WMO report: Weather disasters killed 2 million in 50 years
Context: The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) released its Atlas of Mortality and Economic Losses which is the most comprehensive review of mortality and economic losses from weather, water and climate extremes ever produced. Relevance: GS-III: Environment and Ecology (Environmental Pollution and Degradation), GS-III: Disaster Management Dimensions of the Article: About the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) […]
17 September 2021 Current Affairs Quiz
PIB – 17 September 2021
ADIP SCHEME & RASHTRIYA VAYOSHRI YOJANA Focus: Government policies and Interventions Why in News? A ‘Samajik Adhikarita Shivir’ for distribution of aids and assistive devices to ‘Divyangjan’ under the ADIP Scheme and to Senior Citizens under the ‘Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana’ of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India will be organized […]
17 September Static Quiz 2021 (Environment)
Editorials/Opinions Analyses For UPSC 16 September 2021
Contents NEP schools: the future NEP schools: the future Context: The pandemic has helped India realise the need for foundational literacy, preventing dropouts, to overcome the digital divide. The article talks about the shift in the physical mode of education to the online mode, facilitated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Relevance: GS-II: Social Justice and Governance […]
Current Affairs for UPSC IAS Exam – 16 September 2021 | Legacy IAS Academy
Contents SC gives Govt. two weeks to fill all tribunal vacancies U.S., U.K. and Australia – new security partnership Government offers moratorium on AGR dues for telcos SC gives Govt. two weeks to fill all tribunal vacancies Context: The Supreme Court accused the Centre of “cherry-picking” names for appointments to tribunals groaning under backlog and […]
Editorials/Opinions Analyses For UPSC 15 September 2021
Contents Behind the great Indian Internet shutdown Behind the great Indian Internet shutdown Context: In the Anuradha Bhasin vs Union of India case (2010), the Supreme Court of India held that access to information via the Internet is a fundamental right under the Indian Constitution. In 2021, the year following the decision in 2020, India […]
Current Affairs for UPSC IAS Exam – 15 September 2021 | Legacy IAS Academy
Contents J&K tribal population to get their due: Forest Rights Act Council may bring petrol and diesel under GST India, Singapore to link their fast payment systems Agriculture Ministry inks MoU with 5 firms J&K tribal population to get their due: Forest Rights Act Context: After a long delay, the Jammu and Kashmir government has […]
PIB – 16 September 2021
PRODUCTION-LINKED INCENTIVE (PLI) SCHEME FOR DRONES AND DRONE COMPONENTS Focus: GS II- Indian Economy Why in News? Taking another step towards realising our collective vision of an Aatmanirbhar Bharat, the Central Government has approved the Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme for drones and drone components. Features of the PLI schemes for Drones: The total amount allocated for […]