Current Affairs Quiz 16 September 2022
Cabinet Has Approved The Addition of Four Tribes To the ST List
Context The Union Cabinet has approved the addition of four tribes to the Scheduled Tribes list. Relevance GS Paper – 2: Constitutional Bodies, Issues Related to SCs & STs Mains Question What do you mean by “scheduled tribes”? Examine the quandary surrounding the development of tribes in India. (150 words) Scheduled Tribes in India According […]
Unseen Consequences Growing Water Crisis of India’s
Context The United Nations World Water Development Report 2022 (UN WWDR 2022) of UNESCO has encapsulated global concern about the sharp increase in freshwater withdrawal from streams, lakes, aquifers, and man-made reservoirs, impending water stress, and water scarcity being experienced in various parts of the world. The report “Groundwater: Making the Invisible Visible” describes the […]
Addition of Tribes to ST List
Context: Recently, government has approved the inclusion of certain communities in the lists of Scheduled Tribes in Chhattisgarh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Himachal Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh, fulfilling long-pending demands from these states. Relevance: GS II: Government policies and Interventions Dimensions of the Article: About Newly Added Tribes Who are the Scheduled Tribes? Constitutional Provisions regarding […]
Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia
Context: Jean-Luc Godard one of the legends of French New Wave cinema, died earlier this week by assisted suicide at the age of 91. Relevance: GS II: Health Dimensions of the Article: What are assisted suicide and euthanasia? Does India allow assisted suicide or euthanasia? Which are the recent cases dealing with this issue in […]
Understanding Compensatory Afforestation
Context: The Union Environment Ministry is likely to allow compensatory afforestation (CA) for development projects executed in the Capital in neighbouring States due to shortage of land in Delhi. 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 the CAF […]
Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Gramin)
Context: Pulling up the States for the delay in completion of the Narendra Modi government’s flagship rural household scheme — Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Gramin) — the Union Ministry of Rural Development has come up with a set of penalties that the State governments will have to bear for any further delay. Relevance: GS II- […]
Tamil Nadu’s New Breakfast Scheme in Schools
Context: Recently, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, at the Madurai Corporation Primary School Aathimoolam II in Simmakal, Madurai, launched the Chief Minister’s Breakfast Scheme for students of Class I to V in government schools. Relevance: GS II: Government policies and Interventions Dimensions of the Article: About Chief Minister’s Breakfast Program Mid-Day-Meal (MDM) Scheme Where should the […]
Current Affairs 16 September 2022
CONTENTS: Tamil Nadu’s new breakfast scheme in schools Addition of Tribes to ST List Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Gramin) Compensatory Afforestation Assisted suicide and Euthanasia Tamil Nadu’s New Breakfast Scheme in Schools Context: Recently, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, at the Madurai Corporation Primary School Aathimoolam II in Simmakal, Madurai, launched the Chief Minister’s Breakfast Scheme […]
Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 16 September 2022
Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 16 September 2022 Contents The seen and unseen consequences of India’s growing water crisis The Cabinet has approved the addition of four tribes to the ST list The Seen and Unseen Consequences of India’s Growing Water Crisis Context The United Nations World Water Development Report 2022 (UN WWDR 2022) of UNESCO […]