Assam’s cow protection Bill
Context: Assam’s Assembly said its primary objective was to check the smuggling of cows to Bangladesh and tabled the Assam Cattle Preservation Bill, 2021. Relevance: GS-II: Polity and Governance (Constitutional Provisions, Government Interventions and Policies, Issues arising out of the design and implementation of policies) Dimensions of the Article: Cattle slaughter in India What is […]
India’s trade with China soared 62% in H1
Context: India’s trade with China in the first half of 2021 rose by a record 62.7%. Relevance: GS-III: Indian Economy (International trade), GS-II: International Relations (India and its Neighbors) Dimensions of the Article: Highlights of the latest data on India-China trade Understanding what we import and what we export to China India’s Dependence on Chinese […]
Funding gap may stump ‘Housing for All’ goal
Context: The government‘s promise to provide ‘Housing for All’ by 2022 faces a severe funding crunch even as implementation is running behind schedule. Relevance: GS-II: Social Justice (Welfare Schemes, Government Policies and Interventions) Dimensions of the Article: Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY- U: Housing for All – Urban) Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana- Gramin (PMAY-G) About […]
Current Affairs for UPSC IAS Exam – 14 July 2021
Contents Assam’s cow protection Bill India’s trade with China soared 62% in H1 Funding gap may stump ‘Housing for All’ goal Assam’s cow protection Bill Context: Assam’s Assembly said its primary objective was to check the smuggling of cows to Bangladesh and tabled the Assam Cattle Preservation Bill, 2021. Relevance: GS-II: Polity and Governance (Constitutional […]
Editorials/Opinions Analyses for UPSC – 14 July 2021
Contents An unproductive idea: On UP Population law An unproductive idea: On UP Population law Context: Incentives and penalties form an integral component of the measures to control population growth, announced by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in July 2021. These steps are aimed at reducing U.P.’s total fertility rate (TFR), recorded as 2.7 […]
An unproductive idea: On UP Population law
Context: Incentives and penalties form an integral component of the measures to control population growth, announced by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in July 2021. These steps are aimed at reducing U.P.’s total fertility rate (TFR), recorded as 2.7 by the National Family Health Survey-4 in 2016, a figure only lower than that of […]
Editorials/Opinions Analyses for UPSC – 13 July 2021
Contents Space tourism race and suborbital flight explained Space tourism race and suborbital flight explained Context: British businessman Richard Branson beat rival Jeff Bezos to reach the edge of space, giving space tourism an official kickstart. But experts and space enthusiasts are in doubt whether the height to which he travelled can be termed ‘space’. […]
Space tourism race and suborbital flight explained
Context: British businessman Richard Branson beat rival Jeff Bezos to reach the edge of space, giving space tourism an official kickstart. But experts and space enthusiasts are in doubt whether the height to which he travelled can be termed ‘space’. Relevance: GS-I: Geography (Physical Geography), GS-III: Science and Technology Dimensions of the Article: Layers of […]
Editorials/Opinions Analyses for UPSC – 12 July 2021
Contents Shaping a trilateral as Rome looks to the Indo-Pacific A Kerala model for an anti-discrimination law Shaping a trilateral as Rome looks to the Indo-Pacific Context: Recently, Italy has begun to signal its intention to enter the Indo-Pacific geography by seeking to join India and Japan in a trilateral partnership. Relevance: GS-II: International Relations […]
A Kerala model for an anti-discrimination law
Context: Shashi Tharoor, MP, has urged the Kerala State government to enact an anti-discrimination law. Mr. Tharoor has written to the Minister for Law in this regard with a draft Bill, saying that a State legislation will help plug gaps in the legal framework on discrimination. Relevance: GS-II: Polity and Governance (Constitutional Provisions, Fundamental Rights, […]