Current Affairs for UPSC IAS Exam – 28 July 2021 | Legacy IAS Academy
Contents Assam’s Deepor Beel Wildlife Sanctuary and eco-sensitive zone notification India adds new species to its fauna: Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) Ministries reach consensus on hydropower projects in Himalayas Assam’s Deepor Beel Wildlife Sanctuary and eco-sensitive zone notification Context: Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change notified the eco-sensitive zone of the Deepar Beel […]
30 August 2021 Current Affairs Quiz
PIB – 30 August 2021
PRADHAN MANTRI JAN-DHAN YOJANA Focus: GS II- Welfare schemes Why in News? Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) – National Mission for Financial Inclusion, completed seven years of successful implementation. More than 43.04 crore beneficiaries banked under PMJDY since inception, amounting to Rs. 146,231 crore About Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana: Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana – […]
30 August Static Quiz 2021 (Geography)
28 August 2021 Current Affairs Quiz
PIB – 28 August 2021
Qsim Focus: GS III- Science and technology Why in News? Minister of State for Electronics & Information Technology, launched QSim – Quantum Computer Simulator Toolkit, to enable Researchers and Students to carryout research in Quantum Computing in a cost effective manner. About Qsim: QSimis an outcome of the project “Design and Development of Quantum […]
28 August Static Quiz 2021 (Polity)
Covering the gaps in the game of data
Context: There have been various instances in 2020-21 where government has faced the heat of having no data on many important issues such as migrant labourers, workers in the unorganised sector, poverty data, etc. World Bank’s 2020 poverty report highlights how absence of poverty data in India — junked by the government in 2019 — makes […]
It’s time for Industry 4.0
Context: Industry 4.0 or the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) is the ongoing automation of traditional manufacturing and industrial practices, using modern smart technology. There is an increased importance in exploring how the adoption of Industry 4.0 technologies can make MSMEs more efficient and competitive. Relevance: GS-III: Industry and Infrastructure (Industrial Growth, Industrial Revolution), GS-III: Indian […]
Climate Crisis is a Child Rights Crisis report: UNICEF
Context: Recently, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in collaboration with Fridays for Future launched a report named ‘The Climate Crisis Is a Child Rights Crisis: Introducing the Children’s Climate Risk Index’. Relevance: GS-III: Environment and Ecology (Environmental Degradation and its Impact, Environmental Impact Assessment), GS-II: Social Justice (Issues related to Children) Dimensions of the […]