What Are Eco-Sensitive Zones?
Context: The Supreme Court has directed that every protected forest, national park and wildlife sanctuary across the country should have a mandatory eco-sensitive zone (ESZ) of a minimum one km starting from their demarcated boundaries. Relevance: GS III- Environment and Ecology Dimensions of the Article: What are Eco-Sensitive Zones? Activities Allowed in ESZs How are […]
Not-for-Profit Company
Context: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned a very young political leader (aged 50s) following a trial court order in a tax assessment case of his not-for-profit company. Relevance: GS II- Governance, Transparency & Accountability, Citizens Charters Dimensions of the Article: What really is the situation? What is a Section 25 company? Prominent examples of […]
Current Affairs Quiz 04 June 2022
Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 04 June 2022
Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 04 June 2022 Contents Issues with Frivolous PIL Petitions GST Council must uphold Fiscal Federalism Issues With Frivolous PIL Petitions Context A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petitioner in the Supreme Court barely escaped having to pay ₹18 lakh for indulging in a “luxury litigation”. A Supreme Court Bench of Justice B.R. […]
Current Affairs 04 June 2022
CONTENTS Not-for-Profit Company Eco-sensitive zones Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (UAPA) D2M technology Radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology Vs barcodes World’s first liquid-mirror telescope Not-for-Profit Company Context: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned a very young political leader (aged 50s) following a trial court order in a tax assessment case of his not-for-profit company. Relevance: GS […]
PIB Summaries 04 June 2022
CONTENTS eSanjeevani Industry Transition Dialogue eSanjeevani Focus: GS III- Health Why in News? eSanjeevani’, Govt. of India’s free Telemedicine service integrated with NHA’s Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) The users of eSanjeevani can create their 14-digit unique Ayushman Bharat Health Account (ABHA) and use it to link their existing health records What is E-Sanjeevani? Ministry […]
Static Quiz 04 June 2022 (Polity)
Eublepharis Pictus
Context: A gecko found in Visakhapatnam in 2017, then thought to belong to a known species, has now been identified as a member of a new species. Relevance: GS II- Environment and Ecology Dimensions of the Article: About Eublepharis pictus Conservation status About Eublepharis pictus The species, Eublepharis pictus, also known as the Painted Leopard […]
World’s Largest Plant – Posidonia Australis
Context: The world’s largest plant has recently been discovered off the West Coast of Australia: a seagrass 180 km in length. Relevance: GS III- Environment and Ecology Dimensions of the Article: About Ribbon weed or Posidonia australis So how remarkable is this plant’s size? How did it grow, and survive for, so long? Significance of […]
What is Stockholm +50?
Context: Stockholm+50 is being held in Stockholm, Sweden. It will commemorate the 50 years since the 1972 United Nations (UN) Conference on the Human Environment (also known as the Stockholm Conference). Relevance: GS-III: Environment and Ecology (Conservation of environment, International Agreements & Groupings regarding conservation of Environment) Dimensions of the Article: What is Stockholm +50? Stockholm Conference, 1972 Issues […]