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Editorials/Opinions Analyses for UPSC – 11 June 2021

Contents Retired officials barred from disclosing information Retired officials barred from disclosing information Context: Recently, the Government of India prohibited retired officials of security and intelligence organisations from publishing anything about their work or organisation without prior clearance from the head of the organisation. Serving civil servants are barred from expressing their personal opinion on […]

Retired officials barred from disclosing information

Context: Recently, the Government of India prohibited retired officials of security and intelligence organisations from publishing anything about their work or organisation without prior clearance from the head of the organisation. Serving civil servants are barred from expressing their personal opinion on policy matters and criticising the government. But once they retire, many of them […]

Current Affairs for UPSC IAS Exam – 11 June 2021

Contents New National parks: Dehing Patkai and Raimona ESI coverage for contractual municipal employees Ministry of External Affairs hints at talks with Taliban Nagaland to form panel to pursue Naga issue New National parks: Dehing Patkai and Raimona Context: Assam’s Dehing Patkai wildlife sanctuary was notified as a national park. Raimona reserve forest in western […]

New National parks: Dehing Patkai and Raimona

Context: Assam’s Dehing Patkai wildlife sanctuary was notified as a national park. Raimona reserve forest in western Assam’s Kokrajhar district was also upgraded to a national park Assam had 5 national parks: Kaziranga, Nameri, Orang, Manas and Dibru-Saikhowa. With Dehing Patkai and Raimona – Assam now has 7 National Parks. Relevance: Prelims, GS-III: Environment and […]

ESI coverage for contractual municipal employees

Context: Union Labour and Employment Minister said that casual and contractual employees of municipal corporations in the country would be covered under the Employees’ State Insurance (ESI) Act, 1948. Municipal bodies tend to employ a “large number of casual and contractual workers”, who are left out of the social security net as they are not […]

Ministry of External Affairs hints at talks with Taliban

Context: India is in contact with “various stakeholders” in Afghanistan, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said, in response to specific questions about whether the government has opened direct talks with the Taliban. Relevance: GS-II: International Relations (India’s Neighbors, Foreign Policies affecting India’s Interests) Dimensions of the Article: India and Views on communicating with Taliban […]

Nagaland to form panel to pursue Naga issue

Context: The Nagaland government has decided to institute a committee comprising Opposition leaders to pursue the lingering Naga peace agreement and the Naga political issue with the Centre. Relevance: GS-II: Polity and Governance (Centre-State Relations), GS-I: Indian Society Dimensions of the Article: Who are the Nagas? What is Naga Issue? Peace Initiatives with the Naga […]

PIB 11th June 2021

AISHE 2019-20 Focus: GS II- Education Why in news? Union Education Minister announced the release of the report of All India Survey on Higher Education 2019-20. This Report provides key performance indicators on the current status of Higher education in the country. In the last five years from 2015-16 to 2019-20, there has been a […]