Editorials/Opinions Analyses For UPSC 20 August 2021
Contents Is a caste census desirable? Is a caste census desirable? Context: At the recently concluded Parliament session, there was a demand to lift the 50% cap on reservation imposed by the Supreme Court through the legislative route. With the 2021 Census coming up, several political parties have demanded a nation-wide caste census. They argue […]
21 August Static Quiz 2021 (Indian Economy)
Current Affairs for UPSC IAS Exam – 20th August 2021 | Legacy IAS Academy
Contents Record sugar exports help reduce cane payment arrears Chinese adoption of cultural symbols, language in Tibet Second Phase of SAMVAD Record sugar exports help reduce cane payment arrears Context: Sugar mills have surpassed their 60 lakh metric tonne export target in 2021making it easier for them to pay cane farmers and reducing arrears for […]
Editorials/Opinions Analyses For UPSC 19 August 2021
Contents Keeping an eye on China’s expanding nuclear stack Keeping an eye on China’s expanding nuclear stack Context: China is in the middle of a significant modernisation and expansion of its nuclear weapon inventory according to Swedish think tank Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) Year Book 2021. Relevance: GS-II: International Relations (India’s Neighbors, Foreign […]
PIB – 20 August 2021
DEFENCE INDIA STARTUP CHALLENGE 5.0 Focus: GS III- Internal Security Why in News? Ministry of Defence launched Defence India Startup Challenge (DISC) 5.0 under Innovations for Defence Excellence – Defence Innovation Organisation (iDEX-DIO) through video conferencing. Details: The launch of DISC 5.0 is a massive leap towards leveraging the startup ecosystem to develop India’s defence […]
20 August 2021 Current Affairs Quiz
20 August Static Quiz 2021 (Indian Economy)
Current Affairs for UPSC IAS Exam – 19th August 2021 | Legacy IAS Academy
Contents UNITE Aware Platform to help protect U.N. peacekeepers NHRC on slow criminal justice reform process India to host second UNWGIC in 2022 UNITE Aware Platform to help protect U.N. peacekeepers Context: Presiding over a United Nations Security Council open debate on technology and peacekeeping, his first as External Affairs Minister announced the rollout of […]
Parliamentary Standing Committee on Decentralized Procurement Scheme (DCP)
Context: The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Food, Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution (Standing Committee) flagged the only 23 states have implemented the Decentralized Procurement Scheme (DCP) so far — 15 to procure rice and eight to procure wheat — despite the scheme being in place for 23 years. Relevance: GS-III: Agriculture (Public Distribution System PDS, […]
Impact of delay in Census 2021
Context: Recently, the Ministry of Home Affairs has said in the Lok Sabha that owing to the outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic, Census 2021 and other Census-related field activities have been postponed until further orders. It was also said that the Census 2021 will be carried out using a mobile phone app. It will be used […]