4th July – Editorials/Opinions Analyses
Contents Reset rural job policies, recognise women’s work A blueprint to protect labour rights RESET RURAL JOB POLICIES, RECOGNISE WOMEN’S WORK Focus: GS-III Indian Economy Introduction A survey found that women workers were worse off than men during the lockdown as, among rural casual workers 71% of women lost their jobs after the lockdown, while […]
KARIMPUZHA SANCTUARY COMES INTO BEING
Focus: GS-III Environment and Ecology, Prelims Why in news? Establishment Karimpuzha Wildlife Sanctuary makes it the18th wildlife sanctuary in the State is spread over an area of 227.97 sq km. Highlights The Karimpuzha sanctuary will comprise the new Amarambalam reserve forest and Vadakkekotta vested forest. It is expected that the new sanctuary would help lift […]
A HISTORIC HEAT WAVE ROASTS SIBERIA
Focus: GS-I Geography, GS-III Environment and Ecology Why in news? The climate has been warming rapidly in the Arctic for years, but a heat wave roasting northern Siberia recently has been shocking. Signs of seriousness Verkhoyansk was best known for sharing the Northern Hemisphere’s cold temperature record — 90 degrees below zero Fahrenheit, set in […]
INDIA THIRD LARGEST E-WASTE GENERATOR IN WORLD IN 2019
Focus: GS-III Environment and Ecology, Prelims Why in news? India is the third largest electronic waste generator in the world after China and the US and these three countries together contributed to almost 40% of total e-waste generated worldwide in 2019. Details Releasing the data, UN’s Global E-waste Monitor 2020 presented a worrying scenario where […]
4 CITIES HIT 95% OF 2024 CLEAN AIR TARGETS: STUDY
Focus: GS-III Environment and Ecology, Prelims Why in news? Unprecedented lockdown measures resulted in four cities — Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Bengaluru — achieving 95% of their 2024 National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) targets in a short span of 74 days Highlights of the Study Researchers found that all four cities managed to better their […]
Current Affairs for UPSC IAS Exam – 4 July 2020
Contents 4 cities hit 95% of 2024 clean air targets: Study India third largest e-waste generator in world in 2019 A historic heat wave roasts Siberia Karimpuzha sanctuary comes into being 4 CITIES HIT 95% OF 2024 CLEAN AIR TARGETS: STUDY Focus: GS-III Environment and Ecology, Prelims Why in news? Unprecedented lockdown measures resulted in […]
CENTRAL POLICE FORCES TO RECRUIT ‘TRANS PEOPLE’
Focus: GS-II Social Justice Why in news? In a major gender reform, the home ministry is set to allow induction of transgender people as ‘third gender’ into the central armed police forces. Details The ministry is at the concluding stage of consultations with central paramilitary forces—BSF, CRPF, ITBP, CISF and SSB—on incorporating ‘transgender’, along with […]
GOVT DEBATES TOUGH CHINA STEPS WITHOUT HURTING FDI
Focus: GS-III Indian Economy Why in news? Centre is said be debating adopting tough measures against China over the border standoff and act against Beijing’s interests in areas that do not add value to India’s economy. However, there is also the concern that Government needs to ensure that investments critical for accelerating growth should not […]
CHINA WARNS US, UK OF STRONG STEPS IF THEY MEDDLE IN HK
Focus: GS-II International Relations Why in news? China warned of strong countersteps if the US, Australia and the UK continued taking actions in response to Beijing’s tough national security law in Hong Kong. Details U.S. Move China “deplores and firmly opposes” the US parliament’s unanimous passing of a bill that would impose sanctions on entities […]
MORE THAN HALF OF INDIA’S POPULATION IS 25 YEARS OR OLDER
Focus: GS-II Governance Why in news? Sample Registration System 2018 report shows that: for the first time, more than half of India’s population, irrespective of gender or whether it’s in urban or rural areas, is now 25 years or older. Highlights As India’s fertility rate goes down steadily along with a rise in life expectancy, […]