31 May 21 Kaleidoscope Effect
(GS PAPER- 3, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SOURCE: HINDUSTAN TIMES) Context: Recently, people of Bangalore observed a bright rainbow ring around sun for a few seconds. This is a rare optical and atmospheric phenomenon...
Current Affairs
31 May 21 Sajag
(GS PAPER-3, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Source: The Hindu) Context: National Security Advisor (NSA), Ajit Doval, has commissioned Indian Coast Guard Offshore Patrol Vessel Sajag. It was dedicated nation to safeguard maritime interests. Highlights: Offshore Patrol...
31 May 21 Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme
(GS PAPER-3, GOVERNMENT SCHEME SOURCE- pib) Context: Government has increased the scope of Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) for three more months overviewing the disruptions caused by second wave of COVID 19...
31 May 21 India must not miss the cryptocurrency bus (Indian Express, GS-2,Governance)
Context:- Cryptocurrency is gaining new currency in the economy. India has banned crypto because it has been misused by miscreants such as Terrorist etc. Current time line:- Satoshi nakomoto invented bitcoin ...
31 May 21 Only a global effort can tame COVID19 (The Hindu, GS-2, Polity)
Context:- Fighting from the COVID-19 can’t take place unless there is a total fight. All the countries have to come together to fight from this obscure monster.The World Health Organization...
31 May 21 A ‘reform wave’ Lakshadweep could do without (The Hindu, Polity, GS-2)
Context:- Recent reforms by the current administrator prafull patel in lakshadweep administration leads to widespread criticism. The pretext of these reforms is to transform Lakshadweep into a Maldivessma type economy. What...
29 May 21 Permanent Commission for Israel and Palestine
(GS PAPER-2, DIPLOMACY SOURCE- THE HINDU) Context: Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) have called United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to establish a permanent commission; who can report on human rights violations across...
29 May 21 Vaccine Partnership
(GS PAPER-2, DIPLOMACY SOURCE THE HINDU) Context: External Affairs Minister, S Jaishankar and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken held a meeting in Washington Highlights: Both of them held a productive discussion on various aspects...
29 May 21 Why UGC’s proposal for ‘blended teaching’ is a bad idea (Indian Express, GS-2, Governance)
Context:- University Grants Commission to encourage “blended teaching” in higher educational institutions effectively means replacement of face-to-face teaching with online teaching. It recommends 30 per cent of courses would be...
29 May 21 Govt. puts off decision on tax relief for COVID-19 supplies(The Hindu, GS-3)
Context:- The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council failed to agree on immediate tax breaks for critical pandemic relief supplies, including COVID-19 vaccines. Why? States such a West bengal, kerala etc...