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CURRENT AFFAIRS

How to Prepare Current Affairs for UPSC?

There is a trend of asking questions in the UPSC Civil Services Exam from the events that are in news related to the subject. A large number of questions in the exam are directly asked from websites; like PIB, Down to Earth or Newspaper; like The Hindu, Indian Express, Times of India, Business Standard etc. It is very challenging to study from all these sources in a limited time during preparation. Keeping all these things in mind, all the important news is compiled in this section on a daily basis; so that you do not miss any important event from the exam point of view.

Click here to read the most important news of the day

The oxygen concentrator

05-May-2021

With the demand for medical oxygen continuing unabated and several States struggling to keep pace with demand, the oxygen concentrator has emerged as a sought after device.

An issue of lives versus livelihoods

05-May-2021

Strict to moderate lockdowns are being imposed again leading to terminating jobs in many establishments employing large numbers of informal workers.

A ‘One Health’ approach that targets people and animals

04-May-2021

On World Veterinary Day (April 24, 2021), discussion focused on acknowledging the interconnectedness of animals, humans, and the environment, an approach referred to as “One Health”.

The nuclear challenge

04-May-2021

U.S. President Joe Biden called for “stern deterrence” in response to North Korea’s nuclear programme. Pyongyang angrily accused the Biden administration of being “hostile”.

Covid-19 and Health insurance

03-May-2021

With the daily number of Covid cases rising steeply, insurance companies are refusing to give health cover to persons recovered from Covid-19 and are asking them to wait up to six months for renewal of policies.

Cyber fraud in the time of covid-19

03-May-2021

As India grapples with the second covid wave, cybercriminals are working overtime to take advantage of the situation. 

Green hydrogen and india’s transition to clean energy

01-May-2021

Energy is a master resource which has the ability to catapult or cripple a growing economy. The rising threat of climate change has transitioned from climate-science conferences to billions being spent on disaster relief expenses. 

The rising sun in India-Japan relations

International 01-May-2021

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has turned out to be a true successor of his predecessor, Shinzo Abe, on the foreign policy front. 

Making social welfare universal

29-Apr-2021

India is one of the largest welfare states in the world and yet, with COVID-19 striking in 2020, the state failed to provide for its most vulnerable citizens. 

Antimicrobial resistance:The silent threat

29-Apr-2021

Since January 2020, there have been over three million deaths globally on account of COVID-19, starkly exposing the vulnerabilities of health systems to infectious diseases, even in the richest countries.

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