairs for UPSC IAS Exam – 27 May 2021
Contents NGT forms panel to probe construction in Mekedatu Belarus faces backlash sanctions over forced landing CBI Director selection: CJI made ‘statement of law’ Second wave threat, Exempt micro enterprises from GST NGT forms panel to probe construction in Mekedatu Context: The National Green Tribunal (NGT), Southern Zone has appointed a joint committee to look […]
Second wave threat, Exempt micro enterprises from GST
Context: According to a survey, more than half of start-ups and MSMEs are likely to either scale down operations, sell off, or completely shut down from June-December 2021, after being hit hard by the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic. The Consortium of Indian Associations (CIA) has urged the Centre to increase the turnover threshold […]