US’s 2021 Investment Climate Statements: India
Context: U.S. said that India remains a challenging place to do business while praising the structural economic reforms extended by India during the pandemic in its report titled ‘2021 Investment Climate Statements: India’. Relevance: GS-III: Indian Economy (Growth and Development of Indian Economy, Mobilization of Resources, Liberation and Planning of Indian Economy), GS-II: International Relations […]
India: G20 nations should pledge GHG reductions by 2030
Context: India urged the G20 nations to pledge for reductions by 2030 at the 2021 G20 climate meet. Relevance: GS-II: International Relations (Important International Groupings, Foreign Policies, Agreements and treaties affecting India’s Interests), GS-III: Environment and Ecology (Environmental Pollution and Degradation, Conservation of Environment and Ecology) Dimensions of the Article: About G20 Structure and functioning […]
Limestone Cave in Asifabad Forest
Context: The discovery of pre-historic tools in a limestone cave in Asifabad forest is set to further advance the understanding of human habitation in Telangana region. Relevance: Prelims, GS-I: Art and Culture, History, GS-III: Environment and Ecology Dimensions of the Article: About Paleolithic Period in India About the limestone cave in Asifabad forest About Kawal […]
Typhoon ‘In-fa’ in China
Context: Typhoon In-fa made landfall in China forcing the city of Shanghai and neighbouring coastal regions to cancel all flights and shutter businesses. Relevance: GS-I: Geography (Physical geography – Climatology, Important Geophysical phenomena), GS-III: Disaster Management Dimensions of the Article: Typhoon In-Fa Tropical Cyclones and their Structure Why tropical cyclones don’t form in the eastern […]
JJM goals unmet in Government Schools & Anganwadis
Context: Over 35% of government schools, anganwadis do not have tap water access even ten months after the Jal Jeevan Mission launched a 100-day campaign to provide the facility. Relevance: GS-II: Social Justice (Issues related to poverty and hunger, Welfare Schemes, Government Policies and Initiatives, Issues arising out of the design and implementation of schemes) […]
Recent developments UNESCO World Heritage listing
Context: The English city of Liverpool has been removed from UNESCO’s list of world heritage sites. Turkey rejected UNESCO’s voicing of “grave concern” for the World Heritage Site Hagia Sophia in Istanbul after it was changed from a museum to a mosque. Relevance: Prelims, GS-I: Art and Culture, GS-II: International Relations Dimensions of the Article: […]
26 July 2021 Current Affairs Quiz
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PIB – 26 July 2021
KAKATIYA RUDRESHWARA TEMPLE Focus: GS I- Ancient History Why in News? India today gets its 39th World Heritage Site. The Kakatiya Rudreshwara (Ramappa) Temple, Telangana has been inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. About the Temple: Ramappa temple, a 13th century engineering marvel named after its architect, Ramappa, was proposed by the government as […]
26 July Static Quiz 2021 (History)
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Editorials/Opinions Analyses for UPSC – 24 July 2021
Content: The Ganga’s message The Ganga’s message Context: A new study by an NGO has found evidence of a modern-day scourge, microplastics, in the river, with the highest concentrations in Varanasi and Kanpur, followed by Haridwar. What the data show is the alarming presence of plastic filaments, fibres, fragments, and in two places, microbeads, with […]