PIB – 29 July 2021
MISSION CHANDRAYAAN Focus: GS III- Space Why in News? Chandrayaan-3 is likely to be launched during third quarter of 2022. About Mission Chandrayaan: Key Findings of Chandrayaan-1 Confirmed presence of lunar water Evidence of lunar caves formed by an ancient lunar lava flow Past tectonic activity were found on the lunar surface. The faults and fractures […]
29 July Static Quiz 2021 (Geography)
Editorials/Opinions Analyses for UPSC – 28 July 2021
Content: Needed: an anti-trafficking law Needed: an anti-trafficking law Context: The Government of India has proposed the Trafficking in Persons (Prevention, Care and Rehabilitation) Bill, 2021. This Bill aims to tackle all aspects of trafficking including the social and economic causes of the crime, punishment to traffickers, and the protection and rehabilitation of survivors. Relevance: […]
Needed: an anti-trafficking law
Context: The Government of India has proposed the Trafficking in Persons (Prevention, Care and Rehabilitation) Bill, 2021. This Bill aims to tackle all aspects of trafficking including the social and economic causes of the crime, punishment to traffickers, and the protection and rehabilitation of survivors. Relevance: GS Paper 2: Welfare Schemes for Vulnerable Sections of […]
Current Affairs for UPSC IAS Exam – 28 July 2021
Contents An Emigration Bill that does not go far enough No landless farmers in new database Nauka module to the International Space Station South Korea’s version of Iron Dome An Emigration Bill that does not go far enough Context: In early June 2021, the Ministry of External Affairs invited public inputs to the Emigration Bill […]
An Emigration Bill that does not go far enough
Context: In early June 2021, the Ministry of External Affairs invited public inputs to the Emigration Bill 2021 Relevance: GS-II: Governance & Social Justice (Human Resource, Government Policies and Interventions, Issues arising out of the design and implementation of such policies) Dimensions of the Article: Indian Migrants travelling abroad Indian Diaspora report as of September […]
No landless farmers in new database
Context: The Centre’s new National Farmers Database will only include land-owning farmers for now as it will be linked to digitised land records. Relevance: GS-III: Agriculture (Use of Technology to aid farmers and agriculture), GS-III: Science and Technology (Use of Developments in Science and Technology) Dimensions of the Article: About India’s National Farmers Database in […]
Nauka module to the International Space Station
Context: Russia’s space agency Roscosmos will be attaching a module called Nauka, which will serve as the country’s main research facility on the space station. Relevance: Prelims, GS-III: Science and Technology (Space technology) Dimensions of the Article: About Nauka module About the International Space Station (ISS) Russia’s plan to withdraw from the ISS About Nauka […]
South Korea’s version of Iron Dome
Context: South Korea’s defence procurement agency announced that it had approved plans to develop an artillery interception system, similar to Israel’s Iron Dome. Relevance: Prelims, GS-III: Science and Technology (Defence Technology) Dimensions of the Article: What is Iron Dome? How does it work? What are the limitations of the system? South Korea’s version of Israel’s […]