19th August – Editorials/Opinions Analyses
Contents Time for India and Nepal to make up Committee for Reforms in Criminal Law: Colonial or Decolonial Minimum age of marriage for women: Make it Same TIME FOR INDIA AND NEPAL TO MAKE UP Focus: GS-II International Relations Introduction When the Nepal-India dispute over the Himalayan territory of Limpiyadhura (Kalapani row) flared up, a […]
Current Affairs for UPSC IAS Exam – 19th August 2020
Contents India ranks among lowest in terms of Internet quality IIP numbers and Industrial activity in lockdown ‘No-Go’ forests cleared for coal mining PM-CARES contribution need not be credited to NDRF: SC RBI unveils framework for retail payments entity Centre targets PSBs’ stake sale INDIA RANKS AMONG LOWEST IN TERMS OF INTERNET QUALITY Focus: GS-III […]
20th August 2020, Current Affairs Quiz
20th August 2020, Static Quiz on Indian Geography
GOVT. PLANS CYBER SECURITY SYSTEM FOR FINANCIAL SECTOR
Focus: GS-III Internal Security Challenges Why in news? The government is in the process of setting up a system to secure the country’s financial sector from cyber-attacks after agencies pointed to its vulnerability due to the increase in number of digital transactions over the past few months on account of Covid-19, and threats from hostile […]
HARYANA’S ASHA WORKERS DISCONNECTED
Focus: GS-II Social Justice Why in news? At the frontline of the country’s battle against COVID-19, Accredited Social Health Activists, or ASHAs, in Haryana have gone on strike after they were issued new Jio 4G SIM cards and their old SIMs disabled to ensure they migrate to android phones for better monitoring of service delivery. […]
LOW DEATH CERTIFICATION DENOTING CAUSE OF DEATH
Focus: GS-II Governance Why in news? Analysis of data shows that less than one out of five deaths in India is medically certified to denote cause of death. Details Deaths with medical certification of the cause were the lowest with a mere 2.5% of estimated deaths in Jharkhand, followed by just over 3% in Uttar […]
INDIA, NEPAL: BILATERAL PROJECTS
Focus: GS-II International Relations Why in news? Indian and Nepalese diplomats met in Kathmandu and reviewed the status of a number of ongoing bilateral projects. Details and Highlights This is the first diplomat-level meeting between the two sides in 2020 that saw the Kalapani territorial dispute. The talks marked the Eighth Meeting of Nepal-India Oversight […]
CHINESE ENTITIES IN ‘HAWALA’ RACKET: ED
Focus: GS-II Governance Why in news? The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has initiated a money-laundering probe into a “hawala” racket allegedly involving some Chinese companies and shell entities that was unearthed by the Income-Tax Department earlier. Details The Enforcement Directorate (ED) zeroed in on a Chinese national who had been living under a pseudonym holding a […]
BHADBHUT PROJECT EXPLAINED
Focus: GS-III Industry and Infrastructure Why in news? The Gujarat government recently awarded the contract for a barrage project – The Rs-4,167-crore Bhadbhut project in Bharuch. Details The Bhadbhut project in Bharuch is meant to solve freshwater problems in this region of Gujarat. It has also faced protests from local fishermen for its likely impact […]