Editorials/Opinions Analyses for UPSC – 10 May 2021
Contents On judicial intervention during COVID-19 crisis On judicial intervention during COVID-19 crisis Context: Judicial intervention in response to the Union government’s flailing response to the health crisis has reached its apotheosis with the Supreme Court order forming a 12-member national task force for the effective and transparent allocation of medical oxygen to the States […]
On judicial intervention during COVID-19 crisis
Context: Judicial intervention in response to the Union government’s flailing response to the health crisis has reached its apotheosis with the Supreme Court order forming a 12-member national task force for the effective and transparent allocation of medical oxygen to the States and Union Territories “on a scientific, rational and equitable basis”. Relevance: GS-II: Polity […]
Current Affairs for UPSC IAS Exam – 10 May 2021
Contents EAC allows Great Nicobar plan to advance Indian offshore model to dominate IT sector India and EU relaunch FTA talks Rare sculptures of Rani Rudrama Devi unearthed EAC allows Great Nicobar plan to advance Context: The Environment Appraisal Committee (EAC) – Infrastructure I of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has […]
EAC allows Great Nicobar plan to advance
Context: The Environment Appraisal Committee (EAC) – Infrastructure I of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has removed the first hurdle faced by the project. It has “recommended” it “for grant of terms of reference (TOR)” for Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) studies, which in the first instance will include baseline studies over […]
Indian offshore model to dominate IT sector
Context: Analysis said that IT markets are picking up to such a degree that both the U.S. and Europe are running out of critical skills, and with this, offshore and Indian alternatives are increasingly becoming attractive for tech buyers. Relevance: GS-III: Industry and Infrastructure (IT Sector), Indian Economy Dimensions of the Article: About the attractiveness […]
India and EU relaunch FTA talks
Context: India and the European Union agreed to relaunch free trade negotiations by resuming talks that were suspended in 2013 for the Bilateral Trade and Investment Agreement (BTIA). Relevance: GS-II: International Relations (Foreign Policies and development affecting India’s Interests) Dimensions of the Article: European Union (EU) About the recent developments in India and EU talks […]
Rare Sculptures of Rani Rudrama Devi Unearthed
Context: Two rare sculptural portraits of Kakatiya queen Rudrama Devi were unearthed and identified by an archaeologist on the premises of Sangameswara Swamy Temple at Teerthala village in Khammam district recently. Relevance: Prelims, GS-I: History, Art and Culture Dimensions of the Article: Rudrama Devi Kakatiya dynasty Rudrama Devi Rudrama Devi was a monarch of the […]
10th May 2021 Current Affairs Quiz
PIB 10th May 2021
NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA Focus: GS III- Infrastructure Why in news? NHAI exempts tankers carrying Liquid Medical Oxygen from toll fee. Keeping in view the current unprecedented demand of the Medical Oxygen across the country due to COVID-19 Pandemic, containers carrying Liquid Medical Oxygen will be treated at par with other emergency vehicles such […]