Current Affairs for UPSC IAS Exam – 19 & 20 July 2020
Contents UN draft declaration and India’s demand for reform China has crossed its 1960 claims along the LAC Private units voice concern over imports of small arms Growers wary of Rubber Act’s repeal Transmission of Coronavirus across the placenta Faults at the foot of the Himalaya discovered Hiring optimism grows as demand gathers pace UN […]
PIB 18th & 19th July
Contents Indo-US Strategic Energy Partnership G20 FMCBG Meeting Contributions allowed from any person or institution NDRF INDO-US STRATEGIC ENERGY PARTNERSHIP Focus: GS-II International relations, GS-III Environment and Ecology Why in news? India and the United States have announced new areas of research on: Transformational power generation based on supercritical CO2 (sCO2) power cycles and advanced […]
20 July 2020, Static Quiz on Indian Geography
A NUCLEAR ACCORD, 15 YEARS AGO
Focus: GS-II International Relations Introduction The visit of Indian Prime Minister to U.S. in 2005 was heralded as a new beginning in the US-India partnership by both the countries. The highlight of the summit was an agreement to cooperate in civil nuclear power. It upended the US (and international) focus on rolling back India’s nuclear […]
IRAN – CHINA – INDIA: DIPLOMACY
Focus: GS-II International Relations Why in news? Recent reports that Iran launched the track laying programme for the long rail link between Chabahar and Zahidan last week sparked concerns that India was being excluded from the project. Iran has since clarified that it is NOT the case and India could join the project at a […]
19 July 2020, Static Quiz on Indian Economy
BRITTLE EMBANKMENTS ADD TO FLOOD WOES IN ASSAM
Focus: GS-III Disaster Management Why in news? Ill-maintained or poorly constructed river embankments have added to Assam’s flood woes in 2020. Summary provided by Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) More than 5 million people of more than 5,000 villages and localities across 30 of Assam’s districts have been affected in two waves of floods […]
INDIA SET TO CREATE ITS FIRST OVERSEAS OIL STOCKPILE
Focus: GS-II International Relations Why in news? India is moving to store oil in the US, and this is the first time India is creating an emergency reserve abroad. Details, and why? India, the world’s third largest oil consumer, is looking to take advantage of low prices and guard against possible supply disruptions. India and […]
INDIA GOT 273 MILLION OUT OF POVERTY IN 10 YEARS
Focus: GS-II Social Justice Why in news? India had the biggest reduction in the number of multidimensionally poor people estimated at over 270 million during the 2005-15 period. Details The data, released by United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI), showed 65 of 75 countries studied significantly reduced their […]
NEPAL’S ARCHAEOLOGISTS TO STUDY POSSIBLE RAMAYANA SITE
Focus: GS-I Art and Culture Why in news? Nepal’s Department of Archaeology is holding cross-ministerial meetings to explore an archaeological site in Thori near the border town of Birgunj. Details Nepalese historian said that according to the geographical descriptions in Valmiki’s Ramayana, it appears that Lord Ram’s Ayodhya was located nearer to Janakpur. Nepal’s foreign […]