JANUARY 2022 CURRENT AFFAIRS | MONTHLY COMPILATION | Legacy IAS
Legacy IAS January 2022 Current Affairs Monthly Compilation includes Editorial Analysis and PIB Summaries which are essential for UPSC Civil Services Exam (IAS Exam) at both the Prelims and Mains levels and the content is segregated in accordance with the subjects in the UPSC Syllabus. Click Here for the January 2022 Monthly Current Affairs Compilation. […]
Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 23 February 2022
Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 23 February 2022 Contents: Russian recognition WTO Trips Russian Recognition Context: Russia has recently announced its formal recognition for the Donbas region enclaves (Oblasts) of Donetsk and Luhansk in Eastern Ukraine. This significantly impacts the diplomatic gains made so far that aimed to improve the relationship between Russia and Ukraine. Relevance: […]
Current Affairs Quiz 23 February 2022
Current Affairs 23 February 2022
CONTENTS Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) Mid-day meal scheme Leprosy Meta’s AI Supercomputer India on Ukraine crisis Fundamental duties Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) Context: A committee constituted by the Union Home Ministry in December to study the withdrawal of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, or AFSPA, from Nagaland, slated to submit […]
PIB Summaries 23 February 2022
CONTENTS PM CARES for Children Scheme Financial Stability and Development Council PM CARES for Children Scheme Context: The Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of India has extended the PM Cares for Children Scheme till 28th February, 2022. Relevance: GS II- Government Policies and Intervention Dimensions of the Article: About PM CARES For Children scheme […]
Static Quiz 23 February 2022 (Environment)
Mid-day Meal Scheme
Context: Responding to criticism on not starting mid-day meals despite opening of schools a week ago, the Delhi government said that it has been distributing dry rations instead as only half of the students were attending its schools. For 100% children to get the benefit of mid-day meal, door to door delivery of dry ration […]
Meta’s AI Supercomputer
Context: Facebook-parent Meta announced that it is building an AI supercomputer, the AI Research SuperCluster (RSC). The company said that this will be the fastest supercomputer in the world once fully built by mid-2022. The device is said to accelerate AI research and help in building the metaverse, the next major computing platform. Relevance: GS III- […]
Leprosy
Context: According to the latest report by the Leprosy Mission Trust India, the Covid-19 pandemic and its ensuing recommendations on social distancing and lockdowns caused a fall of 62.5% in the detection of active leprosy cases between April and September 2020 in four States — Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Bihar and Madhya Pradesh. Relevance: GS II- Health Dimensions of the Article: What is Leprosy? What are the […]
India on Ukraine Crisis
Context: At an emergency meeting called by the UNSC on the Russia-Ukraine crisis, India said the immediate priority was de-escalation. The meeting came after Russia’s President Vladimir Putin recognised the independence of two Russian-backed separatist regions in eastern Ukraine. Relevance: GS-II: International Relations Dimensions of the Article: 6 takeaways from New Delhi’s statement at the […]