MoEFCC on elephants killed on railway tracks
Context: A total of 186 elephants were killed after being hit by trains across India between 2009-10 and 2020-21, according to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC). Relevance: GS-III: Environment and Ecology (Conservation of Biodiversity, Initiatives and Steps for Conservation of species, Man-Animal Conflict) Dimensions of the Article: Human-Elephant Conflicts MoEFCC on […]
Native Indian turtles face U.S. slider threat
Context: The American turtle – red-eared slider, popular as a pet is threatening to invade the natural water bodies across the Northeast, home to 21 of the 29 vulnerable native Indian species of freshwater turtles and tortoises. Relevance: GS-III: Environment and Ecology (Conservation of Biodiversity, Species in news) Dimensions of the Article: About the Red-eared […]
Israel’s Iron Dome rocket defence system
Context: Israeli Iron Dome aerial defence system just intercepted a Hamas Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) that crossed from Gaza into Israel. Within a three-day span in early May 2021, Hamas had fired more than 1,500 rockets from Gaza all the way into Israel. The night sky over Israel had been ablaze with interceptor missiles from […]
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PM KISAN Focus: GS II- Welfare Schemes Why in news? PM releases 8th instalment of financial benefit under PM-KISAN. For the first time, farmers of West Bengal will benefit from this scheme. About PM KISAN Nodal: Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare The Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) Scheme is a Central Sector Direct […]
15th May Static Quiz 2021 (History)
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14th May 2021 Current Affairs Quiz
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E-SANJEEVANI Focus: GS III- Health Why in news? In a span of one year eSanjeevani, the flagship National Telemedicine Service of MoHFW has served more than 50 lakh (more than half a crore) patients. What is E-Sanjeevani? Ministry of Health & Family Welfare has launched two variants of eSanjeevani namely – doctor to doctor (eSanjeevani […]
14th May Static Quiz 2021 (Environment)
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Editorials/Opinions Analyses for UPSC – 13 May 2021
Contents A National Health Service in India A National Health Service in India Context: The current surge in COVID-19 infections has exposed problems amounting to near-chaos throughout Indian healthcare, even if the pandemic has also brought to light Herculean attempts by medical staff, patients’ families, and governments to try and cope with what has been […]