Current Affairs for UPSC IAS Exam – 26th August 2020
Contents NGT slams Ministry’s report 1st all-weather route to Ladakh China floats BRICS 5G base as India mulls ban India, Vietnam talk on China India, Bangladesh River trade route NGT SLAMS MINISTRY’S REPORT Focus: GS-II Governance, GS-III Environment and Ecology Why in news? The National Green Tribunal has slammed the Ministry of Environment and Forests […]
26th August 2020, Static Quiz on Indian Geography
PIB 25th August
Contents India and neighbours: Conserving Dolphins Honey Mission for Self-Employment for Migrant Workers Prime Ministers Awards for Excellence in Public Administration CSS Schemes in Cantonment Areas INDIA AND NEIGHBOURS: CONSERVING DOLPHINS Focus: GS-III Environment and Ecology Why in news? In a webinar organised by Inland Fisheries Society of India, ICAR, NMCG etc., experts from India […]
‘AGRI PROFIT GROWTH MAY NOT AID RURAL DEMAND’
Focus: GS-III Agriculture, Indian Economy Introduction Agriculture is one of the few bright spots in an economy ravaged by COVID-19, with good rains expected to boost production and profits, especially in the paddy crop. However, economists said individual farmers are unlikely to see any hike in their own income. Arguments supporting why the income of […]
DRDO IDENTIFIES 108 SUBSYSTEMS FOR PRIVATE SECTOR
Focus: GS-III Internal Security Challenges Why in news? Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) provided a list of 108 systems and sub-systems to Defence Minister which have been identified for indigenous development only. Details DRDO will also provide its support to industries in this development process. This will pave the way for Indian Defence industry […]
CHINESE ADVANCED WARSHIP FOR PAKISTAN NAVY
Focus: GS-III International Relations Why in news? China has launched first of the four advanced naval warships it is building for Pakistan, amid deepening defence ties between the two all-weather allies. Details Pakistan-China defence ties turn a new chapter with the launch of the first ship of Type-054 class frigate. The Type-054 class, equipped with […]
QUESTIONS REMAIN OVER SUCCESS OF PMUY
Focus: GS-II Social Justice Why in news? The Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana, PMUY scheme was aimed at achieving a shift from polluting to cleaner methods of cooking, and it has overshot its target of giving 80 million free LPG connections. Details The data also shows that in the last four years (2016-2020), PMUY connections account […]
COVID CASES IN BONDAS TRIBAL COMMUNITY
Focus: GS-I Indian Society Why in news? The COVID-19 pandemic has reached the Bondas, a tribal community residing in the hill ranges of Malkangiri district in Odisha. Bonda people The Bonda (also known as the Bondo, Bondo Poraja, Bhonda, or Remo) are a Munda ethnic group who live in the isolated hill regions of the […]
DNA BILL CAN BE MISUSED, FLAGS DRAFT REPORT
Focus: GS-II Governance Why in news? The Bill that proposes DNA sampling and profiling of citizens accused of crime or reported missing and storing their unique genetic information for administrative purposes has some alarming provisions that could be misused for caste or community-based profiling, a draft report of the parliamentary standing committee on science and […]
INDIA’S INFLATION TARGETING RAISES TOUGH QUESTIONS
Focus: GS-III Indian Economy What is the new monetary framework? The new monetary framework was an outcome of the agreement between the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the central government signed in 2015. The agreement explicitly made inflation targeting the objective of the MPC while using the repo rate as the instrument for it. […]