IISS report on India as a cyber power
Context: According to a new report by the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) India has made only modest progress in developing its policy and doctrine for cyberspace security despite the geostrategic instability of its region and a keen awareness of the cyber threat it faces. Relevance: GS-III: Internal Security Challenges (Cyber Security, Internal security […]
29th June 2021 Current Affairs Quiz
PIB 29th June 2021
AGNI PRIME MISSILE Focus: GS III- Technology Why in News ? Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully flight tested a New Generation Nuclear Capable Ballistic Missile Agni P from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam island off the coast of Odisha, Balasore. About Agni-Prime missile: Agni P is a new generation advanced variant of Agni class of […]
29th June Static Quiz 2021 (Geography)
Editorials/Opinions Analyses for UPSC – 28 June 2021
Contents LGBTQ+ community: Full equality still out of reach DMCA & protection of intellectual property online LGBTQ+ community: Full equality still out of reach Context: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) Pride Month is currently celebrated each year in the month of June to honor the 1969 Stonewall Uprising in Manhattan. Relevance: GS-II: Social […]
LGBTQ+ community: Full equality still out of reach
Context: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) Pride Month is currently celebrated each year in the month of June to honor the 1969 Stonewall Uprising in Manhattan. Relevance: GS-II: Social Justice (Social Empowerment, Issues Related to Transgenders, Government Interventions and Policies, Issues arising out of the design and implementation of Government Policies), GS-I: Indian […]
DMCA & protection of intellectual property online
Context: Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology and for Law and Justice was locked out of his Twitter account allegedly over a notice received for violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). Relevance: GS-II: International Relations (Important International Institutions, Groupings & Agreements Affecting India’s Interests) Dimensions of the Article: What is WIPO? What […]
Current Affairs for UPSC IAS Exam – 28 June 2021
Contents Drone attacks at IAF Jammu station World Drug Report & International day against drug abuse Centralised farmer database under ‘AgriStack’ “The India Story” booklet on India’s energy transition Why only some bacteria develop multi-drug resistance? India, Greece call for respect of territorial integrity Drone attacks at IAF Jammu station Context: In a terror attack, […]
Drone attacks at IAF Jammu station
Context: In a terror attack, two low-intensity explosions left two Indian Air Force (IAF) personnel injured at the Jammu Air Force Station and the devices are suspected to have been dropped and detonated by unmanned aerial vehicles. Relevance: GS-III: Internal Security Challenges (Defence Technology), GS-III: Science and Technology, GS-II: Governance (Government Policies & Interventions) Dimensions […]
World Drug Report & International day against drug abuse
Context: June 26 every year is observed as International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking or World Drug Day. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) released the World Drug Report 2021 recently. Relevance: GS-II: Social Justice (Health related issues, Government Policies and Interventions), GS-III: Internal Security Challenges (Organized Crime and Terrorism), […]