Current Affairs for UPSC IAS Exam – 26 June 2021
Contents Uttar Pradesh ranked best under Smart Cities Mission Pakistan to stay on FATF ‘greylist’ Tibet gets first bullet train from Lhasa to border India’s first maritime arbitration centre GIMAC Bhutan’s Tax Inspectors Without Borders (TIWB) Uttar Pradesh ranked best under Smart Cities Mission Context: Uttar Pradesh was ranked the best State and Indore and […]
Bhutan’s Tax Inspectors Without Borders (TIWB)
Context: Tax Inspectors Without Borders (TIWB), a joint initiative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), launched its programme in Bhutan. India was chosen as the Partner Jurisdiction and has provided the Tax Expert for this programme. Relevance: GS-II: International Relations (India’s Neighbors, Foreign Policies and […]
India’s first maritime arbitration centre GIMAC
Context: The Gujarat Maritime University signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the International Financial Services Centres Authority in GIFT City to promote the Gujarat International Maritime Arbitration Centre (GIMAC). Relevance: GS-III: Industry and Infrastructure (Industrial Growth and Industrial Policies), GS-II: (Government Policies and Interventions) Dimensions of the Article: What is GIFT City? About GIMAC […]
Tibet gets first bullet train from Lhasa to border
Context: China started operating the first bullet train line in Tibet, linking Lhasa to Nyingchi near the border with Arunachal Pradesh. Relevance: GS-II: International Relations (India’s neighbors, Foreign Policies and developments affecting India’s Interests) Dimensions of the Article: About China’s Railway Near Arunachal Border China’s push in Border Infrastructure and reasons Steps Taken by India […]
Uttar Pradesh ranked best under Smart Cities Mission
Context: Uttar Pradesh was ranked the best State and Indore and Surat were jointly named the best cities by the Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry for their work under the Smart Cities Mission. Relevance: GS-II: Social Justice (Government Scheme and Interventions, Welfare Schemes) Dimensions of the Article: About the Smart Cities Mission Definition of “Smart […]
Pakistan to stay on FATF ‘greylist’
Context: Pakistan was retained on the greylist, or list of countries under “increased monitoring”, at the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) once again, as the Paris-based UN watchdog judged it deficient in prosecuting the top leadership of UN Security Council-designated terror groups; the list includes Lashkar-e Taiba, Jaish-e Mohammad, Al Qaeda and the Taliban. Relevance: […]
26th June 2021 Current Affairs Quiz
PIB 26th June 2021
PROJECT SEABIRD Focus: Internal Security Why in News ? Ministry of Defence visited the Karwar Naval Base in Karnataka to review the progress of ongoing infrastructure development under ‘Project Seabird’. About Project Seabird It is the largest naval infrastructure project for India. Th project aims at creation of a naval base at Karwar on the west coast […]
26th June Static Quiz 2021 (Polity)
Editorials/Opinions Analyses for UPSC – 25 June 2021
Contents Re-energising India’s Africa policy Re-energising India’s Africa policy Context: The Narendra Modi government designed a forward-looking strategy to deepen relations with African countries. Even as the COVID-19 era began in March 2020, New Delhi took new initiatives to assist Africa through prompt despatch of medicines and later vaccines. Relevance: GS-II: International Relations (Foreign Policies […]