Saudi Arabia to provide $3 billion to Pakistan
Context: Saudi Arabia has agreed to provide $3 billion to cash-strapped Pakistan in safe deposits and $1.2 billion and $1.5 billion worth of oil supplies on deferred payments. Relevance: GS-II: International Relations (India’s Neighbors, Foreign Policies affecting India’s Interests) Dimensions of the Article: Economic and Strategic Aspects of Saudi-Pakistan Relationship Saudi-Pakistan ties affecting India in […]
Sweden to launch ‘Time for India’ campaign
Context: Sweden’s ambassador in India said that Sweden will soon launch a trade promotion event — Time for India — to boost bilateral trade and hinted that the Swedish Government may take a more liberal post-COVID visa policy for India soon. Relevance: GS-II: International Relations (Foreign Policies and Treaties affecting India’s Interests) Dimensions of the […]
India seeks vaccine loans from ADB, AIIB
Context: The Government of India has applied for loans from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) to procure as many as 667 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines. The ADB is expected to lend $1.5 billion and the AIIB around $500 million for the vaccine purchase by the Government of […]
Amendments proposed to Births and Deaths law
Context: The Centre has proposed amendments to a 1969 law that will enable it to “maintain the database of registered birth and deaths at the national level”. Relevance: GS-II: Governance (Government Policies and initiatives, Accountability and Transparency in Governance) Dimensions of the Article: How to Register a Birth or Death presently? About the accomplishment of […]
Supreme Court on Pegasus case
Context: A Bench led by Chief Justice of India N.V. Ramana passed an order in the Pegasus snooping case related to the recent allegations of the Government using Pegasus software to spy on citizens. Relevance: GS-II: Polity and Governance (Constitutional Provisions, Fundamental Rights, Important Judgements), GS-III: Internal Security Challenges (Basics of Cyber Security; Role of […]
Editorials/Opinions Analyses For UPSC 30 October 2021
Contents China’s cracking down on super skyscrapers Climate change jargons explained China’s cracking down on super skyscrapers Context: Aiming to reduce China’s energy consumption, the country has passed guidelines limiting the height of super-high buildings as part of a larger crackdown on “vanity projects” in the country. Relevance: GS-III: Environment and Ecology (Conservation of Energy […]
China’s cracking down on super skyscrapers
Context: Aiming to reduce China’s energy consumption, the country has passed guidelines limiting the height of super-high buildings as part of a larger crackdown on “vanity projects” in the country. Relevance: GS-III: Environment and Ecology (Conservation of Energy and Reduction of Carbon footprint) Dimensions of the Article: About China’s crackdown on skyscrapers Towering glass structures […]
Climate change jargons explained
Context: As a major UN climate conference gets underway a lot of technical terms will be tossed around and hence there is a need to understand these terms properly. Relevance: GS-III: Environment and Ecology Dimensions of the Article: Mitigation Adaptation Carbon dioxide removal Carbon neutral Tipping point Unprecedented transition Sustainable development Abrupt change Mitigation IPCC […]
Women to be trained on par with men at the NDA
Context: Chief of the Army Staff said that the training of women at the NDA will be on par with the men. Relevance: GS-II: Social Justice and Governance, GS-II: Polity and Constitution Dimensions of the Article: About the recent developments regarding Women in NDA Background on Women in defence services About the Supreme Court Judgement […]
No money left in MGNREGA coffers
Context: The Centre’s flagship rural employment scheme – Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) scheme – has run out of funds halfway through the financial year, and supplementary budgetary allocations will not come to the rescue for at least another month. Relevance: GS-II: Social Justice and Governance (Health and Poverty related issues, Government […]