PIB 24th June 2021
INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC DAY 2021 Focus: Facts for Prelims Why in News ? The Prime Minister lauds all Indian Olympians on Olympic Day. Key Facts The day was chosen by the International Olympic Committee in 1948. It aims to promote the Olympic idea and the importance of organising mass sports competitions all around the world. As […]
24th June Static Quiz 2021 (History)
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Editorials/Opinions Analyses for UPSC – 23 June 2021
Contents Policy creep: On e-commerce and overregulation risks Policy creep: On e-commerce and overregulation risks Context: Barely 11 months after the Government notified the Consumer Protection (E-Commerce) Rules, 2020, the Department of Consumer Affairs has mooted a set of sweeping amendments, ostensibly “to protect the interests of consumers and encourage free and fair competition in […]
Policy creep: On e-commerce and overregulation risks
Context: Barely 11 months after the Government notified the Consumer Protection (E-Commerce) Rules, 2020, the Department of Consumer Affairs has mooted a set of sweeping amendments, ostensibly “to protect the interests of consumers and encourage free and fair competition in the market”. Relevance: GS-II: Polity and Governance (Government Policies & I Interventions for better Transparency […]
23rd June 2021 Current Affairs Quiz
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PIB 23rd June 2021
CONSUMER PROTECTION (E-COMMERCE) RULES 2020 PROPOSED AMENDMENT Focus: Government policies and Interventions Why in News ? For the purposes of preventing unfair trade practices in e-commerce Central Government had notified the Consumer Protection (E-Commerce) Rules, 2020 with effect from 23 July 2020. Proposed amendments: Chief Compliance Officer It aims to ensure compliance to their orders […]
23rd June Static Quiz 2021 (Environment)
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Current Affairs for UPSC IAS Exam – 23 June 2021
Contents Integrated power development scheme China cracking down on cryptocurrencies At UNHRC, grave concerns raised over Xinjiang Suicide worldwide in 2019 report Integrated Power Development Scheme Context: As part of the ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’, a 50 kWp Solar roof top was inaugurated in Solan, Himachal Pradesh under the Integrated power development scheme of Ministry […]
Integrated Power Development Scheme
Context: As part of the ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’, a 50 kWp Solar roof top was inaugurated in Solan, Himachal Pradesh under the Integrated power development scheme of Ministry of Power, Government of India. Relevance: GS-III: Industry and Infrastructure (Energy Sources and Infrastructure, Government Schemes and Initiatives) Dimensions of the Article: Integrated Power Development Scheme […]
China cracking down on cryptocurrencies
Context: China has broadened a crackdown on its massive cryptocurrency mining industry with a ban on mines in a key southwestern province. Values of prominent cryptocurrencies are crashing and China’s crackdown against crypto-currencies, which are those that aren’t sanctioned by a centralised authority and are secured by cryptography, is said to have a lot to […]