1] The wings of Pegasus, the epoch of cyberweapons (GS 3 security) Context – A worldwide debate over the misuse of Pegasus spyware — much of which is mired in facts, suppositions, false trails, allegations and counter-allegations, but contains more than a kernel of truth — has reignited a debate about the role of cyber […]
Month: July 2021
JULY 30 CURRENT EVENTS
Russia to boost Tajik Army with weapons Context: Russia will bolster Central Asian ally Tajikistan’s military with weapons, equipment and training amid a “deteriorating” situation in neighbouring Afghanistan. Relevance: Prelims, GS-II: International Relations (Important Foreign Policies and Political developments), GS-I: Geography (Maps) Dimensions of the Article: Cooperation between Russia, Tajikistan and neighboring countries Significance of […]
JULY 29 EDITORIAL
1] A judgment that must be taken in the right spirit (GS 2 Cooperatives) Background – The 97th amendment elevated “cooperative societies” to a fundamental right by adding them to the list of protected forms of association under Article 19(1)(c). It also added Part IXB to the Constitution, which outlined the terms under which cooperative societies […]
JULY 29 CURRENT EVENTS
An Emigration Bill that does not go far enough Context: In early June 2021, the Ministry of External Affairs invited public inputs to the Emigration Bill 2021 Relevance: GS-II: Governance & Social Justice (Human Resource, Government Policies and Interventions, Issues arising out of the design and implementation of such policies) Dimensions of the Article: Indian […]
JULY 27 EDITORIAL
1) Evaluating India’s options in Afghanistan GS2: India & its Neighborhood Relations Context: Recently, the US troops departed from the biggest airbase in Afghanistan after the 20-year-long war, effectively ending their military operations in the country. Background: On 11th September 2001, terrorists attacked America resulted in the killing of 3,000 people. Osama Bin Laden, the head of Islamist terror group al-Qaeda, was identified […]
JULY 27 CURRENT EVENTS
Recent developments UNESCO World Heritage listing Context: The English city of Liverpool has been removed from UNESCO’s list of world heritage sites. Turkey rejected UNESCO’s voicing of “grave concern” for the World Heritage Site Hagia Sophia in Istanbul after it was changed from a museum to a mosque. Relevance: Prelims, GS-I: Art and Culture, GS-II: […]
JULY 24 – EDITORIAL
1] Empowering nature with biocentric jurisprudence (GS 2 Judiciary) Context – In a recent judgement, the Supreme Court of India placed the Great Indian Bustard, a critically endangered species with only about 200 living in India today, under its protection. In M.K. Ranjitsinh & Others vs Union of India & Others, the Supreme Court said […]
JULY 24 CURRENT EVENTS
Government’s support for orphans and a new portal Context: If anyone knows a child who was orphaned due to COVID-19, they can now share his or her details with the government on a web portal and help the child claim benefits under the PM CARES scheme. Earlier in 2021, the Prime Minister had announced that […]
JULY 23 CURRENT EVENTS
India and 26 bilateral pacts to fight drug trafficking Context: According to a Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) reply in the Lok Sabha – India has signed 26 bilateral pacts, 15 memoranda of understanding and two agreements on security cooperation with different countries for combating the drug trafficking problem. Relevance: GS-III: Internal Security Challenges (Organized […]
JULY 23 EDITORIAL
1] Limits of cooperation: On reforms in cooperative sector (GS 2 Cooperatives) Context – The 97th Amendment to the Constitution, which went into effect in 2012, was a significant step toward instilling autonomy, democratic functioning, and professional management. The recent Supreme Court decision declaring the amendment unconstitutional to the extent that it applied to cooperative […]