Current Affairs for UPSC IAS Exam – 2 August 2021
Contents India takes over UNSC presidency for August SEBI urges peers to rethink bond market curbs The ‘right to repair’ movement Import of GM soybean GST collections recover to Rs. 1.16 lakh crore in July Pakistan finalises Bill on Gilgit-Baltistan India takes over UNSC presidency for August Context: India assumed the presidency of the United […]
02 August 2021 Current Affairs Quiz
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PIB – 02 August 2021
ADIP SCHEME & RASHTRIYA VAYOSHRI YOJANA Focus: Government policies and Interventions Why in News? A ‘Samajik Adhikarita Shivir’ for distribution of aids and assistive devices to ‘Divyangjan’ under the ADIP Scheme and to Senior Citizens under the ‘Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana’ of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India was organized by the […]
02 August Static Quiz 2021 (History)
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Editorials/Opinions Analyses for UPSC – 31 July 2021
Content: Editorial: Law and lawmakers Law and lawmakers Context The LDF government in Kerala has suffered a setback as it strongly favoured the withdrawal of cases against six members sought to be prosecuted for creating a ruckus in the Assembly on March 13, 2015, when they boisterously tried to interrupt the presentation of the Budget […]
Law and lawmakers
Context The LDF government in Kerala has suffered a setback as it strongly favoured the withdrawal of cases against six members sought to be prosecuted for creating a ruckus in the Assembly on March 13, 2015, when they boisterously tried to interrupt the presentation of the Budget presented by the erstwhile UDF regime. Relevance: GS […]
Current Affairs for UPSC IAS Exam – 31 July 2021
Contents Government’s denial of manual scavenging deaths Over 9 lakh severely malnourished children in India Innovative farming methods and social media BRICS Counter Terrorism Action Plan finalized Bill on insurance firms introduced Government’s denial of manual scavenging deaths Context: India’s Social Justice Minister, in a writer reply in the Rajya Sabha, said that no deaths […]
Government’s denial of manual scavenging deaths
Context: India’s Social Justice Minister, in a writer reply in the Rajya Sabha, said that no deaths have been reported due to manual scavenging in the last five years. Activists have refuted this statement as “inhuman and cruel”, saying that said 472 people had died in five years due to manual scavenging. Relevance: GS-II: Social […]
Over 9 lakh severely malnourished children in India
Context: As per ICDS-RRS (Rapid Reporting System) Portal, as on November, 2020, there were 9.27 lakh severely acute malnourished children in the country. It is also important to note that more than 40% of funds released to State governments since the launch of Poshan Abhiyaan in 2017 remains unutilised, government data shows. Relevance: GS-II: Social […]
Innovative farming methods and social media
Context: Farmers make time for social media to network, share and solve problems by discovering innovative farming methods. Relevance: GS-III: Agriculture (Agricultural Resources, E-Technology in the Aid of Farmers), GS-III: Science and Technology Dimensions of the Article: Penetration of Social Media and its impact Examples of Farmers using social media positively Other benefits of Social […]