Over 700 elephants died by electrocution: MoEFCC
Context: A whopping 1,160 elephants were killed in the country due to reasons other than natural causes in the past 10 years up to December 2020, according to the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC). Relevance: GS-III: Environment and Ecology (Important Protected Areas, Conservation of Biodiversity) Dimensions of the Article: Details of […]
PIB – 2 DECEMBER 2021
CONTENTS: INDIA-ITU JOINT CYBERDRILL 2021 NATIONAL RURAL LIVELIHOOD MISSION WORLD AIDS DAY PM MEGA INTEGRATED TEXTILE REGION AND APPAREL (PM MITRA) PARKS INDIA-ITU JOINT CYBERDRILL 2021 Focus: GS Paper – 3: Cyber Security, Cyber Warfare, Challenges to Internal Security through Communication Networks Why in news? Department of Telecommunications (DoT) and International Telecommunication Union (ITU) have […]
Current Affairs 01 December 2021 for UPSC Exam | Legacy IAS Academy
Contents The Iran-US deadlock over nuclear capability Six lakh Indians renounced citizenship Amid din in Lok Sabha, Judges Bill is introduced Barbados – the world’s newest republic The Iran-US deadlock over nuclear capability Context: After a gap of five months, Iran, Russia, China and the European countries resumed negotiations in Vienna to revive the 2015 […]
The Iran-US deadlock over nuclear capability
Context: After a gap of five months, Iran, Russia, China and the European countries resumed negotiations in Vienna to revive the 2015 nuclear agreement, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), that had sought to scuttle the Islamic Republic’s nuclear programme. As Iran has refused to hold direct talks with the U.S., European […]
Six lakh Indians renounced citizenship
Context: More than six lakh Indians renounced citizenship in the past five years, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) informed the Lok Sabha. In 2021, till September 30, 1,11,287 Indians gave up their citizenship. Relevance: GS-II: Polity and Constitution (Constitutional Provisions, Citizenship) Dimensions of the Article: Citizenship in India Constitutional Provisions about Indian Citizenship Citizenship […]
Amid din in Lok Sabha, Judges Bill is introduced
Context: Minister of Law and Justice introduced The High Court and Supreme Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Amendment Bill 2021. Relevance: GS-II: Polity and Constitution (Constitutional Provisions, Judiciary) Dimensions of the Article: High Court and Supreme Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Amendment Bill 2021 Salaries and Allowances of High Court and […]
Barbados – the world’s newest republic
Context: Nearly 400 years after the country became a British colony, Barbados has become the world’s newest republic. Relevance: Prelims, GS-II: Polity and Constitution (Constitutional Provisions) Dimensions of the Article: About Barbados What does republic mean? Difference between Democracy and Republic About Barbados Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles of the West […]
Editorials/Opinions Analyses for UPSC 01 December 2021
Contents Afghanistan, the rise of a narco-terrorist state Afghanistan, the rise of a narco-terrorist state Context: India’s anxieties over ungoverned spaces and lawless Afghanistan turning into a significant source of internal security threat are gradually turning into reality. According to a report by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), opium production in […]
Afghanistan, the rise of a narco-terrorist state
Context: India’s anxieties over ungoverned spaces and lawless Afghanistan turning into a significant source of internal security threat are gradually turning into reality. According to a report by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), opium production in Afghanistan has crossed 6,000 tonnes for the fifth consecutive year. Relevance: GS-II: International Relations (India’s […]