15 Jun 21 PASIPHAE
(GS PAPER-3, INNOVATIONS SOURCE- Indian Express) Context- The Wide Area Linear Optical Polarimeter (WALOP), which is a prime instrument for the PASIPHAE Project, is being developed by Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and...
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15 Jun 21 Operation Olivia
(GS PAPER-3, Conservation Source- The Hindu) Context- The Indian Coast guard has pressed into service an aircraft for 'Operation Oliva' to protect Olive Ridley Turtle recently Indian Coast Guard- It is an Armed Force, Search...
15 Jun 21 The road from Galwan, a year later(The Hindu, GS-2, International relations)
Context:- On June 15 , 2020 , the Line of Actual Control (LAC) witnessed its first deaths after 1975.when 20 Indian soldiers had a violent clash with China’s People’s Liberation...
14 Jun 21 Jump of Indian Economy from Primary to Tertiary
( GS PAPER-3, Sectors of Economy Source- pib) Context: Indian economy is divided into three sectors i:e; primary sector that deals with agriculture related aspects, secondary sector that deals with manufacturing related angle...
14 Jun 21 National AI Portal
(GS PAPER-3, Government Policies, and Interventions Source- The Hindu) Context- The ‘National AI Portal’, has celebrated its first anniversary on 28th May 2021. Key Points- About the National AI Portal: It is a...
14 Jun 21 Sedition Law
(GS PAPER-2, Fundamental Right Source- Indian Express) Context- Recently, the decision of the Supreme Court has quashed the sedition charges against a senior journalist. Civil society has hailed this as a rootless...
14 Jun 21 Demand stokes illegal rosewood felling (GS-1, Geography, GS-3, environment and ecology)
Context:- A steep demand in the international market for musical instruments and furniture caused illegal felling of the endangered tropical hardwood tree. What is Evergreen forest:- Conditions for Evergreen Forest:- ...
14 Jun 21 The world is hardly wired for cyber resilience (The Hindu, GS-2, Internal security)
Current Affairs, GS Paper III, Science and technology, Use of technology in the people's lives
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Context:- Cyber security means securing cyberspace from attack and economic espionage. Cyberspace is nothing but the interconnectedness of IT infrastructure such as Internet, Telecom networks, computer systems etc. Types of Cyber...
12 Jun 21 Global Liveability Index
(GS PAPER-2, Transparency and Accountability SOURCE- Indian Express) Context- In the Economist Intelligence Unit’s (EIU) Global Liveability Index of 140 cities around the world Auckland (New Zealand) has topped the list. Highlights- Global Liveability...
12 Jun 21 Monsoon malady (The Hindu, GS-1, Geography, Issues in urbanisation)
Context:- The monsoon over the greater Mumbai region has come to be characterised by the unsettling annual spectacle of collapsing buildings. An unsafe multi-storeyed building in a core area of...
