PIB Summaries 12 August 2022
CONTENTS India and UK Free Trade Agreement Fortified rice India and UK Free Trade Agreement Focus: GS II- International Relations Why in News? India and UK conclude fifth round of talks for India-UK Free Trade Agreement What are Free Trade Agreements (FTAs)? Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) are the arrangements between two or more trading alliances […]
Biofuel Plants and Ethanol Blending
Context On World Biofuel Day, Prime Minister Modi dedicated the 2nd generation (2G) ethanol plant built at the Indian Oil Corporation’s Panipat refinery in Haryana. Relevance GS Paper 2 and 3: Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation ; Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. […]
A New G20 Global Vision
Context India will take over the presidency from Indonesia and host the G20 Leaders Summit for the first time in 2023. While India has a clear understanding of the G20’s role, there is concern that the agenda, themes, and focus areas that India will set for 2023 lack vision. Relevance GS Paper 2: Important International Institutions. […]
MONTHLY PIB SUMMARIES JULY 2022 | MONTHLY COMPILATION FOR UPSC
Legacy IAS JULY 2022 PIB SUMMARIES – Monthly Compilation for UPSC Civil Services Exam (IAS Exam) will be extremely crucial for your UPSC preparation. The source, Press Information Bureau of India is indubitably the most important source of Current Affairs for any UPSC aspirant. In this Compilation you will find important PIB articles from the […]
Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 12 August 2022
Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 12 August 2022 Contents The reliability of poverty survey data Culture of Freebies The Reliability of Poverty Survey Data Context Based on the fourth and fifth rounds of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS) data, the Poverty Ratio (Head Count Ratio) in Tamil Nadu decreased from 4.89% in 2015-16 to 1.57% […]
Static Quiz 12 August 2022 (Environment)
Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 11 August 2022
Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 11 August 2022 Contents A new G20 global vision Biofuel Plants and Ethanol Blending A New G20 Global Vision Context India will take over the presidency from Indonesia and host the G20 Leaders Summit for the first time in 2023. While India has a clear understanding of the G20’s role, there […]
Current Affairs Quiz 11 August 2022
About Lumpy Skin Disease
Focus: GS-III Science and Technology Why in News? Providing a big relief to the livestock of the country, the Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare launched the indigenous vaccine Lumpi-ProVacInd to protect livestock from Lumpy Skin disease. The vaccine has been developed by the National Equine Research Center, Hisar (Haryana) in collaboration with the Indian Veterinary […]
Pradhan Mantri Adi Adarsh Gram Yojana
Focus: GS II- Welfare schemes Why in News? Recently, Government has modified the earlier scheme of ‘Special Central Assistance to Tribal Sub-Scheme (SCA to TSS)’ with nomenclature ‘Pradhan Mantri Adi Adarsh Gram Yojana (PMAAGY)’ for implementation during 2021-22 to 2025-26. About Pradhan Mantri Adi Adarsh Gram Yojana By providing Special Central Assistance as an addition to the State Tribal […]