About Kala Azar
Context: Eleven districts of Bengal reported at least 65 cases of black fever or ‘Kala-Azar disease in the last couple of weeks, a senior official of the health department said, based on state-administered surveillance. Relevance: GS III- Health, Prelims About Kala Azar Kala-azar is a slow progressing indigenous disease caused by a protozoan parasite of […]
Tropical Ozone Hole
Context: A new ozone hole has been detected over the tropics, at latitudes of 30 degrees South to 30 degrees North, a recent study claimed. But some experts are divided over this. Relevance: GS I- Geography Dimensions of the Article: What is Ozone Layer and what are Ozone Holes? Ozone creation and destruction Tropical Ozone […]
Juvenile Justice Board
Context: Recently, The Supreme Court asked the central government, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) and the State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (SCPCR) to consider issuing guidelines or directions to assist and facilitate the Juvenile Justice Boards (JJBs) in making the preliminary assessment for determining whether a child of 16 […]
Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 18 July 2022
Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 18 July 2022 Contents Relaxing data localization benchmarks Is there a rice shortage? Relaxing Data Localization Benchmarks Context The MeitY is investigating the possibility of weakening the data localisation requirements in the current draught of the Personal Data Protection Bill. Relevance GS Paper 2: Government policies and interventions aimed at development […]
Current Affairs 18 July 2022
CONTENTS Juvenile Justice Board Tropical Ozone Hole Kala-Azar Great Indian Bustard Wildfires intensifying in Europe Juvenile Justice Board Context: Recently, The Supreme Court asked the central government, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) and the State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (SCPCR) to consider issuing guidelines or directions to assist and […]
PIB Summaries 18 July 2022
CONTENTS Unified mobile application for new age governance (UMANG) Y- 3023 Dunagiri Unified Mobile Application For New Age Governance (UMANG) Focus: GS II- Governance Why in News? Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY) has taken various initiatives in the recent past to ease the lives of citizens by facilitating online delivery of Government services. […]
Static Quiz 18 July 2022 (Geography)
Current Affairs Quiz 16 July 2022
Shanghai Cooperation Organization
Context: Iran and Belarus are likely to be the two newest additions to the China and Russia-backed Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) grouping. Relevance: GS II- International Relations About Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO);- It is a permanent intergovernmental international organization. It’s creation was announced on 15 June 2001 in Shanghai (China) by the Republic of Kazakhstan, the People’s Republic […]
Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Scheme
Context: According to recent guidelines issued by the Ministry of Women and Child Development, Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) Scheme will be extended to all Districts. Relevance: GS-II: Social Justice and Governance Dimensions of the Article: What are the Guidelines? About Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Scheme Criticism of Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao What are the […]