Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 03 February 2022 | Legacy IAS Academy
Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 03 February 2022 Contents: Imperial excess Ink India-Britain free trade, unlock new opportunity Imperial excess Context: The recent hostility between West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and the Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar has revived the debate about the role of Governors in relation with the elected government and legislature. Relevance: GS II: […]
Current Affairs Quiz 03 February 2022
Current Affairs 03 February 2022
CONTENTS World Wetlands day 2022 Dilution of Lokayukta Powers in Kerala Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border dispute Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY) Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) scheme Electoral bonds J&K Delimitation Commission likely to get another extension World Wetlands Day 2022 Context: World Wetlands Day celebrated at Sultanpur National Park . Two new Ramsar sites, Khijadia […]
PIB Summaries 03 February 2022
CONTENTS One Nation One Ration Card Introducing millets in Mid-Day Meal Scheme Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (UAPA) Active Pharma Ingredients (API) One Nation One Ration Card Focus: GS III-Food Security Why in News? Recently Department of Food & Public Distribution had reviewed the progress of States/UTs towards the implementation of “One Nation One Ration […]
Static Quiz 03 February 2022 (Geography)
World Wetlands Day 2022
Context: World Wetlands Day celebrated at Sultanpur National Park . Two new Ramsar sites, Khijadia Wildlife Sanctuary in Gujarat and Bakhira Wildlife Sanctuary in U.P were announced on the occasion of World Wetlands day 2022. On the occasion, “National Wetland Decadal Change Atlas” prepared by the Space Applications Centre (SAC), Ahmedabad was also released highlighting the changes which have […]
Dilution of Lokayukta Powers in Kerala
Context: Recently, the Kerala government has proposed to amend the Kerala Lokayukta Act, 1999 with an ordinance, a move that has drawn criticism from the opposition. The proposed ordinance envisages to limit the powers of the anti-corruption watchdog. Relevance: GS-II: Polity and Governance (Constitutional and Non-Constitutional Bodies, Policies and Interventions on Transparency and Accountability in governance) Dimensions of […]
Assam-Arunachal Pradesh Border Dispute
Context: Arunachal Pradesh, which was earlier a part of Assam, shares a boundary of roughly 800 km with the state—with frequent flare-ups reported along the border since the 1990s.. While the flashpoint this time was the ongoing construction of the Likabali-Durpai road being built under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY), the boundary dispute […]
Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) Scheme
Context: Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) workers are still waiting for almost ₹3,360 crore in pending wage payments, with the largest pending payments in West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan. This comes as the Centre reduced its Budget allocation for the rural jobs scheme by 25% in comparison to revised estimates for […]
J&K Delimitation Commission Likely to Get Another Extension
Context The J&K Delimitation Commission is likely to get a second extension of its term this month. Relevance GS II- Governance, Representation Of People’s Act Dimensions of the article: Details Delimitation in J&K Delimitation Commission Act, 2002 Jammu & Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019 Details The unique provision for J&K was enabled through an amendment introduced […]