UNGA President election: India votes for Maldives
Context: India will vote in support of Maldives’ Foreign Minister at the election for the President of the General Assembly (PGA) in the United Nations next week, a decision which will disappoint another close neighbor. Relevance: GS-II: International Relations (Important International Institutions, India’s neighbors and foreign policies/developments affecting India’s interests) Dimensions of the Article: United […]
US sets, then suspends tariffs over digital taxes
Context: The United States government announced further suspension of punitive tariffs for six months on India, Austria, Italy, Spain, Turkey, and the United Kingdom while it continues to resolve the digital services taxes investigation amid the ongoing multilateral negotiations at the OECD and in the G20 process. Relevance: GS-III: Indian Economy (Growth and Development of […]
3rd June 2021 Current Affairs Quiz
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PIB 3rd June 2021
STATEHOOD OF TELANGANA Focus: GS II- Polity Why in News? The Prime Minister of India greeted the people of Telangana on Statehood Day (2nd June). Key Points On 2nd June, 2014 the north western part of Andhra Pradesh was separated and 29th state Telangana was created with Hyderabad as its capital. The Andhra State Act (1953) formed the first linguistic […]
3rd June Static Quiz 2021 (Geography)
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Editorials/Opinions Analyses for UPSC – 2 June 2021
Contents 1. Breaking the cycle of child labour is in India’s hands Breaking the cycle of child labour is in India’s hands Context: The true extent of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on child labour is yet to be measured but all indications show that it would be significant as children are unable to […]
Breaking the cycle of child labour is in India’s hands
Context: The true extent of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on child labour is yet to be measured but all indications show that it would be significant as children are unable to attend school and parents are unable to find work. However, not all the factors that contribute to child labour were created by […]
Current Affairs for UPSC IAS Exam – 2 June 2021
Contents Invoking DM Act in notice for WB Chief Secretary NCPCR tracks data on orphans BRICS will assist India to fight COVID-19, says China Invoking DM Act in notice for WB Chief Secretary Context: Before he retired, former Chief Secretary of West Bengal Alapan Bandyopadhyay was served a show cause notice by the Union Home […]
Invoking DM Act in notice for WB Chief Secretary
Context: Before he retired, former Chief Secretary of West Bengal Alapan Bandyopadhyay was served a show cause notice by the Union Home Ministry under the Disaster Management Act, 2005. Relevance: GS-III: Disaster Management (Government Policies & Interventions) Dimensions of the Article: About the recent notice served to the WB Chief Secretary Disaster Management Act, 2005 […]
NCPCR tracks data on orphans
Context: Bal Swaraj, an online tracking portal of a national child rights body National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR), shows details of nearly 10,000 children in the country in immediate need of care and protection. Relevance: GS-II: Social Justice (Issues Related to Children, Government Policies and Interventions), GS-II: Polity (Statutory Bodies) Dimensions of […]