Current Affairs for UPSC IAS Exam – 3 May 2021
Contents India’s GDP to grow at 11% this fiscal, says ADB Core sector output up 6.8% in March Vande Bharat: One of the top civilian evacuations India’s GDP to grow at 11% this fiscal, says ADB Context: The Indian economy is projected to grow at 11% in the current financial year amid the “strong” vaccine […]
Vande Bharat: One of the top civilian evacuations
Context: The Vande Bharat Mission (VBM), which started repatriating Indians stranded abroad due to COVID-19 and the resultant lockdowns since May 7 2020 has turned out to be one of the largest evacuations of civilians by a country. Relevance: GS-II: Social Justice, Governance (Government Policies & Interventions) Dimensions of the Article: India’s Evacuations in the […]
Core sector output up 6.8% in March
Context: Driven by base effect-led uptick in production of natural gas, steel, cement and electricity – the output of eight core sectors grew by 6.8% in March 2021. Relevance: GS-III: Indian Economy (Growth and Development of Indian Economy, Mobilization of Resources) Dimensions of the Article: What is Index of Industrial Production (IIP)? What is Base-effect? […]
India’s GDP to grow at 11% this fiscal, says ADB
Context: The Indian economy is projected to grow at 11% in the current financial year amid the “strong” vaccine drive, said the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in its report – Asian Development Outlook (ADO) 2021. Relevance: GS-III: Indian Economy (Growth and Development of Indian Economy, Mobilization of Resources) Dimensions of the Article: Highlights of Asian […]
PIB 3rd May 2021
GURU TEGH BAHADHUR Focus: GS I- History Why in news? PM bows to Sri Guru Teg Bahadur Ji on his 400th Parkash Purab. Guru Tegh Bahadur (1621–1675) Guru Tegh Bahadur was the ninth of ten Gurus of the Sikh religion. He was born at Amritsar in 1621 and was the youngest son of Guru Hargobind. […]
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Current Affairs for UPSC IAS Exam – 1 May 2021
Contents Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan: Cross-border tensions COVID-19 & forest management: Global Forest Goals Report SAFAR System: Delhi air in trouble again Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan: Cross-border tensions Context: A ceasefire on the border between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan was held following a day of intense fighting between the two ex-Soviet Central Asian neighbours that killed 39 people and wounded […]
Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan: Cross-border tensions
Context: A ceasefire on the border between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan was held following a day of intense fighting between the two ex-Soviet Central Asian neighbours that killed 39 people and wounded more than 175. Relevance: GS-II: International Relations (Important developments in foreign countries affecting India’s interests) GS-I: Geography (Maps), Prelims Dimensions of the Article: […]
SAFAR System: Delhi air in trouble again
Context: Delhi’s air quality deteriorated from ‘moderate’ to ‘poor’ and ‘very poor’ according to the SAFAR (System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research) system of the Union Ministry of Earth Sciences. Relevance: GS-III: Environment and Ecology (Pollution Control and Management, Environmental Degradataion) Dimensions of the Article: About the recent changes in Delhi Air […]