Current Affairs for UPSC IAS Exam – 10 August 2021 | Legacy IAS Academy
Contents IPCC 2021 report on Climate Change India Plastics Pact initiative NCLT vacancies pointed out by panel SC: Govt. delaying Collegium recommendations IPCC 2021 report on Climate Change Context: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) recently published its sixth assessment report (AR6) titled “Climate Change 2021: The Physical Science Basis”. Relevance: GS-III: Environment and Ecology […]
Editorials/Opinions Analyses For UPSC 10 August 2021
Content: Code red: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report Code red: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report Context: The IPCC has issued arguably its strongest warning yet on impending catastrophe from unmitigated global warming caused by human activity, lending scientific credence to the argument that rising wildfires, heatwaves, extreme rainfall and floods witnessed in recent […]
Code red: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report
Context: The IPCC has issued arguably its strongest warning yet on impending catastrophe from unmitigated global warming caused by human activity, lending scientific credence to the argument that rising wildfires, heatwaves, extreme rainfall and floods witnessed in recent times are all strongly influenced by a changing climate. Relevance: GS Paper 3: Conservation, Environmental Pollution and […]
10 August 2021 Current Affairs Quiz
PIB – 10 August 2021
PRADHAN MANTRI SURAKSHA BIMA YOJANA Focus: GS II- Welfare schemes About Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana It was launched on 9th May 2015. The scheme aims to bring the uninsured population under insurance cover. This scheme is available at a highly affordable premium of Rs.12/- per year. The scheme can be chosen by individuals […]
10 August Static Quiz 2021 (Indian Economy)
The sovereign right to tax is not absolute
Context: An important bill introduced in Parliament last week aims to nullify the regressive 2012 amendment in the Income Tax Act. The 2012 amendment overturned the Supreme Court’s decision in Vodafone International Holdings v. Union of India and made the income tax law retroactively applicable on indirect transfer of Indian assets. Relevance: GS Paper 3: […]
Pensilungpa Glacier retreat due to warming
Context: A recent study has found that the Pensilungpa Glacier located in Ladakh’s Zanskar Valley is retreating due to increase in temperature and decrease in precipitation during winters. Relevance: GS-I: Geography (Physical Geography, Distribution of Key Natural Resources, Water Resources, Important Geophysical Phenomena), GS-III: Environment and Ecology (Climate change and its impact) Dimensions of the […]
Sunderbans is now drowning in plastic
Context: Cyclone-ravaged Sunderbans is now drowning in plastic as plastic accumulating in the isolated islands of the fragile ecosystem are cause for great concern. Relevance: GS-III: Environment and Ecology (Environmental Pollution and Degradation, Conservation of the Environment and Ecology), GS-I: Geography (Physical Geography, Indian Geography) Dimensions of the Article: Sunderbans Flora and Fauna of the […]
Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (AMOC) weakens
Context: The Atlantic Ocean’s current system (AMOC) could be weakening to such an extent that it could soon bring big changes to the world’s weather according to a recent study. Relevance: GS-I: Geography (Climatology, Important geographical phenomena), GS-III: Environment and Ecology (Impact of Climate Change) Dimensions of the Article: What are Ocean Currents? Factors responsible […]