INDIA POST LAUNCHES FIVE STAR VILLAGES SCHEME
Focus: GS-II Social Justice Why in news? The Department of Posts has launched a scheme called Five Star Villages, to ensure universal coverage of flagship postal schemes in rural areas of the country. The scheme is being launched on pilot basis in Maharashtra, and based on the experience – it will be implemented nation-wide. Five […]
11th September 2020, Current Affairs Quiz
11th September 2020, Static Quiz on Indian Geography
11th September – Editorials/Opinions Analyses
Contents An agriculture-led revival as flawed claim Loan recast: RBI expert panel recommendations AN AGRICULTURE-LED REVIVAL AS FLAWED CLAIM Focus: GS-III Indian Economy Major arguments for “Agriculture will lead India’s economic revival” Food Procurement For: India’s food grain production in 2019-20 was 3.7% higher than in 2018-19. The procurement of rabi wheat in 2020-21 was […]
Current Affairs for UPSC IAS Exam – 11 September 2020
Contents SC: No ‘extraordinary situation’ for Maratha Quota Not Speaker’s job to appoint a Deputy Speaker FCRA registration to Golden Temple Immunity factor boosts Ginger, turmeric exports GDP shrinking, Govt. may borrow more Indian, Chinese Foreign Ministers meet Face-to-Face NO ‘EXTRAORDINARY SITUATION’ FOR MARATHA QUOTA Focus: GS-II Social Justice, Governance Why in news? The Supreme […]
PIB 10th September
Contents India Post launches Five Star Villages Scheme SAROD-Ports launched SCO Culture Ministers’ Meeting India and Japan sign agreement between forces INDIA POST LAUNCHES FIVE STAR VILLAGES SCHEME Focus: GS-II Social Justice Why in news? The Department of Posts has launched a scheme called Five Star Villages, to ensure universal coverage of flagship postal schemes […]
PIB SUMMARIES – MONTHLY COMPILATION FOR UPSC – JULY 2020
Legacy IAS July 2020 PIB SUMMARIES – Monthly Compilation for UPSC Civil Services Exam (IAS Exam) will be extremely crucial for your UPSC preparation. The source, Press Information Bureau of India is indubitably the most important source of Current Affairs for any UPSC aspirant. In this Compilation you will find important PIB articles from the […]
PIB SUMMARIES – MONTHLY COMPILATION FOR UPSC – JUNE 2020
Legacy IAS June 2020 PIB SUMMARIES – Monthly Compilation for UPSC Civil Services Exam (IAS Exam) will be extremely crucial for your UPSC preparation. The source, Press Information Bureau of India is indubitably the most important source of Current Affairs for any UPSC aspirant. In this Compilation you will find important PIB articles from the […]
GDP TO SHRINK 14.8%: GOLDMAN
Focus: GS-III Indian Economy Why in news? The Indian economy is the worst-hit among major economies, American brokerage Goldman Sachs said, sharply cutting its FY21 GDP forecast to a contraction of 14.8%. Details The estimate comes days after official data said the economy contracted by 23.9% for the June 2020 quarter, as activity across all […]
GLOBAL ECONOMY TO CONTRACT 4.4%
Focus: GS-III Indian Economy Why in news? Fitch Ratings projected global GDP to contract 4.4% in the current year, but revised upwards China’s growth estimate to 2.7% for 2020. Details Fitch has slashed India’s growth projection to (-)10.5% from (-)5% estimated earlier after official data released last week showed the April-June 2020 quarter GDP contracted […]