Hunger Hotspots – August To November 2021: The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) released a report named Hunger Hotspots – August to November 2021. The 2021 Global Food Crises Report released in May 2021 had already warned of acute food insecurity, soaring to a five-year high, pushing at least […]
The 12th Round Of India-China Corps Commander Level Meeting
The 12th Round Of India-China Corps Commander Level Meeting: The 12th round of India-China Corps Commander Level Meeting was held at the Chushul-Moldo border meeting point on the Indian side. The two sides had an in-depth exchange of views on resolution of remaining areas related to disengagement along the Line of Actual Control in the […]
Preventive Detention : Supreme Court Judgement
Preventive Detention: Preventive detention, the dreaded power of the State to restrain a person without trial, could be used only to prevent public disorder, the Supreme Court held in a judgment. Preventive detention is a necessary evil only to prevent public disorder. The court must ensure that the facts brought before it directly and inevitably […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 3rd August 2021
Today Current Affairs: 3rd August 2021 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
What Are Integrated Theatre Commands?
What Are Integrated Theatre Commands? A table-top war-gaming exercise was held recently among the three services of the armed forces (Navy, Army and Airforce). The aim of this exercise was to evolve a consensus among the three services on the reorganisation of the forces into integrated tri-service theatre commands and fine-tune the model. India currently […]
Section 66A Of The Information Technology Act
Section 66A Of The Information Technology Act: The Centre has said that the Ministries of Information and Technology and Home Affairs had done their best to disseminate knowledge about the Supreme Court judgment in Shreya Singhal case on Section 66A. Despite this, many cases have been registered under this section. The Centre has made the […]
Ashwagandha For Promoting Recovery From COVID-19
Ashwagandha For Promoting Recovery From COVID-19: India and the UK have collaborated to conduct a study on ‘Ashwagandha (AG)’ for promoting recovery from Covid-19. After the trial’s success, ‘Ashwagandha’ will be a proven medicinal treatment to prevent infection and be recognised by the scientific community worldwide. This is the first time that the Ministry of […]
What is e-RUPI?
e-RUPI: Voucher Based Digital Payment System: The Indian government is going to launch an electronic voucher based digital payment system e-RUPI. There are already many countries using the voucher system for example the US, Colombia, Chile, Sweden, Hong Kong, etc. e-RUPI: It is a cashless and contactless method for digital payment. It is a Quick […]
Provincial Status To Gilgit-Baltistan: Pakistan
Provincial Status To Gilgit-Baltistan: Pakistan It has been reported that, Pakistani authorities have finalised a law (26th Constitutional Amendment Bill), to award provisional provincial status to strategically located Gilgit-Baltistan. About Gilgit-Baltistan: Gilgit-Baltistan is one of the disputed territories of India. It is a chunk of high-altitude territory located on the north western corner of the […]
India Assumes UNSC Presidency
India Assumes UNSC Presidency: India assumed the presidency of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for the month of August 2021. This will be the country’s first presidency during its 2021-22 tenure as a non-permanent member of the Security Council. India began its two-year tenure as a non-permanent member of the UNSC in January 2021. […]
