Editorials/Opinions Analyses for UPSC – 29 May 2021
Contents Tackling rural economic distress Weathering storms: On disaster response Tackling rural economic distress Context: Several States are under lockdown due the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic and this will have severe implications for the livelihoods of those in the informal sector. There is adequate evidence that migrant workers and the rural poor have […]
Weathering storms: On disaster response
Context: India’s capacity to withstand multiple, near-simultaneous shocks is being tested, with a Very Severe Cyclonic Storm, Yaas, striking Odisha, just a week after an even stronger Cyclone Tauktae wreaked havoc along the west coast. Relevance: GS-III: Disaster Management (Disaster Financing) Dimensions of the Article: About India’s Vulnerability to disasters National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) […]
Tackling rural economic distress
Context: Several States are under lockdown due the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic and this will have severe implications for the livelihoods of those in the informal sector. There is adequate evidence that migrant workers and the rural poor have been facing great distress over the past one year and the crisis for food […]
Current Affairs for UPSC IAS Exam – 29 May 2021
Contents Dowry deaths: SC widens scope of Section 304-B Centre’s Rs. 100-upgrade to mid-day meal scheme As India watches, Sri Lanka seeks FDI and Currency Swap RBI Annual Report for 2020-21 Dowry deaths: SC widens scope of Section 304-B Context: The Supreme Court indicated in a judgment that a straitjacket and literal interpretation of a […]
RBI Annual Report for 2020-21
Context: RBI said in its Annual Report for 2020-21 that while the economy has not moderated to the extent during the first wave, the surrounding uncertainties can act as a deterrent in the immediate period. Relevance: GS-III: Indian Economy (Growth and Development of Indian Economy) Dimensions of the Article: Highlights of the RBI’s Annual Report […]
As India watches, Sri Lanka seeks FDI and Currency Swap
Context: Sri Lanka invited international investment into the Colombo Port City that it described as a “fully Sri Lankan project”, while official sources in New Delhi said they were “keeping a close eye” on the project and its “security implications”. Recently, Bangladesh cleared a USD 200 million currency swap facility for Sri Lanka, to help […]
Centre’s Rs. 100-upgrade to mid-day meal scheme
Context: The Centre has decided to give about Rs. 100 each to children studying in Class 1 to Class 8 in government schools, who are beneficiaries of the Mid-Day Meal scheme. However, Right to Food activists say this is insufficient to provide the nutrition security envisaged by this measure. Relevance: GS-II: Social Justice (Issues related […]
Dowry deaths: SC widens scope of Section 304-B
Context: The Supreme Court indicated in a judgment that a straitjacket and literal interpretation of a penal provision on dowry death may have blunted the battle against the “long-standing social evil”. Relevance: GS-II: Social Justice (Issues related to women, Government Policies and Initiatives) Dimensions of the Article: Dowry system in India Defining Dowry Dowry Prohibition […]
29th May 2021 Current Affairs Quiz
PIB 29th May 2021
VEER SAVARKAR Focus: GS I- Important Personalities Why In News? On 28th May, India paid tribute to the freedom fighter, Vinayak Damodar Savarkar on his birth anniversary. Vinayak Damodar Savarkar Period: 28 May 1883 – 26 February 1966 Cause of Death: Fasting (Sallekhana Prayopavesa) He was commonly known as Veer Savarkar (“brave” in his native Marathi language) He was an Indian independence activist, […]