MORE THAN A VACCINE, IT IS ABOUT VACCINATION
Focus: GS-II Science and Technology Introduction Globally, innumerable vaccine trials are progressing; in India, two candidates have advanced considerably. Gavi, the global vaccine alliance, created COVAX — a funding facility to ensure up-scaling vaccine production and its access to low income countries as soon as regulatory approvals emerge. India’s Universal Immunisation Programme is a vaccine-delivery […]
A SELF-RELIANT FOREIGN POLICY
Focus: GS-II International Relations Introduction Self-reliance is the theme of India’s 74th Independence Day. This concept is commonly associated with the economy and production of key goods and services within the country in light of the global ‘supply shock’ caused by the pandemic, but it also has a parallel dimension in the domain of foreign […]
14th August 2020, Static Quiz on Environment
14th August 2020, Current Affairs Quiz
13th August – Editorials/Opinions Analyses
Contents A self-reliant foreign policy More than a vaccine, it is about vaccination What is the Perseids meteor shower? Why anti-defection law has failed its purpose? Who is Assamese? A SELF-RELIANT FOREIGN POLICY Focus: GS-II International Relations Introduction Self-reliance is the theme of India’s 74th Independence Day. This concept is commonly associated with the economy […]
RUSSIA REGISTERS CORONAVIRUS VACCINE
Focus: GS-III Science and Technology Why in news? Russia became the first country to officially register a coronavirus vaccine and declare it ready for use, despite international skepticism. President Vladimir Putin said that one of his daughters has already been inoculated. Details Scientists in Russia and abroad have been sounding the alarm that the rush […]
JAMMU AND KASHMIR TO GET LIMITED 4G ACCESS
Focus: GS-II Governance Why in news? In the last hearing, the court asked the Centre to explain whether 4G network could be restored in select areas of Jammu and Kashmir where there was no trouble. Attorney General informed the Supreme Court that 4G Internet access will be opened up after Independence Day in one district […]
FITCH ON RBI’S DEBT REVAMP PROPOSAL
Focus: GS-III Indian Economy Why in news? A one-time debt restructuring allowed by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to help lenders and borrowers amid the COVID-19 pandemic will prolong uncertainty about the banking sector’s asset quality, Fitch Ratings said. Details The policy could open a window for banks to build capital buffers while putting […]
IS ECONOMY RECOVERING WITH EASING OF LOCKDOWN OR SINKING?
Focus: GS-III Indian Economy Why in news? Most high frequency indicators suggest a sequential recovery until June 2020, with a flattening in July. The latest Consumer Confidence Survey (CCS) of the Reserve Bank of India shows that people believe that the economic situation was much worse in July than in May when compared to year-ago […]
SC: DAUGHTERS HAVE EQUAL BIRTHRIGHT TO INHERIT PROPERTY
Focus: GS-II Governance, Social Justice, Why in news? The Supreme Court held that daughters, like sons, have an equal birthright to inherit joint Hindu family property. The judgement came on the issue whether the amendment to the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, granting equal rights to daughters to inherit ancestral property would have retrospective effect. Details […]