Front Page After Galwan Valley, troops on both sides start pulling back in Hotspring sector As Covid curve rises, surge in ventilators causes glut US tells foreign students with online classes to go, universities look at options Beijing proposed Wang-Doval talks after Galwan to reduce tensions Govt & Politics Amid LAC standoff, India, US discuss … Read more
Front Page Army pulls back 1.5 km from clash site (GS-2) Centre to lay down vaccine trial norms (GS-2) Big flap: golden birdwing is India’s largest butterfly (GS-3) Business ‘Centre won’t extend deadline for levy on foreign e-com firms’ (GS-3) Govt. lifts curbs on hand sanitisers, face masks (GS-2) World China censors Internet in Hong … Read more
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC CSE Topics Covered World Drug Report MGNREGA Airborne Transmission of Corona Virus Reservation in Private Sector India-China Deescalation Bubonic Plague Facts for Prelims 1 . World Drug Report Context: According to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) 2020, World Drug Report, the fourth-highest seizure of opium in … Read more
Front Page In Galwan, both sides agree: Troops step back 1.8 km, 30 soldiers each in tents (GS-2/3) Climbdown comes after Doval, Wang Yi talk: Beijing says big picture is key (GS-2) Why Army is cautious, will verify each step on the ground before taking next (GS-2) J&K Dy SP held for Hizb link was … Read more
Front Page PLA pulls back from Galwan clash site (GS-2/3 – India and its neighbourhood relations / Security in border areas) 1.4 lakh families reach MGNREGA’s annual work limit (GS-2) COVID-19 tests cross 1 crore: ICMR (GS-2 Health) Coronavirus is airborne, 239 experts warn in letter to WHO (GS-2 Health / GS-3 Science & Tech) … Read more
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC CSE Sakteng Wildlife Sanctuary Compulsory Licensing Ophicordyceps nutans Detecting RNA virus in saliva samples using Raman spectroscopy Serological Test Multi-modal transportation of Goods Act Kawasaki Symptoms G4EA H1N1 Chinese App bans Private Trains Facts for Prelims 1 . Sakteng Wildlife Sanctuary Context: China had objected to a grant request for … Read more
Front Page School shut, no mid-day meal, children in Bihar village back to work selling scrap (GS-2) New surge in the South propels India past Russia; now third worst-affected (GS-2) Ladakh standoff: Delhi explores SR-level talks amid first tentative signs of climbdown (GS-2) China makes new claim in eastern border with Bhutan (GS-2) Aug 15 … Read more
Front Page China doubles down on claims on eastern Bhutan boundary (GS-2) Vaccine trials take 6 to 9 months: WHO Chief Scientist (GS-2) Life The secret of how caterpillars tame ants (Prelims) News Foodgrain offtake by States rises sharply (GS-3) Issue compulsory licences for generic Remdesivir: CPI(M) (Prelims – Compulsory Licensing/GS-3) FAO issues locust alert … Read more
Front Page Geelani’s resignation blows lid off Pakistan medical college racket and the shadow war within Hurriyat (GS-3/2) As tensions soared after Galwan, Pompeo made quiet call to Jaishankar (GS-2) Facing long haul at LAC, Army’s big challenge: Logistics (GS-3) Chinese apps banned, government calls homegrown ones to rise to challenge (GS-3) ICMR dials down … Read more
Front Page Vaccine deadline meant to ‘cut red tape’, ICMR clarifies (GS-2) India set for more talks on LAC (GS-2) Despatch Peace under process, tension in the air (GS-3/1) FAQ The impact of the Chinese apps ban (GS-2) Why has Indian Railways opened doors for private players? (GS-3) Pathogens and prediction (GS-2) Science & Tech … Read more