Electric Vehicle (EV) Battery Swapping Policy
Context: NITI Aayog is holding a consultation on the upcoming electric vehicle (EV) battery swapping policy. Relevance: GS III- Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways Etc Dimensions of the Article: What is battery swapping? How will the Battery Swapping Policy work? Advantages of Battery Swapping Barriers to Battery Swapping About Electric Vehicles: National Electric Mobility […]
Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) Norms
Context: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) inspected a bungalow owned by a Union Minister for alleged violation of Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) norms. Relevance: GS III- Environment and Ecology Dimensions of the Article What are CRZ norms? Salient Features of CRZ Rules: What are CRZ norms? In India, the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) Rules govern human and […]
Pandemic and Endemic
Context: People with Covid-19 will no longer legally need to isolate in United Kingdom and the tests are likely to be scaled back as part of a plan to live with Covid-19. California too has announced a shift to an endemic approach to Covid-19 that will focus on watching out for new variants and reacting quickly to […]
Ashima Mittal – AIR 12
Ashima Mittal was born on June 30, 1992, and as of 2021, she is 29 years old. She is now married. Her current assignment is in Maharashtra. She is from Jaipur, Rajasthan’s capital city. Ashima had gone to IIT Mumbai to complete her engineering degree and had also started working before taking the UPSC exam. […]
Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 21 February 2022
Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 21 February 2022 Contents: No slacking After the harvest No slacking Context: The Lancet has recently published its global burden of bacterial antimicrobial resistance. It gains significance in the backdrop of COVID-19 pandemic. Relevance: GS-II: Health Dimensions of the Article: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) Policy to counter AMR Way Forward Antimicrobial resistance […]
Current Affairs Quiz 21 February 2022
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Current Affairs 21 February 2022
CONTENTS Synthetic Biology Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) First Information Report Permanent Indus Commission Sealed cover jurisprudence Lucy Mission to probe Jupiter’s Trojan Asteroids Synthetic Biology Context: The Centre is working on a national policy on synthetic biology, an emerging science that deals with engineering life forms for a wide range of applications from […]
PIB Summaries 21 February 2022
CONTENTS Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Mother Language Day Purple Revolution Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Focus: GS II- Personalities in News Why in News? PM bowed to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj on his Jayanti. About Chhatrapati Shivaji Born on February 19, 1630, at Shivneri Fort in Pune. He was born to Shahaji Bhonsle, a Maratha general who held the jagirs […]
Anudeep Durishetty – AIR 1
PEEK BEHIND THE SUCCESS OF ANUDEEP DURISHETTY’S UPSC JOURNEY- AIR 1 With his outstanding performance in the UPSC exams, the AIR-1 from the year 2017 has fascinated us all. Anudeep Durishetty climbed it to the top on his fifth attempt, bringing his Telengana district to prominence. Since then, his career as an IAS officer has […]
Pradeep Singh – AIR 1
Pradeep Singh, AIR 1, UPSC Exam Strategy and Journey! Pradeep Singh is the topper of the UPSC Exam 2019. Check out his IAS Toppers Success Formula and Preparation Strategy. For decades, becoming an IAS officer has been a dream and an ambition for many aspirants. The UPSC’s reputation is what motivates the students. The post […]