Editorials/Opinions Analyses for UPSC – 31 May 2021
Contents Tarun Tejpal case judgment workplace safety of women Centre vs states: IAS officers put on central deputation Tarun Tejpal case judgment and workplace safety of women Context: The Goa Government has filed an appeal in the High Court against the judgment of the Additional Sessions Judge acquitting a former editor of a news magazine, […]
Centre vs states: IAS officers put on central deputation
Context: Recently the West Bengal Chief Secretary an IAS officer of the 1987 batch, was due to begin an extension of three months after retiring. Instead, the Centre has asked him to report and join the Government of India. Relevance: GS-II: Polity and Governance (Government Policies and Interventions, All India Services) Dimensions of the Article: […]
Tarun Tejpal case judgment and workplace safety of women
Context: The Goa Government has filed an appeal in the High Court against the judgment of the Additional Sessions Judge acquitting a former editor of a news magazine, Tarun Tejpal, of charges of the rape of an employee in November 2013. Tarun Tejpal was tried under sections introduced into the law after the Nirbhaya case, […]
Current Affairs for UPSC IAS Exam – 31 May 2021
Contents 43rd GST Council Meeting More Collectors can grant citizenship under CAA Declining forest bird species in Western Himalaya Our inheritance from the Neanderthals Ripples from Cyclones and tides in Sunderbans World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day 43rd GST Council Meeting Context: The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council led by Finance Minister, in its first […]
World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day
Context: ‘World Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD) Day’ is to be observed on 30th January as declared by the World Health Assembly. Relevance: Prelims, GS-III: Science and Technology Dimensions of the Article: What are Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD)? Government’s efforts regarding NTD About the World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day declaration World Health Assembly (WHA) What are […]
Ripples from Cyclones and tides in Sunderbans
Context: Over just the past three years from 2018-2021, the Sunderbans, which is home to close to five million people, has been battered by four tropical cyclones — Fani (May 2019), Bulbul (November 2019), Amphan (May 2020) and Yaas (May 2021). On each occasion, the region has suffered damage because of gale winds and breached […]
Our inheritance from the Neanderthals
Context: Studies show that we, Human Beings (Homo Sapiens) have inherited regions of host genomes from Neanderthals, which are an extinct species of hominids that were the closest relatives to modern human beings, that increase the risk of getting severely ill and protect against the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Relevance: GS-III: Science and Technology (Genetics and Biotechnology), […]
Declining forest bird species in Western Himalaya
Context: With extremely cold winters and pleasant summers, the State of Uttarakhand is home to the Western Himalayan temperate forests which harbour a large number of endemic bird species. A new study that analysed these natural oak-dominated forests and modified forests has noted that there was a drastic loss of bird species in all modified […]
More Collectors can grant citizenship under CAA
Context: The Home Ministry empowered 13 more District Collectors in five States to grant citizenship certificates to applicants belonging to six minority communities from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan. Relevance: GS-II: Polity and Governance (Citizenship, Government Policies and Interventions, Issues arising out of the design and implementation of these policies) Dimensions of the Article: About the […]
43rd GST Council Meeting
Context: The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council led by Finance Minister, in its first meeting of the financial year 2021-22, decided to exempt IGST on import of free COVID-related supplies till August 31. Relevance: GS-III: Indian Economy (Growth and Development of Indian Economy, Fiscal Policy, Taxation) Dimensions of the Article: GST Council Highlights of […]