Current Affairs for UPSC IAS Exam – 15 June 2021
Contents SIPRI Year Book 2021 on expanding nuclear arsenal The 47th G7 Summit on Internet curbs and China National AI Portal (INDIAai) NGT notice for rehabilitating displaced Brus SIPRI Year Book 2021 on expanding nuclear arsenal Context: China is in the middle of a significant modernisation and expansion of its nuclear weapon inventory, and India […]
The 47th G7 Summit on Internet curbs and China
Context: Recently, the Indian Prime Minister addressed the 47th G7 Summit 2021 through video conferencing. Relevance: GS-II: International Relations (Important International Groupings, Foreign Policies affecting India’s Interests) Click Here to read more about the G7 group and G7 Summit Click Here to read more about the new G7 recommendation on minimum corporate tax rate Highlights […]
SIPRI Year Book 2021 on expanding nuclear arsenal
Context: China is in the middle of a significant modernisation and expansion of its nuclear weapon inventory, and India and Pakistan also appear to be expanding their nuclear arsenals, according to Swedish think tank Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) Year Book 2021. Relevance: GS-II: International Relations (Foreign Treaties and Policies affecting India’s Interests), GS-III: […]
National AI Portal (INDIAai)
Context: The ‘National AI Portal’, celebrated its first anniversary on May 28, 2021, in a virtual event attended by nearly 400 participants and dignitaries. Relevance: Prelims, GS-III: Science and Technology Dimensions of the Article: What is Artificial Intelligence (AI)? Significance of Artificial Intelligence: Pros and Cons of AI About the ‘National AI Portal’ What is […]
NGT notice for rehabilitating displaced Brus
Context: The Eastern Zonal Bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has sought response from the Tripura Forest Department and the North Tripura district administration on a public complaint regarding the state government’s move to resettle over 40,000 displaced Brus of western Mizoram in the reserved forest. The NGT asked the state to submit the […]
Editorials/Opinions Analyses for UPSC – 14 June 2021
Contents The world is hardly wired for cyber resilience The world is hardly wired for cyber resilience Context: A string of high-profile cyberattacks in recent months has exposed vulnerabilities in the critical infrastructure of even advanced nations. This has reinforced the need for improved defences against actual, and potential, cyberattacks by all countries across continents. […]
The world is hardly wired for cyber resilience
Context: A string of high-profile cyberattacks in recent months has exposed vulnerabilities in the critical infrastructure of even advanced nations. This has reinforced the need for improved defences against actual, and potential, cyberattacks by all countries across continents. Relevance: GS-III: Internal Security Challenges (Basics of Cyber Security; Role of media and social-networking sites in internal […]
15th June 2021 Current Affairs Quiz
PIB 15th June 2021
PRADHAN MANTRI BHARTIYA JAN AUSHADHI PARIYOJANA Focus: GS II- Government Policies and Interventions Why in news? Minister of State for Chemicals & Fertilizers virtually inaugurated the Pradhan mantri Bhartiya Jan aushadhi Kendra in Pragpur at Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. About Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP) is a campaign launched by the Department […]