JUNE 2021 CURRENT AFFAIRS | MONTHLY COMPILATION
Legacy IAS June 2021 Current Affairs Monthly Compilation includes Editorial Analysis and PIB Summaries which are essential for UPSC Civil Services Exam (IAS Exam) at both the Prelims and Mains levels and the content is segregated in accordance with the subjects in the UPSC Syllabus. Click Here for the June 2021 Monthly Current Affairs Compilation. […]
Editorials/Opinions Analyses for UPSC – 16 July 2021
Content: Failure to act against hate speech at Centre and in states is the real ‘double engine effect’ Failure to act against hate speech at Centre and in states is the real ‘double engine effect’ Context: Following a Supreme Court directive in the case of Pravasi Bhalai Sangathan v. Union of India, the Law Commission, […]
Failure to act against hate speech at Centre and in states is the real ‘double engine effect’
Context: Following a Supreme Court directive in the case of Pravasi Bhalai Sangathan v. Union of India, the Law Commission, in its 57-page report, made concrete recommendations in 2017 to the government on “prohibiting incitement to hatred” and “causing fear, alarm, or provocation of violence in certain cases.” Relevance: GS-II: Polity and Governance (Indian Constitution—Historical […]
Current Affairs for UPSC IAS Exam – 16 July 2021
Contents Reservoir levels remain below normal in 5 states Livestock schemes to be merged Akalis to move adjournment motion in LS on Farm Laws Sedition law- Developments in SC: Strong message to Govt. Reservoir levels remain below normal in 5 states Context: The southwest monsoon may have covered the whole of India, but the level […]
Reservoir levels remain below normal in 5 states
Context: The southwest monsoon may have covered the whole of India, but the level of water in reservoirs remained below normal in five states: Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan, Nagaland and Madhya Pradesh. Relevance: GS-I: Geography (Water Sources), GS-III: Environment and Ecology (Conservation of water and other resources) Dimensions of the Article: Introduction to Water Crisis […]
Livestock schemes to be merged
Context: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) decided that the Central government will spend ₹9,800 crore on livestock development over the next five years in a bid to leverage almost ₹55,000 crore of outside investment into the sector. Relevance: GS-III: Agriculture (Agriculture and allied industries, Economics of Animal-Rearing) Dimensions of the Article: Role of […]
Akalis to move adjournment motion in LS on Farm Laws
Context: Ahead of the Monsoon session of Parliament the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) has decided to move an adjournment motion in the Lok Sabha against the government on the three controversial farm laws. Relevance: GS-II: Polity and Governance (Constitutional Provisions, Legislature) Dimensions of the Article: Adjournment Motion Calling Attention Motion Other Important Motions in the […]
Sedition law- Developments in SC: Strong message to Govt.
Context: The Chief Justice of India indicated that Section 124A (sedition) of the Indian Penal Code may have passed its time asking the government what was the need for the ‘colonial law’ of sedition after 75 years of Independence. Relevance: GS-II: Polity and Governance (Judiciary, Important Judgements, Constitutional Provisions – Fundamental Rights, Government Interventions and […]
16 July 2021 Current Affairs Quiz
PIB – 16 July 2021
COVID TEEKA SANG SURAKSHIT VAN, DHAN AUR UDDYAM Focus: GS III- Government Policies and Interventions Why in News? Minister of Tribal Affairs virtually launched the nationwide campaign “COVID Teeka Sang Surakshit Van, Dhan aur Uddyam” to accelerate the pace of COVID vaccination among tribals in India. About COVID Teeka Sang Surakshit Van, Dhan aur Uddyam: […]