SC declares Maratha quota law unconstitutional
Context: A five-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court unanimously declared a Maharashtra law which provides reservation benefits to the Maratha community, taking the quota limit in the State in excess of 50%, as unconstitutional. The SC said: The Centre alone is empowered to identify socially and educationally backward classes (SEBC) and include them in […]
Covid impact: Avg. monthly income for workers drops
Context: According to ‘State of Working India 2021: One Year of Covid-19’, a report brought out annually by Azim Premji University’s Centre for Sustainable Employment, Bengaluru – the COVID-19 pandemic has substantially increased informality in employment, leading to a decline in earnings for the majority of workers, and consequent increase in poverty in the country. […]
RBI steps in to ease COVID-19 burden
Context: With India’s economic recovery threatened by the COVID-19 second wave, the Reserve Bank of India stepped in with measures aimed at alleviating any financing constraints for healthcare infrastructure and services, as well as small borrowers who may be facing distress due to a sudden spike in health expenditure. Relevance: GS-III: Indian Economy (Growth and […]
China on India’s 5G exclusion
Context: China expressed “concern and regret” at India’s move to not include Chinese telecommunication firms among the companies permitted to conduct trials for the use of 5G technology in May 2021. Relevance: GS-III: Science and Technology (IT & Computers, Innovations & Discoveries), GS-II: International Relations (India’s neighbors, Foreign Policies and Developments affecting India’s Interests) Dimensions […]
IRDAI pitches for Model Insurance Villages
Context: At a time when the Covid pandemic is raging across the country, the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India(Irdai) has come out with the concept of model insurance villages to cover the entire population in those areas, with the financial support of various institutions like Nabard and CSR funds. Relevance: GS-III: Indian Economy […]
6th May 2021 Current Affairs Quiz
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PIB 6th May 2021
PRADHAN MANTRI GARIB KALYAN ANNA YOJANA Focus: GS II- Government policies and Interventions Why in news? Cabinet approves allocation of additional foodgrain to NFSA Beneficiaries under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (Phase III) for another period of two months – May and June, 2021. About Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana: It is considered […]
6th May Static Quiz 2021 (Polity)
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Editorials/Opinions Analyses for UPSC – 5 May 2021
Contents An issue of lives versus livelihoods An issue of lives versus livelihoods Context: Strict to moderate lockdowns are being imposed again in April 2021, terminating jobs in many an establishment employing large numbers of informal workers. Of those employed in the informal category, large numbers include migrants who face a bleak future, with job […]
An issue of lives versus livelihoods
Context: Strict to moderate lockdowns are being imposed again in April 2021, terminating jobs in many an establishment employing large numbers of informal workers. Of those employed in the informal category, large numbers include migrants who face a bleak future, with job losses, loss of rented accommodations, a lack of sustainable income and savings to […]