The Jan4th Static Quiz on Geography (Glacial Landforms)
Current Affairs for UPSC IAS Exam – 3rd & 4th January 2021
Contents RBI worries even with the decline in bad loans Iran’s 20% enrichment plans: Defying Vienna convention Direct observation of Klein tunneling Asian Waterbird Census (AWC) Overexploitation at Deepor Beel – Ramsar Site RBI WORRIES EVEN WITH THE DECLINE IN BAD LOANS Context: India’s economy had been declining sharply even before the emergence of the […]
4th January 2021 – Editorials/Opinions Analyses
Content Don’t ignore the women farmers. Sexual violence in rural India draws on hierarchies of land, caste, patriarchy. Editorial: Don’t ignore the women farmers Context: The gender gap in the agriculture sector will only widen more with the current farm laws. Relevance: GS Paper 1: Women Empowerment (Feminization of Agriculture) Mains Questions: Discuss the various […]
1st & 2nd January 2021 – Editorials/Opinions Analyses
Content Acclimatising to climate risks An ill-conceived, overbroad and vague ordinance Editorial: Acclimatising to climate risks Context: Several parts of north India are in the grip of a severe cold wave. While winter may be longer and harsher in some regions due to La Niña, forecasters suggest that 2021 would still be among the Earth’s […]
The Jan 4th Current Affairs Quiz 2021
PIB 3rd January 2021
Contents Kochi – Mangalore Natural Gas Pipeline Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) Indigenously developed a DNA vaccine candidate against COVID-19 Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana (RVY) and Divyangjans KOCHI-MANGALORE NATURAL GAS PIPELINE Focus: GS 3;Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways etc. Why in News? PM to dedicate Kochi – Mangalore Natural Gas Pipeline to the […]
PIB 2nd January 2021
Contents Sri Mannathu Padmanabhan Co-WIN software COVID-19 Vaccine Dry Run SRI MANNATHU PADMANABHAN Focus: GS 1;The Freedom Struggle — its various stages and important contributors/contributions from different parts of the country Why in News? PM pays tribute to Sri Mannathu Padmanabhan on his Jayanti About Sri Mannathu Padmanabhan Mannathu Padmanabhan (2 January 1878 – […]