Current Affairs Quiz 30 May 2022
Veer Savarkar
Focus: GS I- Important Personalities Why In News? On 28th May, India paid tribute to the freedom fighter, Vinayak Damodar Savarkar (Veer Savarkar) on his birth anniversary. Vinayak Damodar Savarkar Period: 28 May 1883 – 26 February 1966 Cause of Death: Fasting (Sallekhana Prayopavesa) He was commonly known as Veer Savarkar (“brave” in his native Marathi language) He was an Indian independence activist, […]
Jal Jeevan Mission
Focus: GS II- Government policies and Interventions Why in News? Keeping in line with Prime Minister vision to provide every rural home with safe drinking water, the country has achieved the milestone of 50% rural households having access to tap water connections. Goa, Telangana, A&N Islands, D&N Haveli and Daman & Diu, Puducherry and Haryana […]
Atal New India Challenge 2.0
Focus: GS II- Polity and Governance (Government Policies and Interventions Why in News? Atal Innovation Mission, NITI Aayog organised ‘National Outreach Meet’ for the second edition of the Atal New India Challenge (ANIC) at International Centre Goa, hosted by AIC-GIM Foundation. About Atal New India Challenge: Atal New India Challenge is a flagship program of Atal […]
Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 30 May 2022
Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 30 May 2022 Contents Digitization will ensure speedy, efficient delivery of justice Steps to improve Criminal Justice System Digitization Will Ensure Speedy, Efficient Delivery of Justice Context The Indian judiciary has increasingly started using technology and the change is reflected in the legal profession in general as well. Relevance GS-II: Government […]
Reservation in Public Employment
Context: Jarnail Singh judgment indicates a critical turn in the jurisprudence of reservation. Relevance: GS-II: Social Justice and Governance (Government Policies and Initiatives, Issues related to Minorities), GS-II: Polity and Constitution (Constitutional Provisions, Important Judgements) Dimensions of the Article: Constitutional Provisions on Reservation Reservation not a fundamental Right Arguments for applying reservation in promotions Mandal […]
The Azerbaijan-Armenia Conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh Enclave
Context: Recently, Armenia’s Prime Minister and Azerbaijan’s President announced that their respective countries would be setting up border security and delimitation commissions, signalling a step towards resolution of a decades-long conflict over the Nagorno-Karabakh Enclave. Relevance: Prelims, GS-II: International Relations (Important Foreign Policies and Developments), GS-I Geography (Maps), GS-I: History (World History) Dimensions of the […]
West Nile Virus
Context: The Kerala health department is on alert after the death of a 47-year-old from Thrissur due to the West Nile Virus. Earlier in 2019, a six-year-old boy in Malappuram district had died of the same infection. Relevance: GS II- Health Dimensions of the Article: About West Nile Virus Transmission Symptoms Detection of WNV About […]
Onset of Monsoon
Context: The southwest monsoon has arrived in Kerala three days before its normal onset date of June 1. As per the India Meteorological Department (IMD) records, this is only the fourth time since 2010 when the monsoon has arrived well ahead of its normal date. Relevance: GS I- Indian Geography Dimensions of the Article: What […]
PIB Summaries 30 May 2022
CONTENTS Veer Savarkar Jal Jeevan Mission Atal New India Challenge 2.0 Veer Savarkar Focus: GS I- Important Personalities Why In News? On 28th May, India paid tribute to the freedom fighter, Vinayak Damodar Savarkar (Veer Savarkar) on his birth anniversary. Vinayak Damodar Savarkar Period: 28 May 1883 – 26 February 1966 Cause of Death: Fasting (Sallekhana Prayopavesa) He was commonly known as Veer […]