09 Jun 21 Global Minimum Tax
(GS Paper-3, Economy Source- Economic and political weekly) Context- At the G-7 meet held in London on 5th June 2021, a historic agreement was made to set the Global minimum tax rate. Key...
Current Affairs
09 Jun 21 A necessary reversion (The Hindu, Governance,GS-2)
Context:- Government’s COVID-19 policy went haywire when the central government decided for decentralisation of procurement of vaccines. Now because of the pressure from the media and the supreme court continuously...
09 Jun 21 State interventions, Lakshadweep’s future (Polity and governance, GS-2, The Hindu)
Context:- Administration in the lakshadweep took the administrative decision for the reforms. On this point 4 legislations or laws/ rules have been enacted. What are those legislation:- The Lakshadweep Animal Preservation...
09 Jun 21 Human Trafficking: Are we revolving the needles anticlockwise
(GS PAPER- 3, SOCIAL JUSTICE AND INTERNAL SECURITY SOURCE- Pib, Livemint) Context- In the recent controversy over human trafficking and bonded labor in Punjab, the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India has defined the...
09 Jun 21 China’s Meeting with ASEAN: Warning or challenge to QUAD
(GS PAPER-2- Bilateral, Regional and Global Groupings Source- The Hindu) Context- China is hosting a virtual meeting of ASEAN ministers on 7th and 8th June trying for financial cooperation and aligning COVID-19 restoration...
08 Jun 21 New Consulate General of India in Maldives
(GS PAPER- 2, DIPLOMACY SOURCE- THE HINDU) Context- The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister has approved the opening of the first Consulate General of India in Addu City, the Maldives...
08 Jun 21 Autonomy of Hong Kong
(GS PAPER- 2, DIPLOMACY SOURCE- The Hindu) Context- The Trump administration no longer regards Hong Kong as autonomous from mainland China. That sets the stage for the possible withdrawal of the preferential trade...
08 Jun 21 Model Tenancy Act
(GS PAPER-2, GOVERNANCE AND POLICY INTERVENTION SOURCE- Pib) Context- Recently The Union Cabinet has approved the Model Tenancy Act to be sent to the States and Union Territories to enact legislation or amend...
07 Jun 21 Black Carbon and Glacier Melting
(GS PAPER-1, GEOGRAPHY Source- The Hindu) Context: The report titled “Glaciers of the Himalayas: Climate Change, Black Carbon and Regional Resilience” says that the glaciers are melting faster than the global average ice...
07 Jun 21 Indo Russia Geometry
(GS PAPER-2, DIPLOMACY SOURCE- THE HINDU) Context- Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov was in New Delhi on a two-day visit to India and held delegation level talks with his Indian counterpart. Background: Relations with Russia...