05 October 2021 Current Affairs Quiz
Editorials/Opinions Analyses For UPSC 5 October 2021
Contents Peace at the heart of education Taproots to help restore India’s fading green cover Peace at the heart of education Context: The International Day of Non-Violence is celebrated every year on the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi (October 2nd) – this day presents an opportunity to explore the causes of violence and reassert a […]
05 October Static Quiz 2021 (Polity)
PIB – 05 October 2021
JAL JEEVAN MISSION Focus: Government policies and Interventions Why in News? Five crore households had been provided with water connections since the launch of the Jal Jeevan Mission in 2019. Tap water was now reaching every household in about 1.25 lakh villages. Jal Jeevan Mission app has also been launched for improving awareness among stakeholders and for greater transparency […]
Current Affairs for UPSC IAS Exam – 5 October 2021 | Legacy IAS Academy
Contents Navy to host its largest exercise, Ex Milan in 2022 Nobel for deciphering the science of Touch and Temperature Oil importer India’s options as price surges Chola inscriptions detail qualifications for civic officials Navy to host its largest exercise, Ex Milan in 2022 Context: India is set to host its largest naval exercise, Ex […]
04 October 2021 Current Affairs Quiz
Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) Concerns
Context: The Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM), launched in September 2021 will not only simplify processes of hospitals but also increase ease of living according to the Prime Minister. Relevance: GS-II: Social Justice and Governance (Issues Related to Health, Government Policies and Initiatives, Welfare Schemes) Dimensions of the Article: What is the Ayushman Bharat Digital […]
Reimagining food systems with lessons from India
Context: The first and historic United Nations Food Systems Summit (UNFSS) 2021 which was held in September 2021 concluded after an intense ‘bottom-up’ process conceived in 2019 to find solutions and ‘catalyse momentum’ to transform the way the world produces, consumes, and thinks about food and help address rising hunger. Relevance: GS-II: Social Justice and […]
Government notifies new rules to clear retro tax mess
Context: Setting the stage for a closure of the retrospective tax disputes over indirect transfer of assets situated in India, the government notified new rules under the Income Tax Act for specifying the process to be followed by affected taxpayers to settle long-brewing disputes. Relevance: GS-III: Indian Economy (Growth and Development of Indian Economy, Fiscal […]
Minister on Licences for new sugar factories and ethanol
Context: Urging farmers in Maharashtra and other parts of the country to focus on producing ethanol from sugarcane juice instead of sugar, Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways said there was a pressing need to stop issuing fresh licenses to set up sugar factories in the State and elsewhere. Relevance: GS-III: Environment and Ecology […]