Current Affairs for UPSC IAS Exam – 17 April 2021 | Legacy IAS Academy
Contents Iran starts enriching uranium to 60% U.S. Treasury keeps India on currency watch list Maldives bets on artificial islands Monkeydactyl Iran starts enriching uranium to 60% Context: Iran began enriching uranium to 60%, its highest level ever, edging closer to weapons-grade levels to pressure talks in Vienna aimed at restoring its nuclear deal with […]
Iran starts enriching uranium to 60%
Context: Iran began enriching uranium to 60%, its highest level ever, edging closer to weapons-grade levels to pressure talks in Vienna aimed at restoring its nuclear deal with world powers after an attack on its main atomic site. Relevance: GS-II: International Relations (Foreign Policy and Treaties that affect India’s Interests) Dimensions of the Article: About […]
U.S. Treasury keeps India on currency watch list
Context: India is one of the 11 countries on the U.S. Treasury’s ‘Monitoring List’ with regard to their currency practices, according to the April 2021 edition of the semi-annual report, the first from the Biden administration. India was on the list in the December 2020 report as well. Relevance: GS-III: Indian Economy, GS-II: International Relations […]
Maldives bets on artificial islands
Context: The government of Maldives, one of the most low-lying terrains in the world, is developing at least three artificial islands to tide over the rising sea-levels due to climate change, showed a report by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Relevance: GS-III: Environment and Ecology (Climate Change and its impact) Dimensions of the […]
Monkeydactyl
Context: The new pterosaur fossil was discovered in the Tiaojishan Formation of Liaoning, China, thought to be 160 million years old, has been named Kunpengopterus antipollicatus, also dubbed “Monkeydactyl”. Relevance: Prelims, GS-I: Geography (Geomorphology) Dimensions of the Article: About Pterosaurs About the Monkeydactyl Fossil (Kunpengopterus antipollicatus) Tiaojishan Formation Opposability of the Thumb Back to basics: […]
16th April 2021 – Editorials/Opinions Analyses
Contents Impact: After US exit from Afghanistan Impact: After US exit from Afghanistan Context: The U.S. President Biden has announced withdrawal of all US troops from Afghanistan by September 11, 2021 (20th anniversary of the 9/11). Relevance: GS-II: International Relations (India’s Neighbours, Foreign Policies affecting India’s Interests) Mains Questions: What are the implications of the […]
Impact: After US exit from Afghanistan
Context: The U.S. President Biden has announced withdrawal of all US troops from Afghanistan by September 11, 2021 (20th anniversary of the 9/11). Relevance: GS-II: International Relations (India’s Neighbours, Foreign Policies affecting India’s Interests) Mains Questions: What are the implications of the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan for the Afghan govt, the Taliban, and […]
Current Affairs for UPSC IAS Exam – 16 April 2021 | Legacy IAS Academy
Contents UNFPA’s population report UNDP commissioned study flags ‘labour issues’ Rupee logs sixth straight session of loss WPI inflation quickens to a record 7.4% UNFPA’s population report Context: The State of World Population Report 2021 titled ‘My Body is My Own’ by the United Nations Population Fund’s (UNFPA) shows only 55% of women are fully […]
UNFPA’s population report
Context: The State of World Population Report 2021 titled ‘My Body is My Own’ by the United Nations Population Fund’s (UNFPA) shows only 55% of women are fully empowered to make choices. Relevance: GS-II: Social Justice (Issues Related to Women, Governance and Government Policies, Issues Arising Out of Design & Implementation of Policies), GS-I: Indian […]
UNDP commissioned study flags ‘labour issues’
Context: A recent joint study, commissioned by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and The Coca-Cola Company, has noted that in some of the sugarcane producing states, such as Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh, authorities discounted underage child labour as “children helping parents in the field”. Relevance: GS-II: Social Justice (Issues Related to Children and Employment, […]