Rocket-Propelled Grenade
Context: The Rocket-Propelled Grenade (RPG) attack on the Punjab Police’s Intelligence headquarters in Mohali has brought the weapon into focus. Relevance: GS III- Science and Technology Dimensions of the Article: What is the Rocket-Propelled Grenade (RPG)? What are the origins of the RPG? Can such weapons be easily procured by terrorists? What is the Rocket-Propelled […]
Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 10 May 2022
Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 10 May 2022 Contents India’s judiciary and the slackening cog of trust This is how poverty in rural India came down India’s Judiciary and the Slackening Cog of Trust Context Departures from substantive and procedural justice need deep scrutiny as the fallout could severely imperil governance. Relevance GS-II: Separation of Powers […]
Tropical Cyclone Asani
Context: Severe cyclonic storm ‘Asani’, packing winds above 105 kmph and setting off heavy rain, is likely to make landfall on the eastern coast of India. Relevance: GS-I: Geography (Physical geography – Climatology, Important Geophysical phenomena), GS-III: Disaster Management Dimensions of the Article: What are Tropical Cyclones? Conditions for cyclone formation: How are Tropical Cyclones […]
PMJJBY, PMSBY and APY
Context: Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY), Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY) and Atal Pension Yojana (APY) completed 7 years of providing social security net Relevance: GS II- Government policies and Interventions, Welfare Schemes Dimensions of the Article: Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY) Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY) Atal Pension […]
Green Manure
Context: The Punjab state agriculture department is promoting the cultivation of green manure these days as Punjab Agro is providing subsidy on the seed at the rate of Rs 2,000 per quintal, which costs Rs 6,300 per quintal without subsidy. Relevance: GS III- Agriculture Dimensions of the Article: What is green manure? How does it […]
Current Affairs 10 May 2022
CONTENTS MP Local Area Development Scheme Tropical Cyclone Asani PMJJBY,PMSBY and APY Green Manure Rocket-Propelled Grenade MP Local Area Development Scheme Context: At a time when MPs have been asking for an increase in the MP Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) fund, the Union Finance Ministry has ordered revised rules, under which the interest that […]
Yojana Summary April 2022
Chapter 1: Fintech Revolution Due to the fast use of digital technology, India is currently making significant development in the Fintech environment. With e-commerce and smartphone adoption, as well as multiple banks pushing toward digitization and a majority of cashless transactions, the Fintech revolution is transforming India’s status from a cash-driven economy to a […]
PIB Summaries 10 May 2022
CONTENTS Gopal Krishna Gokhale Maharana Pratap RabindranathTagore Gopal Krishna Gokhale Focus: GS I- Personalities in news, Modern History Why in News? PM paid tributes to Gopal Krishna Gokhale on his birth anniversary. He was born on 9 May 1866. About Gopal Krishna Gokhale Gopal Krishna Gokhale was born on May 9th, 1866. He was a renowned social reformer of India […]
Static Quiz 10 May 2022 (Indian Economy)
Current Affairs Quiz 09 May 2022
