COVID: INCREASE IN MATERNAL DEATHS AND STILLBIRTHS
Context: The failure of the health system to cope with COVID-19 pandemic resulted in an increase in maternal deaths and stillbirths, according to a study published in The Lancet Global Health Journal. Relevance: GS-II: Social Justice (Issues Related to Women and Children, Health related issues) Dimensions of the Article: What is Maternal Mortality Ratio? Recent […]
NGT: STRENGTHEN HSPCB AND OTHER DIRECTION TO CPCB
Context: The National Green Tribunal (NGT), in a landmark judgement, directed Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB) to strengthen its capacity, both in terms of human resource and setting up of modern laboratories. NGT also directed the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to prepare recruitment rules to be followed by all states, mechanism for annual […]
ARTICLE 244 (A): ITS RELEVANCE FOR ASSAM HILL TRIBES
Context: As the hill districts of Dima Hasao, Karbi Anglong and West Karbi Anglong go to polls, the demand for an autonomous state within Assam has been raised by some of the sections of the society under the provisions of Article 244A of the Constitution. Relevance: GS-II: Polity and Governance (Constitutional Provisions), GS-I: Issues related […]
Current Affairs for UPSC IAS Exam – 03 April 2021 | Legacy IAS Academy
Contents National Policy for Rare Diseases, 2021 COVID: Increase in maternal deaths and stillbirths NGT: Strengthen HSPCB and other direction to CPCB Article 244 (A): Its relevance for Assam hill tribes NATIONAL POLICY FOR RARE DISEASES, 2021 Context: Caregivers to patients with ‘rare diseases and affiliated organisations are dissatisfied with the National Policy for Rare […]
3rd April 2021 Current Affairs Quiz
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PRIME MINISTER EMPLOYMENT GENERATION PROGRAMME Focus: Government Policies and Interventions Why in news? In a year marred by the economic despair surrounding the Covid-19 pandemic, Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has just recorded its best ever performance in job creation under the Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Program (PMEGP). Prime Minister Employment Generation Program (PMEGP) […]
3rd April Static Quiz 2021 (Environment)
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2nd April 2021 – Editorials/Opinions Analyses
Contents Still no recognition of the third tier STILL NO RECOGNITION OF THE THIRD TIER Context: Unlike the previous Finance Commissions, the Fifteenth Finance Commission was in the background of the COVID-19 pandemic which reinforced the significance of local governments, gram sabha and other participatory institutions in containing the crisis and delivering social protection in […]
STILL NO RECOGNITION OF THE THIRD TIER
Context: Unlike the previous Finance Commissions, the Fifteenth Finance Commission was in the background of the COVID-19 pandemic which reinforced the significance of local governments, gram sabha and other participatory institutions in containing the crisis and delivering social protection in India. Relevance: GS-II: Polity and Governance (Constitutional Provisions, Structure of Government, Fiscal federalism), GS-III: Indian […]
UNESCAP REPORT ON INDIA’S ECONOMIC OUTPUT IN 2021
Context: ‘Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific 2021’ was released by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) with the focus on the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact. Relevance: GS-III: Indian Economy (Economic Growth and Development in India), GS-II: International Relations (Important International organizations and their reports) Dimensions […]