17th April 2021 – Editorials/Opinions Analyses
Contents The roots of a decentred international order The roots of a decentred international order Context: The primary geopolitical rivals – Russia and China may possibly provide the strategic and tactical counterbalance to the hegemony of America. The international order is under threat of the rising economic power of the BRICS nations, with China dominating […]
The roots of a decentred international order
Context: The primary geopolitical rivals – Russia and China may possibly provide the strategic and tactical counterbalance to the hegemony of America. The international order is under threat of the rising economic power of the BRICS nations, with China dominating in its economic and military capacity. It is apparent that the future of global politics […]
Current Affairs for UPSC IAS Exam – 17 April 2021 | Legacy IAS Academy
Contents Iran starts enriching uranium to 60% U.S. Treasury keeps India on currency watch list Maldives bets on artificial islands Monkeydactyl Iran starts enriching uranium to 60% Context: Iran began enriching uranium to 60%, its highest level ever, edging closer to weapons-grade levels to pressure talks in Vienna aimed at restoring its nuclear deal with […]
Iran starts enriching uranium to 60%
Context: Iran began enriching uranium to 60%, its highest level ever, edging closer to weapons-grade levels to pressure talks in Vienna aimed at restoring its nuclear deal with world powers after an attack on its main atomic site. Relevance: GS-II: International Relations (Foreign Policy and Treaties that affect India’s Interests) Dimensions of the Article: About […]
U.S. Treasury keeps India on currency watch list
Context: India is one of the 11 countries on the U.S. Treasury’s ‘Monitoring List’ with regard to their currency practices, according to the April 2021 edition of the semi-annual report, the first from the Biden administration. India was on the list in the December 2020 report as well. Relevance: GS-III: Indian Economy, GS-II: International Relations […]
Maldives bets on artificial islands
Context: The government of Maldives, one of the most low-lying terrains in the world, is developing at least three artificial islands to tide over the rising sea-levels due to climate change, showed a report by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Relevance: GS-III: Environment and Ecology (Climate Change and its impact) Dimensions of the […]
Monkeydactyl
Context: The new pterosaur fossil was discovered in the Tiaojishan Formation of Liaoning, China, thought to be 160 million years old, has been named Kunpengopterus antipollicatus, also dubbed “Monkeydactyl”. Relevance: Prelims, GS-I: Geography (Geomorphology) Dimensions of the Article: About Pterosaurs About the Monkeydactyl Fossil (Kunpengopterus antipollicatus) Tiaojishan Formation Opposability of the Thumb Back to basics: […]