TOTAL LUNAR ECLIPSE & SUPERMOON Subject : Geography Context : Recently, a super-celestial event took place as the first lunar eclipse of 2021 took place. The event was more special as it coincided with a supermoon, a total lunar eclipse and a red blood moon all at once. Concept : Supermoon NASA notes […]
PFRDA Subject : National Organisations Context : The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) crossed the milestone of Rs 6 lakh crore (Rs 6 trillion) of Assets Under Management (AUM) under the National Pension System (NPS) and Atal Pension Yojana (APY), after 13 years. Concept : PFRDA is a statutory body established […]
ACCR PORTAL & AYUSH SANJIVANI APP Subject : Governance Context : Recently, the Ministry of AYUSH has launched the Ayush Clinical Case Repository (ACCR) portal and Ayush Sanjivani App. Concept : Ayush Clinical Case Repository (ACCR) Portal It is the dedicated section for reporting and publishing details of Covid 19 cases treated through […]
QUAD Subject : International Relations Context : Quad ‘targeting’ China, says Consul General. Concept : It is a four-nation alliance of India, Australia, USA and Japan which was established in 2007. It is often dubbed as an “Asian” or “mini” NATO, and is viewed as a counterbalance to China’s military and economic clout […]
TULSA RACE MASSACRE Subject : International Relations Context : US President Joe Biden will next week visit the city of Tulsa in Oklahoma state, in honour of the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa race massacre, known among the worst incidents of racial strife in American history. Concept : In 1921, from the evening […]
ICAO Subject : International Organisations Context : International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) will hold an urgent meeting in Montreal, Canada, on May 27 to discuss the forcibly diversion of the Ryanair plane, which was flying from Greece to Lithuania, to land in Belarus on May 23 after Western powers called for the UN […]
SAFE HARBOR PROVISIONS Subject : Current Events / Governance Context :New rules have come into effect, taking away the protection granted to social media intermediaries under Section 79 of the IT Act if they fail to comply. Concept : The safe harbour provisions have been defined under Section 79 of the IT Act, […]
LINE OF CONTROL Subject : Defence / Security Context : India Can’t Accept Terrorism Legitimate as Diplomacy: S Jaishankar on LoC Ceasefire Concept : The LoC emerged from the 1948 as “ceasefire line” negotiated by the UN after the Kashmir War. It was designated as the LoC in 1972, following the Shimla Agreement […]
GST COMPENSATION Subject : Governance Context : Opposition-ruled states discuss extension of compensation period ahead of GST Council meet on May 28. Concept : GST Compensation After the introduction of GST States have very limited taxation rights as most of the taxes, barring those on petroleum, alcohol, and stamp duty, were subsumed under […]
RECLINING BUDDHA Subject : Culture Context : Recently, India’s largest statue of the Reclining Buddha was to have been installed at the Buddha International Welfare Mission temple in Bodh Gaya on the occasion of Buddha Purnima. The ceremony has been put off due to Covid-19 restrictions. Concept : Reclining Buddha The reclining Buddha […]