Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 26 February 2022
Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 26 February 2022 Contents: Putin’s moves are hardly ‘chess thumping’ Putin’s moves are hardly ‘chess thumping’ Context: The Russian President Vladimir Putin launched “special military operations” on 24th this year. This is an indication of failure of diplomatic efforts that sought to bring peace in the region. Relevance: GS-II: Bilateral […]
Current Affairs Quiz 26 February 2022
Current Affairs 26 February 2022
CONTENTS P-8I Aircraft Ahom warrior Lachit Borphukan Black Carbon UNEP’s Fire Ready Formula P-8I Aircraft Context: Aviation and defence colossus Boeing delivered India’s 12th maritime surveillance and anti-submarine warfare P-8I aircraft . Relevance: GS III- Science and Technology, Various Security Forces & Agencies & Their Mandate Dimensions of the Article: About P-8I Patrol Aircraft Naval operations Click […]
PIB Summaries 26 February 2022
CONTENTS Sustainable Cities India program National Ayush Mission (NAM) Sustainable Cities India Program Focus: GS II- Government Policies and Interventions Why in News? Recently, the World Economic Forum and the National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA) signed a MoU to collaborate on a jointly designed ‘Sustainable Cities India program’. About Sustainable Cities India Program The ‘Sustainable Cities India’ intends to […]
Static Quiz 26 February 2022 (Polity)
P-8I Aircraft
Context: Aviation and defence colossus Boeing delivered India’s 12th maritime surveillance and anti-submarine warfare P-8I aircraft . Relevance: GS III- Science and Technology, Various Security Forces & Agencies & Their Mandate Dimensions of the Article: About P-8I Patrol Aircraft Naval operations About P-8I Patrol Aircraft: The P-8I, manufactured by American aviation giant Boeing. It is a multi-mission maritime […]
Ahom Warrior Lachit Borphukan
Context: In Assam on a three-day visit, President inaugurated the year-long celebration of the 400th birth anniversary of Lachit Borphukan, commander of the Ahom forces and an icon of Assamese nationalism, in Guwahati. He also laid the foundation stone for the Alaboi war memorial, a tribute to soldiers who had fought and suffered a setback against the […]
Black Carbon
Context: Black carbon (BC) concentration in Antarctica is considerably higher around research stations and popular tourist destinations than other parts of the continent, according to a new report published in Nature Communications. Relevance: GS III- Environment and Ecology Dimensions of the Article: What is Black Carbon? Adverse Effects of Black Carbon Brown Carbon What is Black […]
UNEP’s Fire Ready Formula
Context: The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) called on global governments to adopt a new ‘Fire Ready Formula,’ as it warned that incidences of wildfires would rise in the future. Relevance: GS III- Environment and Ecology Dimensions of the Article: About Fire Ready Formula Need of such Formula United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) About Fire Ready Formula […]