Aid pours in from the world for India
Context: Around 15 countries including the US, Russia, France and the United Kingdom are rushing critical emergency use equipment to enable India counter the COVID-19’s deadly second wave. Relevance: GS-II: International Relations (India and its Neighbourhood, Foreign Policies affecting India’s interests) Dimensions of the Article: Assistance from the U.S. Assistance from Other Countries India’s Vaccine […]
India 3rd highest military spender: SIPRI Report
Context: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) recently published the latest data on the military spending across the world – which has increased to USD 1,981 billion in 2020, during Covid-19 pandemic. Relevance: GS-III: Internal Security Challenges (Security Challenges & their Management), GS-III: Indian Economy (Budgeting) Dimensions of the Article: About SIPRI India-Specific Highlights of […]
Project DANTAK completes 60 years in Bhutan
Context: Project DANTAK is commemorating its Diamond Jubilee in Bhutan – Indian Ambassador to Bhutan laid a floral wreath at the DANTAK Memorial in Simtokha on April 24, 2021. As DANTAK celebrates six decades in Bhutan, the project reaffirms its commitment to support the march of Bhutan towards realising the dreams of His Majesty Druk […]
ADB sees India grow by 11%, adds caveat
Context: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has raised its forecast for India’s growth in 2021-22 to 11%, from 8% earlier, even as it warned that failure to control the resurgence of COVID-19 cases including April’s exponential jump poses a “considerable downside risk to the recovery”. Relevance: GS-III: Indian Economy (Economic Growth and Development, Important International […]
28th April 2021 Current Affairs Quiz
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INTEGRATED SOLAR DRYER AND PYROLYSIS PILOT Focus: GS III- Science and Technology Why in news? Foundation stone of the Integrated Solar Dryer and Pyrolysis pilot was laid by CSIR- Central Leather Research Institute (CLRI), Chennai to help smart cities transform urban organic waste into biochar & energy Key points: The foundation stone of the Integrated Solar Dryer and Pyrolysis pilot was […]
28th April Static Quiz 2021 (Geography)
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Editorials/Opinions Analyses for UPSC – 27 April 2021
Contents An idea on taxation that is worth a try Global Minimum Corporate Tax Rate: An idea that is worth a try Context: United States Secretary of the Treasury’s proposal for global coordination of corporate taxation has huge implications – If the major world economies agree and the U.S. Congress approves the increased tax rates, […]
Global Minimum Corporate Tax Rate: An idea that is worth a try
Context: United States Secretary of the Treasury’s proposal for global coordination of corporate taxation has huge implications – If the major world economies agree and the U.S. Congress approves the increased tax rates, it would constitute a reversal of the trend in tax policies since the collapse of the Soviet Bloc 30 years back. Relevance: […]
Editorials/Opinions Analyses for UPSC – 26 April 2021
Contents Why RBI continues to target GDP growth? Inflation – Why RBI continues to target GDP growth? Context: Rising Covid-19 cases, faltering growth and rising inflation have brought India’s central bank to square one, as it was clear to everyone that India’s GDP growth rate will plummet when the nationwide lockdown was announced. This raises […]