Editorials/Opinions Analyses for UPSC – 6 May 2021
Contents A COVID blot on India’s foreign policy canvas A COVID blot on India’s foreign policy canvas Context: The second wave of COVID-19 and its agonising consequences, prompting the country to accept foreign aid after a gap of 17 years, is bound to have far-reaching strategic implications for India. As a direct consequence of the […]
A COVID blot on India’s foreign policy canvas
Context: The second wave of COVID-19 and its agonising consequences, prompting the country to accept foreign aid after a gap of 17 years, is bound to have far-reaching strategic implications for India. As a direct consequence of the pandemic, India’s claim to regional primacy and leadership will take a major hit, its ‘leading power’ aspirations […]
Current Affairs for UPSC IAS Exam – 6 May 2021
Contents SC declares Maratha quota law unconstitutional Covid impact: Avg. monthly income for workers drops RBI steps in to ease COVID-19 burden China on India’s 5G exclusion IRDAI pitches for Model Insurance Villages SC declares Maratha quota law unconstitutional Context: A five-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court unanimously declared a Maharashtra law which provides […]
SC declares Maratha quota law unconstitutional
Context: A five-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court unanimously declared a Maharashtra law which provides reservation benefits to the Maratha community, taking the quota limit in the State in excess of 50%, as unconstitutional. The SC said: The Centre alone is empowered to identify socially and educationally backward classes (SEBC) and include them in […]
Covid impact: Avg. monthly income for workers drops
Context: According to ‘State of Working India 2021: One Year of Covid-19’, a report brought out annually by Azim Premji University’s Centre for Sustainable Employment, Bengaluru – the COVID-19 pandemic has substantially increased informality in employment, leading to a decline in earnings for the majority of workers, and consequent increase in poverty in the country. […]
RBI steps in to ease COVID-19 burden
Context: With India’s economic recovery threatened by the COVID-19 second wave, the Reserve Bank of India stepped in with measures aimed at alleviating any financing constraints for healthcare infrastructure and services, as well as small borrowers who may be facing distress due to a sudden spike in health expenditure. Relevance: GS-III: Indian Economy (Growth and […]
China on India’s 5G exclusion
Context: China expressed “concern and regret” at India’s move to not include Chinese telecommunication firms among the companies permitted to conduct trials for the use of 5G technology in May 2021. Relevance: GS-III: Science and Technology (IT & Computers, Innovations & Discoveries), GS-II: International Relations (India’s neighbors, Foreign Policies and Developments affecting India’s Interests) Dimensions […]
IRDAI pitches for Model Insurance Villages
Context: At a time when the Covid pandemic is raging across the country, the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India(Irdai) has come out with the concept of model insurance villages to cover the entire population in those areas, with the financial support of various institutions like Nabard and CSR funds. Relevance: GS-III: Indian Economy […]
6th May 2021 Current Affairs Quiz
PIB 6th May 2021
PRADHAN MANTRI GARIB KALYAN ANNA YOJANA Focus: GS II- Government policies and Interventions Why in news? Cabinet approves allocation of additional foodgrain to NFSA Beneficiaries under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (Phase III) for another period of two months – May and June, 2021. About Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana: It is considered […]