CURRENT AFFAIRS

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• 14, Feb 2021

For : GS-2: Polity and ConstitutionCONTEXT:With just over a month left in his 14-month tenure as Chief Justice of India, the Justice S A Bobde-led collegium is yet to make its first recommendation of a judge to be appointed to the Supreme Court since November 2019.NEWS IN DETA

• Be N By IAS, Delhi
• 14, Feb 2021

CONTEXT:Recently, the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Bill, 2020, which seeks to amend the MTP Act, 1971, was passed in Lok Sabha recently.FEATURES OF THE BILL:Time Period: The Bill increases the time period within which abortion may be carried out.It seeks to

• Be N By IAS, Delhi
• 13, Feb 2021

For : GS-2: International relationsCONTEXT:IN A SETBACK for India, the Rajapaksa government in Sri Lanka, which is facing the threat of nationwide agitations against port privatisation, has cancelled the Port deal.It was an agreement signed by the previous regime in 2019 for I

• Be N By IAS, Delhi
• 11, Feb 2021

For: GS-2: GovernanceCONTEXT:Recently, the Technology Information, Forecasting and Assessment Council (TIFAC) has launched its initiative namely, ‘SAKSHAM (Shramik Shakti Manch)’.SAKSHAM (SHRAMIK SHAKTI MANCH):It is a dynamic job portal for mapping the skill

• Be N By IAS, Delhi
• 11, Feb 2021

For : GS-3: Economy, AgricultureCONTEXT:Recently Technology Information, Forecasting and Assessment Council (TIFAC) launched Seaweed Mission for commercial farming of seaweeds and its processing for value addition towards boosting national economy.It was launched on the occasi

• Be N By IAS, Delhi
• 10, Feb 2021

For : GS-3: Disaster ManagementCONTEXT:Flash floods hit Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district on Sunday, due to a suspected glacier break.This has come months after the PM Narendra Modi-led National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) issued guidelines detailing the measures to

• Be N By IAS, Delhi
• 10, Feb 2021

For : GS-2: International RelationsCONTEXT:China and India have agreed to return to the pre-April 2020 positions in eastern Ladakh along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), according to the latest disengagement plan being implemented on the ground.BACKGROUND:India and China ha

• Be N By IAS, Delhi
• 10, Feb 2021

For: GS-3: EnvironmentCONTEXT:An emergency clean-up was launched along the coast to mitigate the fallout of furnace oil leak into the sea from the Kerala government undertaking Travancore Titanium Products Ltd. (TTP) at Kochuveli, near the State capital.The leakage occurred ar

• Be N By IAS, Delhi
• 10, Feb 2021

For: GS-3: Environment, Biodiversity, Project TigerCONTEXT:Following the Centre’s approval, Tamil Nadu government passed an order on Monday for creatingFifth tiger reserve in Tamil Nadu and51st in the country.SRIVILLIPUTHUR–MEGAMALAI TIGER RESERVE:

• Be N By IAS, Delhi
• 10, Feb 2021

For : GS-3: DISASTER MANAGEMENTCONTEXT:A glacial lake burst, a cloud burst or an avalanche, the effects of climate change or' development-Scientists are not sure what caused the sudden water surge near Chamoli in Uttarakhand on Sunday morning, which briefly raised fears of a