Editorials/Opinions Analyses For UPSC 16 August 2021
Contents The many shades of religious intolerance in India The many shades of religious intolerance in India Context: The Pew Research Center launched its report ‘Religion in India: Tolerance and Segregation’. Relevance: GS-I: Indian Society (Demography, Social Issues, and Developments in Indian Society), GS-II: Polity and Governance (Constitutional Provisions, Fundamental Rights) Mains Questions: Does the […]
Current Affairs for UPSC IAS Exam – 16 August 2021 | Legacy IAS Academy
Contents Courts differ in views on marital rape, J.S. Verma Committee Taliban has won: Ex-President of Afghanistan Ghani Hydro-meteorological calamities in India India organizes the IBSA Tourism minister’s meet Courts continue to differ in views on marital rape Context: Four years after the Supreme Court referred to Justice J.S. Verma committee’s recommendation to make marital […]
16 August 2021 Current Affairs Quiz
PIB – 16 August 2021
RAMSAR SITE Focus: GS III- Environment Why in News? Four more sites of India added to Ramsar list as wetlands of International importance. These sites are Thol and Wadhwana from Gujarat and Sultanpur and Bhindawas from Haryana. Highlights: Bhindawas Wildlife Sanctuary It is the largest wetland in Haryana is a human-made freshwater wetland. Over […]
16 August Static Quiz 2021 (Polity)
SC: Political parties to publish candidates’ criminal records
Context: The Supreme Court warned Parliament that the nation is losing patience with the advent of criminals in politics even as it imposed fines on major political parties for covering up the criminal past of the candidates whom they had fielded in the Bihar Assembly polls in 2020. Relevance: GS-II: Polity and Constitution (Representation of […]
Constitution 127th Amendment Bill, 2021
Context: The Lok Sabha passed the Constitution 127th Amendment Bill, 2021 restoring States’ rights to specify OBC groups. Relevance: GS-II: Social Justice and Governance (Issues related to Minorities, Government Policies and Interventions, Social Empowerment) Dimensions of the Article: Constitutional 127th Amendment Bill, 2021 Why was the 127th Amendment Bill needed? Why is the opposition supporting […]
Students exposed to second-hand smoke: GYTS-4 survey
Context: More than 29% of students in India were exposed to second-hand smoke, said the Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS-4), India, 2019 which was recently released by the Health Minister. Relevance: GS-II: Social Justice (Issues Related to Health, Issues Related to Children, Government Policies and Interventions) Dimensions of the Article: About Global Youth Tobacco Survey […]
PM launches Ujjwala 2.0
Context: The Prime Minister launched the second phase of Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) or Ujjwala 2.0 Scheme. Relevance: GS-II: Social Justice and Governance (Welfare Schemes, Government Policies & Interventions) Dimensions of the Article: About Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) – 1 Why was PMUY Necessary? About PMUY-II Survey findings on Success and deficiencies in […]
IPCC 2021 report on Climate Change
Context: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) recently published its sixth assessment report (AR6) titled “Climate Change 2021: The Physical Science Basis”. Relevance: GS-III: Environment and Ecology (Environmental Pollution and degradation, Conservation of Environment, Climate change and its impact, International Institutions and Agreements for combating climate change) Dimensions of the Article: About the IPCC Highlights […]