INDIA’S EAM TO ATTEND ‘HEART OF ASIA’ CONFERENCE
Context: Indian External Affairs Minister shared India’s perspectives on the peace process in the war-torn country in the 9th Heart of Asia-Istanbul Process (HoA-IP) ministerial conference held at Tajikistan. Relevance: GS-II: International Relations (India and its neighborhood, Foreign Policies and conferences affecting India’s interests) Dimensions of the Article: About the Heart of Asia-Istanbul Process (HoA-IP) […]
PAKISTAN ALLOWS IMPORT OF COTTON, SUGAR FROM INDIA
Context: Partially reversing a 2018 decision to suspend all trade with India, Pakistan announced that it would allow the import of cotton and sugar from across the border. Relevance: GS-II: International Relations (India and its neighborhood, Foreign Policies and conferences affecting India’s interests) Dimensions of the Article: Background to Pakistan’s Trade Ban India-Pakistan Trade Before […]
4% INFLATION TARGET RETAINED FOR 2021-26 RBI’S RATE PANEL
Context: The Government of India has decided to retain the inflation target of 4%, with a tolerance band of +/- 2 percentage points for the Monetary Policy Committee of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for 2021-2026. Relevance: GS-III: Indian Economy (Economic Development of India, Macroeconomics, Monetary Policy, Inflation) Dimensions of the Article: India’s decision […]
Current Affairs for UPSC IAS Exam – 01 April 2021 | Legacy IAS Academy
Contents WEF’s Global Gender Gap Report India’s EAM to attend ‘Heart of Asia’ conference Pakistan allows import of cotton, sugar from India 4% inflation target retained for 2021-26 RBI’s rate panel WEF’S GLOBAL GENDER GAP REPORT Context: According to the Global Gender Gap Report 2021 released by the World Economic Forum, South Asia incidentally is […]
PIB 1st April 2021
PRODUCTION LINKED INCENTIVE SCHEME FOR FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRY Focus: GS III- Agriculture Why in news? The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister has approved the Central Sector Scheme – “Production Linked Incentive Scheme for Food Processing Industry (PLISFPI)” to support creation of global food manufacturing champions commensurate with India’s natural resource endowment and support […]
1st April 2021 Current Affairs Quiz
1st April Static Quiz 2021 (Indian Economy)
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30th and 31st March 2021 – Editorials/Opinions Analyses
Contents India does not shine when only some gleam Status and Debate around Uniform Civil Code (UCC) INDIA DOES NOT SHINE WHEN ONLY SOME GLEAM Context: The novel coronavirus pandemic had exposed the precariousness of lives of the common people and the emerging universal truth is that economic inequality is rising sharply in all countries. […]
INDIA DOES NOT SHINE WHEN ONLY SOME GLEAM
Context: The novel coronavirus pandemic had exposed the precariousness of lives of the common people and the emerging universal truth is that economic inequality is rising sharply in all countries. Relevance: GS-III: Indian Economy (Economic Growth and Development, Planning usage and Mobilisation of resources, Inclusive growth and issues therein) Mains Questions: Any new architecture of […]
STATUS AND DEBATE AROUND UNIFORM CIVIL CODE (UCC)
Context: The Chief Justice of India (CJI) lauded Goa’s Uniform Civil Code, and encouraged “intellectuals” indulging in “academic talk” to visit the state to learn more about it. Relevance: GS-II: Polity and Governance (Constitutional Provisions, Government Policies and Initiatives) Mains Questions: The founders of the Constitution had “hoped and expected” a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) […]