PIB – 30 July 2021
NATIONAL EDUCATION POLICY 2020 Focus: GS II- Education Why in News? PM’s address to mark the first anniversary of National Education Policy 2020. History of National Education Policy I. Inspiration from Woods Dispatch 1854 Wood’s Dispatch is considered as ‘Magna-Carta’ of English Education. This proposal was based on Downward Infiltration theory. Vernacular languages were to […]
30 July Static Quiz 2021 (Geography)
Editorials/Opinions Analyses for UPSC – 29 July 2021
Content: Editorial: Oxygen for fiscal federalism Oxygen for fiscal federalism: On GST Compensation Context: At the time of introducing the new indirect tax regime, the Goods and Services Tax (GST) law assured States a 14% increase in their annual revenue for five years (up to July 1, 2020). But the Union government has deviated from […]
Oxygen for fiscal federalism: On GST Compensation
Context: At the time of introducing the new indirect tax regime, the Goods and Services Tax (GST) law assured States a 14% increase in their annual revenue for five years (up to July 1, 2020). But the Union government has deviated from the statutory promise and has been insisting that States avail themselves of loans. […]
Current Affairs for UPSC IAS Exam – 29 July 2021 | Legacy IAS Academy
Contents Russia to boost Tajik Army with weapons PM to roll out academic credit bank No Parliamentary Immunity for Vandalism: SC ‘Earth Overshoot Day’ 2021 Russia to boost Tajik Army with weapons Context: Russia will bolster Central Asian ally Tajikistan’s military with weapons, equipment and training amid a “deteriorating” situation in neighbouring Afghanistan. Relevance: Prelims, […]
‘Earth Overshoot Day’ 2021
Context: Humanity has again used up all biological resources that our planet regenerates during the entire year by July 29, 2021, according to the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). Relevance: GS-III: Environment and Ecology (Environmental Pollution and Degradation, Conservation of the Environment) Dimensions of the Article: What is Earth overshoot day? Earth Overshoot Day […]
No Parliamentary Immunity for Vandalism: SC
Context: Kerala government had appealed to the Supreme Court to withdraw a criminal case against their leaders who destroyed public property and disrupted a Budget speech on the State Assembly floor in 2015, but, the Supreme Court has rejected Kerala government’s plea. Relevance: GS-II: Polity and Constitution (Legislature, Constitutional Provisions) Dimensions of the Article: Arguments […]
PM to roll out academic credit bank
Context: PM Narendra Modi will launch the academic bank of credit that will provide multiple entry/exit options for students in higher education, first-year engineering programmes in regional languages and guidelines for internationalization of higher education. Relevance: Prelims, GS-II: Social Justice (Issues related to education, Government Policies and Initiatives) Dimensions of the Article: Various Initiatives regarding […]
Russia to boost Tajik Army with weapons
Context: Russia will bolster Central Asian ally Tajikistan’s military with weapons, equipment and training amid a “deteriorating” situation in neighbouring Afghanistan. Relevance: Prelims, GS-II: International Relations (Important Foreign Policies and Political developments), GS-I: Geography (Maps) Dimensions of the Article: Cooperation between Russia, Tajikistan and neighboring countries Significance of the Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan etc., region for India […]