Current Affairs for UPSC IAS Exam – 14 August 2021 | Legacy IAS Academy
Contents All about ISRO’s GSLV-F10 failure: EOS-03 Mission Vehicle-scrappage policy and circular economy FEMBoSA – 2021 Annual Meeting Open Acreage Licensing Programme Britain imposes sanctions on Belarus All about ISRO’s GSLV-F10 failure: EOS-03 Mission Context: The launch of earth observation satellite EOS-03, aboard the Indian Space Research Organisation ’s (Isro) heavy launch vehicle GSLV-F10 was […]
All about ISRO’s GSLV-F10 failure: EOS-03 Mission
Context: The launch of earth observation satellite EOS-03, aboard the Indian Space Research Organisation ’s (Isro) heavy launch vehicle GSLV-F10 was unsuccessful as the third stage of the engine did not ignite. The performance of the first and second stages was normal. However, the Cryogenic Upper Stage ignition did not happen due to technical anomaly. […]
Vehicle-scrappage policy and circular economy
Context: Recently, the Prime Minister launched the National Vehicle Scrappage Policy on August 13, 2021. Relevance: GS-III: Environment and Ecology (Environmental Pollution and Degradation, Conservation of the Environment, Government Policies and Interventions), GS-III: Indian Economy (Macroeconomics) Dimensions of the Article: About the National Vehicle Scrappage Policy Benefits of the National Vehicle Scrappage Policy policy What […]
FEMBoSA – 2021 Annual Meeting
Context: Chief Election Commissioner of India and current Chairman of Forum of the Election Management Bodies of South-Asia (FEMBoSA) inaugurated the 11th Annual meeting of the FEMBoSA for the year 2021. Relevance: GS-II: International Relations (Foreign Policies affecting India’s Interests, Important International Groupings, India and its neighbors) Dimensions of the Article: What is FEMBoSA? Objectives […]
Open Acreage Licensing Programme
Context: Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas launches Open Acreage Licensing Programme Bid Round-VI which offers the potential investors freedom to carve out blocks of their choice through submission of Expression of Interest (EoI). Relevance: GS-III: Industry and Infrastructure (Industrial Policy, Infrastructure, Government Policies and Interventions) Dimensions of the Article: Open Acreage Licensing Programme (OALP) […]
Britain imposes sanctions on Belarus
Context: Britain imposed sanctions on Belarus’s potash and petroleum product exports in an attempt to put pressure on President Alexander Lukashenko, who swiftly retorted that London should “choke on” the new measures. Relevance: Prelims, GS-II: International Relations, GS-I: Geography (Maps) Dimensions of the Article: The Story behind the sanctions on Belarus About Belarus The Story […]
14 August 2021 Current Affairs Quiz
PIB – 14 August 2021
OPEN NETWORK FOR DIGITAL COMMERCE Focus: GS III- Indian Economy Why in News? The Union Minister of Commerce & Industry chaired a meeting for the review of the Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) initiative of DPIIT. About Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) project The Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) is a […]