India’s Rights Record, America’s Blinkered Vision | Legacy IAS
Context: The current Indian government has been remarkably successful in maintaining cordial Indian relations with Washington under United States President Joe Biden, yet, there are some wrinkles such as the U.S. Report on Human Rights Practices criticizing India and CAATSA sanctions on India’s S-400 purchase, that need to be ironed out. Relevance: GS-II: International Relations […]
Entering Another Covid Year, R-value Over 1 in big cities
Context: In terms of daily detections of Covid-19 cases, India on the last day of 2021 finds itself in a situation similar to the one in 2020. And yet, the situation in India today is very different from what it was a year ago. Although the government has not described it as such, there are […]
China To ‘Modernize’ Its Nuclear Arsenal
Context: China said that it will continue to “modernise” its nuclear arsenal and called on the U.S. and Russia to reduce their own stockpiles. China defended its nuclear weapons policy and said Russia and the U.S. (2 countries that still possess 90% of the nuclear warheads on Earth)— by far the world’s largest nuclear powers […]
ISRO Gearing Up For Multiple Space Missions in 2022
Context: After a rather muted 2021 in terms of satellite launches, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is gearing up for a number of missions in 2022. Relevance: Prelims, GS-III: Science and Technology (Space Technology) Dimensions of the Article: Chandrayaan-3 Gaganyaan Aditya-L1 XPoSat Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System Earth Observation Satellites Chandrayaan-3 The Chandrayaan-3 is the […]
India’s December ’21 Unemployment Rate Hits 4-Month High
Context: India’s unemployment rate hit a four-month high in December 2021 according to data from the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE). Relevance: GS-III: Indian Economy (Human Resources, Employment, Growth and Development of Indian Economy) Dimensions of the Article: What are the risks to employment based on data in December 2021? Causes of Unemployment in […]
Bioenergy Crops Create Cooling Effect On Cultivated Areas
Context: Converting annual crops to perennial bioenergy crops can induce a cooling effect on the areas where they are cultivated, according to a new study. Relevance: GS-III: Environment and Ecology, GS-III: Agriculture Dimensions of the Article: Energy crops Bioenergy crops and cooling effect Energy crops Energy crops are low-cost and low-maintenance crops grown solely for […]
Why The World Is Short of Computer Chips?
Context: An abrupt and cascading shortage of semiconductors has caused car manufactures and premium bike makers curtail production across categories. Relevance: GS-III: Industry and Infrastructure (Industrial Policy and Indigenization of Production and Technology, Government policies and Interventions) Dimensions of the Article: Why are semiconductor chips important? Why are there shortages? What is the impact of […]
Editorials/Opinions Analysis for UPSC – 05 January 2022
Contents India’s rights record, America’s blinkered vision Entering another Covid year, R-value over 1 in big cities India’s rights record, America’s blinkered vision Context: The current Indian government has been remarkably successful in maintaining cordial Indian relations with Washington under United States President Joe Biden, yet, there are some wrinkles such as the U.S. Report […]
Current Affairs 05 January 2022 for UPSC Exam | Legacy IAS
Contents China to ‘modernise’ its nuclear arsenal ISRO gearing up for multiple space missions in 2022 India’s December ’21 unemployment rate hits 4-month high Bioenergy crops create cooling effect on cultivated areas Why the world is short of computer chips? China to ‘modernise’ its nuclear arsenal Context: China said that it will continue to “modernise” […]