Day: April 23, 2021

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Interactive Strategy / Feedback Session for InstaClasses 2021 by Vinay Sir

  InstaClasses 2021, a full-fledged Online & Offline Guidance Program for 2021, aiming to EQUIP students to succeed, has won the hearts of our large student community. InstaClasses has proved to be pillar of strength for our students amidst the tough days of COVID. Our sole intension of conducting classes – hassle-free, weekly & fortnightly …

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[ ದೈನಂದಿನ ಪ್ರಚಲಿತ ಘಟನೆಗಳು ] ದಿನಾಂಕ – 22ನೇ ಏಪ್ರಿಲ್ 2021

  ಪರಿವಿಡಿ:  ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯ ಅಧ್ಯಯನ ಪತ್ರಿಕೆ 1:  1. ಅಮೇರಿಕಾದ ಅಂತರರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೀಯ ಧಾರ್ಮಿಕ ಸ್ವಾತಂತ್ರ್ಯಆಯೋಗದ (USCIRF) ವರದಿ.   ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯ ಅಧ್ಯಯನ ಪತ್ರಿಕೆ 2: 1. ಸಂವಿಧಾನದ 311 (2) (ಸಿ) ವಿಧಿ. 2. ಉಚ್ಚ ನ್ಯಾಯಾಲಯಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ತಾತ್ಕಾಲಿಕ ನ್ಯಾಯಾಧೀಶರ ನೇಮಕಾತಿಗೆ ಹಸಿರು ನಿಶಾನೆ ತೋರಿದ ಸುಪ್ರೀಂಕೋರ್ಟ್. 3. ವಿಶ್ವ ಪತ್ರಿಕಾ ಸ್ವಾತಂತ್ರ್ಯ ಸೂಚ್ಯಂಕ.   ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯ ಅಧ್ಯಯನ ಪತ್ರಿಕೆ 3: 1. 94ನೇ ವಯಸ್ಸಿನಲ್ಲಿ ನಿಧನರಾದ,ಬ್ಯಾಂಕಿಂಗ್ ಸುಧಾರಣೆಗಳ ಪಿತಾಮಹ: ಮಾಜಿ RBI ಗವರ್ನರ್ ಎಂ.ನರಸಿಂಹಮ್. 2. …

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INSIGHTS DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS + PIB SUMMARY- 23 April 2021

InstaLinks help you think beyond the issue but relevant to the issue from UPSC prelims and Mains exam point of view. These linkages provided in this ‘hint’ format help you frame possible questions in your mind that might arise(or an examiner might imagine) from each current event. InstaLinks also connect every issue to their static …

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Earth Day 2021

Topics Covered: Conservation related issues. Earth Day 2021: Context: Observed on April 22 every year. The year 2021 marks the 51st anniversary of the annual celebrations. This year’s theme for Earth Day is ‘Restore Our Earth’. About the Earth Day: First observed in 1970. The event was triggered by the 1969 Santa Barbara oil spill, …

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Whatsapp privacy policy

Topics Covered: Cyber security related issues. Whatsapp privacy policy: Context: The Delhi High Court has dismissed plea of instant messaging app WhatsApp challenging a decision of the Competition Commission of India (CCI) calling for an investigation into its controversial new privacy policy. What’s the issue? WhatsApp had contended that since the issue of its privacy …

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NASA’s Perseverance mission has extracted oxygen on Mars

Topics Covered: Awareness in space. NASA’s Perseverance mission has extracted oxygen on Mars: Context: A device aboard the rover was able to produce oxygen from the thin Martian atmosphere for the first time. It promises hope for future crewed missions that can rely on this technology for astronauts to breathe and return to Earth. Composition of …

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Fifth session of the Codex Committee on Spices and Culinary Herbs (CCSCH)

Topics Covered: Important International institutions, agencies and fora, their structure, mandate. Fifth session of the Codex Committee on Spices and Culinary Herbs (CCSCH): Context: The session was recently inaugurated by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI). CCSCH has been established under Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC). About the Codex Committee on Spices and …

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Swine fever

Topics Covered: Issues related to health. Swine fever: Context: Certain areas in four districts of Mizoram have been declared as epicentres of the African swine fever (ASF) that has so far killed 1,119 pigs in a month. About African Swine Fever (ASF): ASF is a highly contagious and fatal animal disease that infects domestic and …

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Armenian Genocide

Topics Covered: World History. Armenian Genocide: Context: US President Joe Biden is preparing to formally acknowledge the Armenian Genocide. Every year, Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day will be marked on April 24. What is the Armenian Genocide? While Turkey disagrees, the consensus among historians is that during the Armenian Genocide, between 1915 to 1922, in the …

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Gender bias and inclusion in advertising in India

Topics Covered: Women related issues. Gender bias and inclusion in advertising in India: Context: “Gender bias and inclusion in advertising in India” is a study released recently by UNICEF and the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media. The research measures over 1,000 television and YouTube advertisements aired across India in 2019. The ads analysed were …

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Insights into Editorial: The ordinance route is bad, repromulgation worse

  Context: The central government has repromulgated the ordinance that establishes a commission for air quality management in the National Capital Region, or the Commission for Air Quality Management in National Capital Region and Adjoining Areas Ordinance, 2020. This raises questions about the practice of issuing ordinances to make law, and that of re-issuing ordinances …

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[Insights Secure STHIR– 2021] Daily UPSC Mains Answer Writing Practice: 23 April 2021

Click on EACH question to post/upload you answers. How to Follow Secure Initiative? How to Self-evaluate your answer?  STHIR – 2021: YEARLONG TIMETABLE Join IPM 3.0 to get an assured review of 2 secure answers everyday   General Studies – 1   Topic: Indian culture will cover the salient aspects of Art Forms, literature and Architecture …

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