The crime of enforced disappearances must end
Context: After the February 2021 military launched a coup d’état to overthrow the democratically elected government in Myanmar, the democracy movement in Myanmar is at a critical juncture with the military committed to suppressing the people’s movement and the police carrying out unimaginable acts of violence and oppression against those demanding freedom of expression and […]
Reforming medical education
Context: India’s health systems have been confronting numerous challenges. In order to effectively address these challenges, our health systems must be strengthened. NITI Aayog’s recently put across a proposal for allowing private entities to take over district hospitals for converting them into teaching hospitals with at least 150 seats. Relevance: GS-II: Social Justice (Social Sector […]
Editorials/Opinions Analyses for UPSC – 15 May 2021
Contents The crime of enforced disappearances must end Reforming medical education The crime of enforced disappearances must end Context: After the February 2021 military launched a coup d’état to overthrow the democratically elected government in Myanmar, the democracy movement in Myanmar is at a critical juncture with the military committed to suppressing the people’s movement […]
Current Affairs for UPSC IAS Exam – 15 May 2021
Contents Israel’s Iron Dome rocket defence system Native Indian turtles face U.S. slider threat MoEFCC on elephants killed on railway tracks Asha workers lack protective gear & tools in UP OCI holders stung by MHA notification Assam NRC authority seeks re-verification of citizens’ list Activists in Karnataka on Child Marriages in Lockdown Israel’s Iron Dome […]
Activists in Karnataka on Child Marriages in Lockdown
Context: Some activists and organisations of Karnataka have raised the issue of increased child marriages in Lockdown with the Ministry of Women and Child Development. According to a report published in December 2020 by ChildLine India, the pandemic and the subsequent lockdown have proved to be new drivers of child marriages in rural Madhya Pradesh. […]
Assam NRC authority seeks re-verification of citizens’ list
Context: The Assam National Register of Citizens (NRC) authority has approached the Supreme Court seeking a comprehensive and time-bound re-verification of the citizens’ list, highlighting “major irregularities” in the process. Relevance: GS-II: Polity and Governance (Citizenship, Government Initiatives and Schemes) Dimensions of the Article: What is National Register of Citizens (NRC)? NRC in Assam About […]
OCI holders stung by MHA notification
Context: The Home Ministry passed an order recently that required professional Overseas Citizens of India (OCIs), such as journalists, engineers and researchers, to notify the Ministry about their activities in India. Relevance: GS-II: Polity and Governance (Citizenship) Dimensions of the Article: Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) Benefits to OCI Card Holders Limitations on OCI Card […]
Asha workers lack protective gear & tools in UP
Context: Asha workers – the thousands of frontline workers tasked with surveillance and monitoring of COVID-19 in rural Uttar Pradesh are suffering from absence of proper protective gear and equipment. Relevance: GS-II: Social Justice (Government Schemes and Intiitatives) Dimensions of the Article: What is ASHA? The details task assigned to ASHA workers under National Health […]
MoEFCC on elephants killed on railway tracks
Context: A total of 186 elephants were killed after being hit by trains across India between 2009-10 and 2020-21, according to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC). Relevance: GS-III: Environment and Ecology (Conservation of Biodiversity, Initiatives and Steps for Conservation of species, Man-Animal Conflict) Dimensions of the Article: Human-Elephant Conflicts MoEFCC on […]
Native Indian turtles face U.S. slider threat
Context: The American turtle – red-eared slider, popular as a pet is threatening to invade the natural water bodies across the Northeast, home to 21 of the 29 vulnerable native Indian species of freshwater turtles and tortoises. Relevance: GS-III: Environment and Ecology (Conservation of Biodiversity, Species in news) Dimensions of the Article: About the Red-eared […]