Jaitapur would be the world’s most powerful nuclear plant
Context: After 11 years of being on the drawing board, there is some progress in the Jaitapur nuclear power project in Maharashtra. Relevance: GS-III: Industry and Infrastructure Dimensions of the Article: About the Jaitapur project Advantages of such French Investment in India Nuclear power by country Nuclear Power Plants in India India’s Nuclear Energy Program: […]
Editorials/Opinions Analyses For UPSC 27 November 2021
Contents Indian agriculture needs a Verghese Kurien Indian agriculture needs a Verghese Kurien Context: Many wish for legendary “Milk Man of India” Verghese Kurien’s presence in our midst today as the conflict between the Central government and the farming community on the issue of the farm laws appears to be still unresolved. Relevance: GS-III: Indian […]
30 November 2021 Current Affairs Quiz
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PIB – 30 November 2021
CONTENTS NIPUN BHARAT PROGRAMME STEPS TAKEN BY THE GOVERNMENT FOR DIFFERNTLY ABLED CHILDREN PRADHAN MANTRI JAN-DHAN YOJANA 9TH BRICS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY MINISTERS MEETING PROJECT SWADESH ZERO DEFECT, ZERO EFFECT SCHEME NIPUN BHARAT PROGRAMME Focus: GS II- Government Policies and Interventions Why in News? Government sets up National Steering Committee for implementation of the […]
30 November Static Quiz 2021 (History)
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Current Affairs for UPSC IAS Exam – 27 November 2021 | Legacy IAS Academy
Contents India urged to spell out policy on Tibetan exiles RIC meeting reveals differences over Indo-Pacific region India, Maldives and Sri Lanka – Exercise ‘Dosti’ 50% population of Bihar ‘multidimensionally poor’ India urged to spell out policy on Tibetan exiles Context: With growing concerns in New Delhi about China’s transgressions at the Line of Actual […]
50% population of Bihar ‘multidimensionally poor’
Context: With over 50% of the population in the State identified as “multidimensionally poor”, Bihar has the maximum percentage of population living in poverty among all the States and the Union Territories, according to Government think-tank NITI Aayog’s Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI). Relevance: GS-II: Social Justice and Governance (Issues related to Poverty and Hunger) Dimensions […]
India, Maldives and Sri Lanka – Exercise ‘Dosti’
Context: The 15th edition of the biennial trilateral coast guard exercise ‘Dosti’ involving India, the Maldives and Sri Lanka is underway in the Maldives. Relevance: Prelims, GS-II: International Relations (India’s Neighbors), GS-III: Internal Security Challenges Dimensions of the Article: About the Exercise ‘Dosti’ About the Exercise ‘Dosti’ The exercise was first initiated in 1991, between […]
RIC meeting reveals differences over Indo-Pacific region
Context: A virtual meeting among the Foreign Ministers of Russia, India and China revealed the inherent differences among the three countries on the future of the Indo-Pacific region. Relevance: GS-II: International Relations (Important International Groupings, Foreign Policies and Agreements affecting India’s Interests) Dimensions of the Article: Russia-India-China Grouping (RIC) Subtext to India-U.S. ties Links in […]
India urged to spell out policy on Tibetan exiles
Context: With growing concerns in New Delhi about China’s transgressions at the Line of Actual Control and reports of the settlement of villages along it, the leadership of the Tibetan community in exile says it is concerned that China might be “pushing” more Tibetans out to the border areas while using the opportunity to settle […]