Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 19 April 2023
Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 19 April 2023 Contents Jupiter’s Moon Will Be Orbited First Context At the European spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, the Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) spacecraft was recently launched by the Ariane 5 rocket. Relevance: GS Paper-3: Science and Technology- Developments and their Applications and Effects in Everyday Life; Awareness in […]
Current Affairs Quiz 19 April 2023
Current Affairs 19 April 2023
CONTENTS National Investigation Agency Context: Recently, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has registered an FIR (First Information Report) against two men who were previously arrested for allegedly Radicalizing youth. Relevance: GS II- Polity and Governance Dimensions of the Article: What is the NIA? When did the NIA come into being? What are the scheduled offences? How wide is NIA’s jurisdiction? […]
PIB Summaries 19 April 2023
CONTENT Employees’ State Insurance (ESI) Scheme Focus: Government policies and interventions Why in News? 16.03 lakh new employees have been added in Employees’ State Insurance Scheme (ESI Scheme) in the month of February, 2023, as per provisional payroll data released by Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC). Employees’ State Insurance (ESI) Scheme Features and Benefits of […]
Static Quiz 19 April 2023 (Polity)
Droughts Increase as World Warms
Context The study found that flash droughts were more common than slower ones in tropical areas like India, Southeast Asia, sub-Saharan Africa, and the Amazon basin. Relevance: GS Paper-3: Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment: Disaster and disaster management. Mains question Describe the idea of “flash drought” and how it affects tropical regions’ agriculture […]
Unrestricted Constitutional Posts
Context Relevance: GS Paper-2: Appointment to various Constitutional Posts. Mains Question Why are independent institutions necessary in a democracy? How did India’s founding fathers ensure the independence of the country’s various constitutional authorities? The need of Independent institutions The different appointment procedures The Explanation and Issues Choice that is “unbounded and unhindered” Both changes were […]
About Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV)
Context: A recent study shows that Epstein-Barr virus that is primarily spread through saliva can evolve into cancer. Relevance: Facts for Prelims About Epstein-Barr virus (EBV): Details: -Source: Hindustan Times
About The Cycas Pectinata
Context: Recently, a new study by five botanists has revealed that the Cycas pectinata plant’s existence in the Himalayan country is threatened by overcollection as an ornamental plant and habitat destruction. Relevance: GS III: Environment and Ecology Dimensions of the Article: Cycas pectinata: Conservation status: Significance: -Source: The Hindu
Polar Crown Prominence (PCP)
Context: Recently, an Argentina-based astronomer captured a structure that looked like a wall of plasma on the surface of the sun. Relevance: GS III: Science and Technology Dimensions of the Article: Polar Crown Prominences (PCP) Solar Prominences: Solar Filaments: -Source: The Hindu