07 December 2021 Current Affairs Quiz
07 December Static Quiz 2021 (Geography)
Editorials/Opinions Analyses for UPSC 06 December 2021
Contents A docket full of unresolved constitutional cases Implementation of Kasturirangan Committee recommendations A docket full of unresolved constitutional cases Context: During the framing of the Indian Constitution, it was proposed that any petition alleging a breach of fundamental rights by the state ought to be judicially decided within one month. It was recommended during […]
Editorials/Opinions Analyses for UPSC 07 December 2021
Contents The need to reopen anganwadis Cooperation awaits its ‘finding Raiffeisen’ moment The need to reopen anganwadis Context: Being closed since the April 2020-lockdown, anganwadis are slowly reopening. Those in Karnataka, Bihar and Tamil Nadu are opening or considering opening shortly. As part of the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS), anganwadis play a crucial role […]
Cooperation awaits its ‘finding Raiffeisen’ moment
Context: ‘Cooperation has failed, but cooperation must succeed,’ wrote the All India Rural Credit Survey Committee in 1954. These were the words of Venkatappiah, first Executive Director of Reserve Bank of India and member of the Committee. Relevance: GS-II: Polity and Constitution (Constitutional Provisions, Cooperatives Movement in India) Dimensions of the Article: Co-operative Movement in […]
The need to reopen anganwadis
Context: Being closed since the April 2020-lockdown, anganwadis are slowly reopening. Those in Karnataka, Bihar and Tamil Nadu are opening or considering opening shortly. As part of the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS), anganwadis play a crucial role in supporting households, particularly from low-income families, by providing childcare, health and nutrition, education, supplementary nutrition, immunisation, […]
Current Affairs 07 December 2021 for UPSC Exam | Legacy IAS Academy
Contents Nagaland probe on AFSPA and 1997 SC judgment India-Russia partnership and pact for military cooperation Bill to correct drafting error in NDPS Act introduced SC stays OBC quota in local body polls in Maharashtra Afforestation funds released to states Nagaland probe on AFSPA and 1997 SC judgment Context: The killing of civilians in a […]
Nagaland probe on AFSPA and 1997 SC judgment
Context: The killing of civilians in a botched ambush by the armed forces in Nagaland’s Mon district and its violent fallout have put the spotlight on the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act [AFSPA] of 1958. The death of 15 people — six of them coal miners “mistaken” as extremists — and a soldier over 24 […]
India-Russia partnership and pact for military cooperation
Context: 21st annual India-Russia summit meeting between the Indian Prime Minister and Russian President is a strong step towards expanding India’s engagement envelope with Russia. Russian and Indian Foreign and Defence Ministers also took part in the first “2+2” ministerial meeting between India and Russia held ahead of the annual summit. Relevance: GS-II: International Relations […]
Afforestation funds released to states
Context: The Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA) has so far disbursed ₹48,606 crore to 32 States, according to a response by the Environment Ministry in the Lok Sabha. Relevance: GS-III: Environment and Ecology (Conservation of Environment and Ecology), GS-II: Governance (Governmental Policies and Initiatives) Dimensions of the Article: Understanding Compensatory Afforestation About […]