Current Affairs for UPSC IAS Exam – 2 March 2020
Contents India is host to 457 migratory fauna, shows latest CMS list Water crisis looms large in Himalayan regions Centre to review list of monuments under ASI Lioness gave foster care to leopard cub in Gir national park Experts raise concerns for India over U.S.-Taliban agreement With falling allocation, Navy looks at fleet optimisation Eurasian […]
2nd March – Editorials/Opinions Analyses
Contents A plural legacy more vital than ever Whither Tribunal Independence? Viral Economies A Big, Bad Deal A PLURAL LEGACY MORE VITAL THAN EVER Focus: GS-II Social Justice To ensure good health by 2023, focus on agriculture, sanitation, women education: Why in news? President Donald Trump applauded India’s achievements in his February 24. These achievements […]
EURASIAN OTTER FOUND IN CHILIKA LAKE
Focus: GS-III Environment and Ecology, Prelims Why in news? Researchers conducting a study in Odisha’s Chilika Lake have found the presence of a viable, breeding population of a fishing cat in the brackish water lagoon. It is a globally endangered species that is elusive and found in very few places in south and southeast Asia. […]
A BIG, BAD DEAL
Focus: GS-II International Relations Why in news? The deal signed between the U.S. and the Taliban in Doha on 29th February 2020 sets the stage for America to wind down the longest war in its history. The Afghan war is estimated to have cost $2-trillion, with more than 3,500 American and coalition soldiers killed. Afghanistan lost hundreds […]
VIRAL ECONOMIES
Focus: GS-III Economic Development Why in news? The global economy appears headed for uncharted, troubled territory because of the second wave of the Coronavirus that has now spread to countries as far apart as Nigeria and New Zealand Financial impact of COVID The virus has crippled global supply chains, hit air travel and convulsed markets as it appears all set to […]
WHITHER TRIBUNAL INDEPENDENCE?
Focus: GS-II Governance Why in news? In November 2019, a Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court, in Rojer Mathew, declared the Tribunal, Appellate Tribunal and other Authorities (Qualification, Experience and other Conditions of Service of Members) Rules, 2017 as unconstitutional for being violative of principles of independency of the judiciary. In the 2017 rules, as noted […]
A PLURAL LEGACY MORE VITAL THAN EVER
Focus: GS-II Social Justice To ensure good health by 2023, focus on agriculture, sanitation, women education: Why in news? President Donald Trump applauded India’s achievements in his February 24. These achievements ranged from religious freedom to reducing poverty to becoming an emerging giant economy. Facts about Poverty reduction: The World Bank’s estimates of extreme poverty […]
WITH FALLING ALLOCATION, NAVY LOOKS AT FLEET OPTIMISATION
Focus: GS-III Internal Security Why in news? Facing increasing budgetary constraints and with several bigticket acquisitions lined up, the Navy is looking at adopting unmanned platforms, both aerial and underwater, in a big way. It is firm on a third aircraft carrier and the next line of six advanced submarines under Project-75I. Details As part […]
EXPERTS RAISE CONCERNS FOR INDIA OVER U.S.-TALIBAN AGREEMENT
Focus: GS-II International Relations Why in news? After a closer look at the texts of the two agreements named the ‘Agreement for Bringing Peace to Afghanistan between the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan which is not recognised by the United States as a state and is known as the Taliban, and the United States of America’, […]
LIONESS GAVE FOSTER CARE TO LEOPARD CUB IN GIR NATIONAL PARK
Focus: GS-III Environment and Ecology Why is news? A lioness in Gujarat’s Gir National Park gave foster care to a leopard cub for more than a month. A study has noted their short-lived bonding as a rare case of foster care between two competing feline species. Elephant seals and sea lions are known to adopt […]