Editorials/Opinions Analyses For UPSC 5 August 2021
Content: Why switching to electric vehicles is fiscally imprudent? Why switching to electric vehicles is fiscally imprudent? Context: Prem Shankar Jha writes: It would mean subsidising a small affluent section of the car-owning population, when there are better alternatives to fossil fuels available. Relevance: GS Paper 3: Conservation, Environmental Pollution and Degradation, Environmental Impact Assessment. […]
Why switching to electric vehicles is fiscally imprudent?
Context: Prem Shankar Jha writes: It would mean subsidising a small affluent section of the car-owning population, when there are better alternatives to fossil fuels available. Relevance: GS Paper 3: Conservation, Environmental Pollution and Degradation, Environmental Impact Assessment. Mains Questions: For India, gasification holds even greater promise because simple, air-blown gasifiers are already in use […]
Current Affairs for UPSC IAS Exam – 5 August 2021 | Legacy IAS Academy
Contents Limited Liability Partnership (Amendment) Bill 2021 Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR Bill Deposit Insurance & Credit Guarantee Corporation Bill Report on rights abuse in J&K and Kashmir militancy RTE entitlements to be paid through cash transfer Funds allotted for ongoing MPLADS projects lapse Limited Liability Partnership (Amendment) Bill 2021 Context: The Rajya […]
Funds allotted for ongoing MPLADS projects lapse
Context: Virtually half of a belated Rs. 2,200 crore allotted for completing ongoing MPLADS projects in 2020-21 simply lapsed. Relevance: GS-II: Social Justice and Governance (Central Sector Schemes, Government Policies & Interventions) Dimensions of the Article: Members of Parliament Local Area Development (MP-LAD) Features of MPLADS scheme Release of Funds under MPLADS About the recent […]
RTE entitlements to be paid through cash transfer
Context: The Centre plans to pay students their Right to Education entitlements in the form of cash transfers, as part of a revamp and extension of its flagship Samagra Shiksha scheme that was approved by the Cabinet. Relevance: GS-II: Social Justice and Governance (Welfare Schemes, Government Policies and Interventions) Dimensions of the Article: About Samagra […]
Report on rights abuse in J&K and Kashmir militancy
Context: In their latest report, former Supreme Court (SC) judge and former Kashmir interlocutor, who head the Forum for Human Rights in J&K, have warned that “human rights abuses will continue unchecked till J&K remains under a Lieutenant-Governor administration and without an elected government”. Relevance: GS-II: Polity and Constitution (Centre-State relations), GS-II: Governance (Government Policies […]
Deposit Insurance & Credit Guarantee Corporation Bill
Context: The Rajya Sabha passed the Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation (Amendment) Bill amid opposition uproar. Relevance: GS-III: Indian Economy (Growth and Development of Indian Economy, Banking), GS-II: Governance (Government Policies and Interventions) Dimensions of the Article: Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation (DICGC) Bill, 2021 Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation (DICGC) How […]
Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR Bill
Context: The Parliament approved a Bill that seeks to set up a commission for air quality management in the National Capital Region and its adjoining areas. Relevance: GS-III: Environment and Ecology (Environmental Pollution, Pollution Control Measures, Conservation of Environment and Ecology), GS-II: Governance (Government Policies and Interventions) Dimensions of the Article: CAQM in National Capital […]
Limited Liability Partnership (Amendment) Bill 2021
Context: The Rajya Sabha passed the Limited Liability Partnership (Amendment) Bill 2020 which seeks to amend the Limited Liability Partnership Act of 2008. Relevance: GS-III: Indian Economy (Growth and Development of Indian Economy, Inclusive Growth), GS-II: Governance (Government Interventions and policies) Dimensions of the Article: What is Limited Liability Partnership (LLP)? Limited Liability Partnership (Amendment) […]