Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 26 October 2022
Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 26 October 2022 Contents Heat-linked deaths among 65+ increasing: Lancet Can State Governments Broadcast on their Own? Heat-linked deaths among 65+ increasing: Lancet Context According to the latest Lancet Countdown report 2022, continued reliance on fossil fuels is exacerbating the health effects of the world’s multiple crises, including the Covid-19 pandemic, […]
PIB Summaries 26 October 2022
CCI Imposes Penalty On Google For Anti-Competitive Practices Focus: GS II- Polity and Governance (Government Interventions) Why in News? The Competition Commission of India (CCI) today imposed a penalty of Rs. 936.44 crore on Google for abusing its dominant position with respect to its Play Store policies, apart from issuing a cease-and-desist order. The […]
Static Quiz 26 October 2022 (Art & Culture)
Current Affairs Quiz 25 October 2022
Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 25 October 2022
Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 25 October 2022 Contents When does the RBI intervene to supervise a bank? What we can do to protect migrant workers When does the RBI intervene to supervise a bank? Context The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) recently increased its oversight of Thrissur (Kerala)-based private bank Dhanlaxmi Bank’s financial position as […]
Current Affairs 25 October 2022
CONTENTS Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA) James Webb Space Telescope Draft National Credit Framework Lok Adalat Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA) Context: The Ministry of Home Affairs has cancelled the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA) licence of Rajiv Gandhi Foundation (RGF) and Rajiv Gandhi Charitable Trust (RGCT), organisations that are associated with the Nehru-Gandhi family, for alleged […]
PIB Summaries 25 October 2022
CONTENTS Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Gramin) Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Gramin) Focus: GS II- Welfare Schemes Why in News? PM participates in ‘Griha Pravesham’ of more than 4.5 Lakh beneficiaries of PMAY-G in Madhya Pradesh. About Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation, Launched on 25th June […]
Static Quiz 25 October 2022 (Environment)
Viral Spillover risk
Context: The effects of climate change range are being witnessed across a range of environments – from changes in crop yields due to unreliable weather conditions to the extinction of species. According to new research, yet another effect could be the increased risk of “viral spillover” in some regions that could cause new pandemics over […]
National Green Tribunal (NGT)
Context: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Friday told the forest officials of Uttarakhand that it would direct the Union government to form a committee to initiate an investigation into “illegal tree cutting” in Jim Corbett National Park. Relevance: GS-III: Environment and Ecology Dimensions of the Article: National Green Tribunal (NGT) Structure of National Green […]