Back in the shortage economy: Covid-19 Impact
Context: We have been witnessing shortages of almost everything needed to treat COVID-19 patients: hospital beds, drugs, ventilators and, above all, oxygen. India is once again the focus of global attention, as it was in the mid-1960s when two consecutive years of drought resulted in a severe shortage of food. Relevance: GS-III: Indian Economy (Economic […]
NITI Aayog and Mastercard report on e-Commerce
Context: NITI Aayog and Mastercard released the ‘Connected Commerce: Creating a Roadmap for a Digitally Inclusive Bharat’ report on digital financial inclusion in India. Relevance: GS-III: Indian Economy (Growth and Development of Indian Economy, Mobilization of Resources, Financial Inclusion, Banking Sector) Dimensions of the Article: What is Digital financial inclusion? Benefits of Digital Financial Inclusion […]
Smuggling of uranium: ATS seizes 7kg uranium
Context: The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) arrested two persons under the Atomic Energy Act, 1962, with 7 kg natural uranium estimated to be worth around Rs 21 crore. Relevance: GS-III: Industry and Infrastructure, Mineral & Energy Resources, GS-III: Environment and Ecology (Environmental Pollution & Degradation) Dimensions of the Article: What exactly is uranium and what […]
India variant of Covid Concerns and Classification
Context: The World Health Organisation classified a coronavirus variant first identified in India as a “global variant of concern”. This variant called B.1.617 was classified as a variant under investigation (VUI) by authorities in the UK earlier in May 2021 and it has already spread to more than 17 countries. Relevance: GS-III: Science and Technology […]
11th May 2021 Current Affairs Quiz
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PIB 11th May 2021
5G TECHNOLOGY Focus: GS III- Science and Technology Why in news? It has come to the notice of the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), Ministry of Communications that several misleading messages are being circulated on various social media platforms claiming that the second wave of coronavirus has been caused by the testing of the 5G mobile […]
11th May Static Quiz 2021 (Indian Economy)
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APRIL 2021 CURRENT AFFAIRS | MONTHLY COMPILATION
Legacy IAS April 2021 Current Affairs Monthly Compilation includes Editorial Analysis and PIB Summaries which are essential for UPSC Civil Services Exam (IAS Exam) at both the Prelims and Mains levels and the content is segregated in accordance with the subjects in the UPSC Syllabus. The April 2021 Monthly Compilation includes Special Coverage of articles […]
Editorials/Opinions Analyses for UPSC – 10 May 2021
Contents On judicial intervention during COVID-19 crisis On judicial intervention during COVID-19 crisis Context: Judicial intervention in response to the Union government’s flailing response to the health crisis has reached its apotheosis with the Supreme Court order forming a 12-member national task force for the effective and transparent allocation of medical oxygen to the States […]
On judicial intervention during COVID-19 crisis
Context: Judicial intervention in response to the Union government’s flailing response to the health crisis has reached its apotheosis with the Supreme Court order forming a 12-member national task force for the effective and transparent allocation of medical oxygen to the States and Union Territories “on a scientific, rational and equitable basis”. Relevance: GS-II: Polity […]