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Daily Current Affairs – 17 August 2021
The day’s news that matters for Prelims and Mains, organised by GS paper, with practice questions.
Daily Current Affairs 15.08.2021 (Courts in the country continue to differ on marital rape, Using nanorobots in dental procedures)
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1.Courts in the country continue to differ on marital rape Contradiction arises despite recommendation by the Justice J.S. Verma Committee to make marital rape a crime Four years after the Supreme Court referred to Justice J.S. Verma Committee’s recommendation to make marital rape a crime, besides quoting from decisions of courts across the world that […]
Daily Current Affairs 14.08.2021 (Growth needs steps beyond reforms, Afghan Tragedy)
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1.Growth needs steps beyond reforms While the reform agenda must continue, social cohesion and equity considerations must be guaranteed The Indian economy has travelled through an eventful period through the last three decades. In the post-independence economic history of our country, 1991 stands out as a watershed year. This was the year in which the […]
Daily current Affairs 13.08.2021 (Parliament is abdicating its oversight role, Satellite mission: two stages completed but third failed)
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1.Parliament is abdicating its oversight role The monsoon session which has ended is another example of Parliament being quite ineffective in all its functions The monsoon session of Parliament which ended on Wednesday was a disappointment in several ways. This was the fourth straight session that ended ahead of the original schedule — other than […]
Daily Current Affairs 12.08.2021 (‘Backchannel talk was on before Balakot’, The importance of the booster dose to plan ahead, Biden to host democracy summit in Dec.)
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1.‘Backchannel talk was on before Balakot’ Two foreign journalists were involved in India-Pakistan messaging, says new book National Security Adviser (NSA) Ajit Doval and the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) exchanged messages with top Pakistani Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) officials as part of a unique backchannel connection bet- ween the two countries that involved two foreign […]
Daily Current Affairs 11.08.2021 (LS clears Bill restoring States’ rights to specify OBC groups, MFIs urge RBI to drop urban, rural difference for borrowers)
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1.LS clears Bill restoring States’ rights to specify OBC groups Lawmakers across parties call for removal of 50% cap on reservation The Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed the 127th Constitution Amendment Bill, 2021, with unanimous support from the House and not a single vote against, with Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Virendra Kumar stating that […]
Daily Current Affairs 10.08.2021 (IPCC report forecasts a future of severe weather, Glaciers will keep shrinking: IPCC report, LS passes three Bills in 20 minutes)
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1.IPCC report forecasts a future of severe weather Global warming to trigger extreme rain in South India, it says The Indian Ocean is warming at a higher rate than other oceans, said the latest report by the Intergovernmen- tal Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released on Monday, with scientists warning that India will witness increased […]
Daily Current AFfairs 09.08.2021 (The sovereign right to tax is not absolute)
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1.The sovereign right to tax is not absolute BIT provisions to challenge taxation measures include expropriation and fair and equitable treatment An important bill introduced in Parliament last week aims to nullify the regressive 2012 amendment in the Income Tax Act. The 2012 amendment overturned the Supreme Court’s decision in Vodafone International Holdings v. Union […]