PIB – 05 August 2021
FAST TRACK COURTS Focus: GS II- Polity Why in News? Cabinet approves continuation of Centrally Sponsored Scheme for Fast Track Special Courts for further 2 years 1023 Fast Track Special Courts set up for speedy disposal of cases of rape and cases under POCSO Act About Fast-track courts : Fast-track courts (FTCs) are created primarily […]
05 August Static Quiz 2021 (Polity)
Tribunals Reforms Bill, 2021
Context: The Tribunal Reforms Bill, 2021 was passed in Lok Sabha amid opposition demanding further discussion on the Bill. Relevance: GS-II: Polity and Constitution (Constitutional Provisions, Quasi-Judicial Bodies), GS-II: Governance (Government Policies and Interventions) Dimensions of the Article: The Tribunal Reforms Bill, 2021 The Need for the Tribunal Reforms bill Key Issues with the Bill […]
SC on Section 433A and Governor’s pardoning power
Context: The Supreme Court held that the Governor of a State can pardon prisoners, including death row ones, even before they have served a minimum 14 years of prison sentence. Relevance: GS-II: Polity and Constitution (Constitutional Provisions, Union and State Executive) Dimensions of the Article: Section 433A in The Code Of Criminal Procedure, 1973 President’s […]
Climate crisis and emissions from India’s dairy sector
Context: Agriculture contributes significantly to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions release by cattle and from animal waste. Relevance: GS-III: Environment and Ecology (Environmental Pollution, Conservation of Environment, Climate Change), GS-III: Agriculture Dimensions of the Article: Dairy Sector and Environmental Damage Other issues with dairy sector according to activists Background to the Dairy Sector in India Dairy […]
MHA says steep decline in cross-border firing in J&K
Context: According to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), there was a steep decline in cross-border firing by Pakistan in Jammu and Kashmir till June 2021 compared to the number of ceasefire violations reported in 2020. Relevance: GS-II: International Relations (India’s Neighbors, Foreign Policies and Agreements affecting India’s Interests) Dimensions of the Article: About MHA’s […]
New frog species in Western Ghats
Context: Researchers from University of Delhi have named a newly-discovered frog species as Minervarya Pentali. Relevance: Prelims, GS-III: Environment and Ecology (Species in News) Dimensions of the Article: About the new frog species discovered About the new frog species discovered The new frog species named Minervarya Pentali belongs to the family of Dicroglossidae which comprises […]
Editorials/Opinions Analyses For UPSC 4 August 2021
Content: Poverty in India is on the rise again Poverty in India is on the rise again Context: India has not released its Consumption Expenditure Survey (CES) data since 2011-12. Normally a CES is conducted by the National Sample Survey Office (NSO) every five years. But the CES of 2017-18 (already conducted a year late) […]
Poverty in India is on the rise again
Context: India has not released its Consumption Expenditure Survey (CES) data since 2011-12. Normally a CES is conducted by the National Sample Survey Office (NSO) every five years. But the CES of 2017-18 (already conducted a year late) was not made public by the Government of India. Now, we hear that a new CES is […]