1. Serious issue if 3 cr. ration cards were cancelled, says SC Revoked for no Aadhaar link, says plea The Supreme Court on Wednesday said it was a “very serious” matter if the Centre had really cancelled around three crore ration cards, even those of tribal people and the poor, solely because they could not […]
1. Come out with ‘rule curve’ for Mullaperiyar: SC Failure to give information will attract appropriate action, it tells Tamil Nadu The Supreme Court on Tuesday said the Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary will be “personally responsible” and “appropriate action” will be taken on failure to give information on the ‘rule curve’ for the Mullaperiyar dam […]
1. Over 60% OBC, SC posts vacant in IIMs 93% of ST posts of professors at Central varsities unfilled More than half of the faculty positions reserved for the OBCs in Central institutions of higher education are vacant while about 40% of those reserved for the Scheduled Castes and Tribes also remain unfilled, Education Minister […]
1. Centre likely to allow residents to fill their NPR details online No ‘biometrics or documents’ will be collected, says Home Ministry report The Centre will allow residents to fill the National Population Register (NPR) form on their own, through the online mode, a month before the door-to-door enumeration by Census officials starts. After filling […]
1. ‘Focus on growth than inflation’ CEA’s comment on economic priorities comes ahead of policy framework review Chief Economic Advisor (CEA) Krishnamurthy Subramanian said on Saturday that the country requires growth at this juncture, even with economic trade-offs, as it aspires to increase its dominance and self- reliance in the global economy. Dr. Subramanian’s comment […]
1. Quad leaders for ‘open, free’ Indo-Pacific Focus on vaccines, climate change, emerging tech makes group a force for global good, says PM Modi Members of the Quadrilateral framework, or Quad, will become “closer than ever before”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday, in his address to the first-ever leadership summit of the grouping. […]
1. Covaxin off clinical trial mode Indigenous vaccine cleared for emergency use, amid a surge in COVID-19 cases India’s indigenous COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin, from Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech, has been taken off the clinical trial mode and is now authorised for emergency use on a par with Oxford-AstraZeneca’s Covishield, NITI Aayog’s member (health) V.K. Paul said […]
1. Kerala HC restrains Centre on IT rules Online legal news portal challenges regulations The Kerala High Court on Wednesday restrained the Centre from taking coercive action against Live Law Media Private Ltd., which owns a legal news portal, for not complying with Part III of the new IT (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics […]
1. Over 72% rise in UAPA cases in 2019 1,948 persons were arrested in 1,226 cases registered across the country that year There has been over 72% increase in the number of persons arrested under the UAPA (Unlawful Activities [Prevention] Act) in 2019 compared to year 2015, data provided by the Ministry of Home Affairs […]
1. SC seeks States’ views on 50% cap on quota Court to examine if three-decade-old verdict needs a relook The Supreme Court on Monday decided to examine whether its nearly three-decade-old judgment which fixed reservation for the marginalised and the poor in government jobs and educational institutions at 50% needs a relook. In 1992, a […]
Why are Azerbaijan and Armenia fighting again? The centre of the conflict is the Nagorno-Karabakh region Fresh clashes erupted on the Armenia-Azerbaijan border on Sunday, threatening to push the former Soviet republics back to war 26 years after a ceasefire was reached. Dozens have been killed so far as the violence is entering the third […]
UN and the retreat from multilateralism The UN’s capacity to face diverse challenges depends upon nations acting collectively “Prime Minister Narendra Modi focused on UN reforms and India’s contribution to UN Peacekeeping, at the 75th session of the UNGA on September 26, 2020, in New York.” AFP The United Nations commemorated its 75th anniversary on […]
Farm Bills: who gains and who loses Will States and their Agricultural Produce Market Committees be impacted? What does it mean for government procurement? The story so far: Farmers have taken to the streets, protesting against three Bills on agriculture market reforms that were passed by Parliament last week and will become laws once they […]
1. Vodafone wins $2 bn tax case International tribunal rules that India’s demand is in breach of ‘fair treatment’ Vodafone Group Plc said on Friday that it had won an international arbitration case against the Indian government, ending one of the most high-profile disputes in the country involving a $2 billion tax claim. An international […]
Will the farm bills benefit farmers? The APMC Bypass Bill leaves too much to the benevolence of private players Three farm bills — the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Bill, the Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill (commonly referred to as the APMC Bypass Bill), and the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price […]
E-learning in India, a case of bad education In poorly performing educational systems as in the country, online learning may not usher in a revolution Equality of opportunity to all is one of the basic principles of our Constitution. From an educational point of view, John Dewey, American philosopher, psychologist, and educational reformer, strongly argued […]
Parliament passes Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code Bill The Lok Sabha on Monday passed the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Second Amendment) Bill, which provides that insolvency proceedings against defaulting companies will not be initiated for at least six months starting from March 25. It was earlier passed by the Rajya Sabha. Responding to the issues raised […]
1.Amid fierce protests, Rajya Sabha passes two farm Bills Govt. should send them to Select Committee for scrutiny, say Opposition parti Two of the three agriculture-related legislation piloted by the Narendra Modi government, aimed at liberalising the farm sector, were passed by the Rajya Sabha by voice vote on Sunday amid a din as the […]
1. Rules of engagement on the LAC What are the agreements that govern India and China’s actions? Why is the troops build-up significant? The story so far: On Tuesday, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh told Parliament that China had mobilised a large number of troops and armaments along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with several […]
1.Reject this inequitable climate proposal The UN Secretary General’s recent advice to India amounts to asking for its virtual de-industrialisation and stagnation The UN Secretary General António Guterres’s call for India to give up coal immediately and reduce emissions by 45% by 2030 is a call to de-industrialise the country and abandon the population to […]
Current affairs decide a large share of marks in UPSC Prelims, Mains and the Interview, and in TNPSC exams. Every morning our faculty publish the day’s important news from The Hindu, PIB, Indian Express and other sources — explained, organised by GS paper, and linked to the syllabus.
What each daily post includes
The key news of the day, grouped by GS Paper 1, 2, 3 and 4
Background and the static syllabus topic each story connects to
