Current Affairs for UPSC IAS Exam – 18 June 2021
Contents Centre opens 14 disability early intervention centres World Competitiveness Yearbook (WCY) 2021 India extends $100 mn loan to Sri Lanka Centre opens 14 disability early intervention centres Context: The Union Social Justice and Empowerment (SJE) Ministry launched 14 cross disability early intervention centres across the country to provide support to infants and young children […]
Current Affairs for UPSC IAS Exam – 17 June 2021
Contents Corporatisation of Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) Cabinet nod for Inland Vessels Bill, 2021 China tries to Sinicise Tibetan life without the Dalai Lama Corporatisation of Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) Context: Addressing a long pending reform, the Union Cabinet approved a plan to corporatise the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB), which has 41 factories, into seven […]
Current Affairs for UPSC IAS Exam – 16 June 2021
Contents Southwest monsoon is early Delhi HC calls out misuse of UAPA Revised subsidies to spur EV demand ‘Southern Ocean’ recognized as globe’s fifth ocean Southwest monsoon is early Context: The monsoon hit the Kerala coast two days behind schedule in 2021, but has already covered two-thirds of the country. Relevance: GS-I: Geography (Important Geophysical […]
Current Affairs for UPSC IAS Exam – 15 June 2021
Contents SIPRI Year Book 2021 on expanding nuclear arsenal The 47th G7 Summit on Internet curbs and China National AI Portal (INDIAai) NGT notice for rehabilitating displaced Brus SIPRI Year Book 2021 on expanding nuclear arsenal Context: China is in the middle of a significant modernisation and expansion of its nuclear weapon inventory, and India […]
Current Affairs for UPSC IAS Exam – 14 June 2021
Contents Innovations for Defence Excellence challenge PRABANDH portal to track out-of-school children EnVision mission to Venus MSP hiked for mandated Kharif Crops Rare earth metals at the heart of China-U.S. rivalry Innovations for Defence Excellence challenge Context: Defence Minister has approved the budgetary support of Rs. 500 crore to Innovations for Defence Excellence (iDEX) challenge […]
Current Affairs for UPSC IAS Exam – 12 June 2021
Contents SC on food for migrant labourers without ration cards India’s ethanol roadmap: The targets and challenges World First: El Salvador makes bitcoin legal tender SC on food for migrant labourers without ration cards Context: The Supreme Court asked the Centre how it intended to take food to crores of migrant labourers who have no […]
Current Affairs for UPSC IAS Exam – 11 June 2021
Contents New National parks: Dehing Patkai and Raimona ESI coverage for contractual municipal employees Ministry of External Affairs hints at talks with Taliban Nagaland to form panel to pursue Naga issue New National parks: Dehing Patkai and Raimona Context: Assam’s Dehing Patkai wildlife sanctuary was notified as a national park. Raimona reserve forest in western […]
Current Affairs for UPSC IAS Exam – 10 June 2021
Contents Nagorno-Karabakh region and Turkish visit Maldives in UNGA and Indian consulate in Addu Atoll U.S. Senate passes bill to boost U.S. tech industry ‘Surakshit Hum Surakshit Tum Abhiyaan’ Nagorno-Karabakh region and Turkish visit Context: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he will visit Azerbaijan to celebrate its victory over Armenia in a brief war […]
Current Affairs for UPSC IAS Exam – 9 June 2021
Contents ‘Sea snot’ outbreak in Turkey OPCW on Syria & Chemical Weapons Convention Rengma Nagas demand ADC ‘Sea snot’ outbreak in Turkey Context: There has been growing environmental concern in Turkey over the accumulation of ‘sea snot’, a slimy layer of grey or green sludge in the country’s seas, which can cause considerable damage to […]
Current Affairs for UPSC IAS Exam – 8 June 2021
Contents IEA’s World Energy Investment Report, 2021 Srivilliputhur-Megamalai Tiger Reserve & Vaigai Banks to shift Rs. 89,000 crore NPAs to NARCL China hosts ASEAN ministers, with message for Quad IEA’s World Energy Investment Report, 2021 Context: The International Energy Agency (IEA) published the World Energy Investment Report, 2021 which said that most of the Global […]