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Daily Current Affairs – October 2021
The day’s news that matters for Prelims and Mains, organised by GS paper, with practice questions.
Daily CUrrent Affairs 29.10.2021 (The perils of ideological certitude, Key U.S. lawmakers bat for CAATSA sanctions waiver)
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1.The perils of ideological certitude There seems an order of priorities in place for much of the electorate instead of the bread and butter governance issues Trend, fashions or ideas float in all societies. When does a trend become an ideology? What motivates an individual to commit itself to it? An ideology is understood to […]
Daily Current Affairs 28.10.2021 (Don’t use new law to justify LAC moves, India tells China, Energy cooperation as the backbone of India-Russia ties)
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1.Don’t use new law to justify LAC moves, India tells China ‘It will have no bearing on present boundary arrangements’ China must not use its new “Land Boundary Law” to justify any actions that alter the situation at the Line of Actual Control (LAC), said India, in a strongly worded statement that expressed “concern” over […]
Daily CUrrent affairs 27.10.2021 (Why India shouldn’t sign on to net zero)
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1.Why India shouldn’t sign on to net zero Doing so would be to accede to further over-appropriation of the global carbon budget by a few Despite the net zero campaign by a number of countries and non-state actors, the timing of the world’s carbon dioxide emissions reaching net zero is not the critical parameter for […]
Daily CUrrent Affairs 26.10.2021 (A reminder that India still trails in the hunger fight, ‘CO2 emissions in 2020 above decadal average’)
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1.A reminder that India still trails in the hunger fight The Government’s objection to the methodology of the Global Hunger Index is not based on facts The Global Hunger Report (GHR) has once again made headlines in India for the country’s poor ranking in terms of the Global Hunger Index (GHI). The report ranks India […]
Daily Current AFfairs 24.10.2021 (‘Kashmir has become a laboratory for all forces’, Himachal’s women farmers expand their horizons, without hurting nature, More studies show the superiority of hybrid immunity)
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1.‘Kashmir has become a laboratory for all forces’ Militancy and civilian killings continuing despite the withdrawal of Article 370, says senior J&K politician and CWC member The Congress Working Committee (CWC), in a strongly worded political resolution, expressed concern over the rise in violence in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) and linked it with events such […]
Daily CUrrent AFfairs 23.10.2021 (India weighs ‘net zero’ target ahead of CoP, ‘Energy transition poses inflation risks’)
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1.India weighs ‘net zero’ target ahead of CoP It will insist that developed nations keep their pledges India has not entirely ruled out the possibility of agreeing to a “net zero” climate target, though it will not budge on demanding that developed nations make good their commitments, such as providing an annual $100 billion to […]
Daily Current Affairs 22.10.2021 (Need strategic reserves of coal and gas)
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1.‘Need strategic reserves of coal and gas’ Kumar moots a month’s stock to guard against supply shocks, govt. asks States to boost hydel output The Centre has asked States to lift their hydropower output in a bid to conserve scarce coal supplies, Power Secretary Alok Kumar said on Thursday, stressing the need to build strategic […]
Daily Current Affairs 21.10.2021 (The carbon markets conundrum at COP26, The outlines of a national security policy,High oil prices will sap global recovery)
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1.The carbon markets conundrum at COP26 Success in Glasgow hinges to a great extent on the conclusion of one of the most technical and highly contentious issues If climate negotiations are compared to a game of diplomatic chess, Article 6 of the Paris Agreement would be the king to be checkmated and captured for concluding […]
Daily Current Affairs 20.10.2021 (No excuses please, India awaits a full caste headcount, The Economics Nobel Laureates have successfully upturned received wisdom in mainstream economics)
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1.No excuses please, India awaits a full caste headcount The central government’s logistical or legal justifications to not disclose caste census data do not stand scrutiny The Narendra Modi government has finally elaborated on its reasons for not disclosing the caste data collated in the Socio-Economic and Caste Census (SECC) 2011. The Government’s affidavit filed […]
Daily Current AFfairs 19.10.2021 (A shadow foreign policy for the first time, China denies testing ‘hypersonic missile’)
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1.A shadow foreign policy for the first time A document suggesting an alternative foreign policy has been put forth, but will the Opposition consider it? India does not have a tradition of shadow cabinets lurking behind the government in power with ready alternative approaches to policy matters. The opposition challenges government policies, but provides no […]
Daily Current Affairs 17.10.2021 (Zeolite oxygen concentrators: chemistry in three dimensions, What is the extent of India’s coal crisis?)
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1.Zeolite oxygen concentrators: chemistry in three dimensions At the heart of this technology are synthetic frameworks of silica and alumina with nanometer-sized pores that are rigid and inflexible Chemists, when they are designing or building new molecules, can be thought of as architects and builders. An organic chemist can plan a blueprint for a new […]
Daily Current Affairs 16.10.2021 (Hunger Index: poor ranking devoid of ground reality and facts, says Govt, Fall in stubble burning incidents in Punjab & Haryana, says panel)
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1.Hunger Index: poor ranking devoid of ground reality and facts, says Govt. Ranked at 101, India is behind neighbours like Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka The Government on Friday challenged India’s poor ranking in the the Global Hunger Index 2021 and the methodology used calling it “devoid of ground reality and facts”. The Index […]
Daily Current Affairs 14.10.2021 (‘Gati Shakti’ will boost infra projects: PM , A portrait of the Nobel masters of ‘metrics’)
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1.‘Gati Shakti’ will boost infra projects: PM ‘It will help India realise its dream of becoming business capital of the world’ Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday kicked off ‘PM Gati Shakti’, a national master plan for synchronising connectivity infrastructure projects across modes of transport, and said it will help India realise its dream of […]
Daily Current Affairs 13.10.2021 (Retail inflation falls to 4.35%; industrial output growth up, Taking the lid off illicit financial flows, Do not breathe easy on the silicosis prevention policy)
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1.Retail inflation falls to 4.35%; industrial output growth up Don’t read too much into the encouraging data: economists India’s retail inflation cooled off to a five-month low of 4.35% in September, thanks to a sharp dip in food price inflation, while industrial output growth accelerated to 11.9% in August, driven largely by a statistical effect […]
Daily Current Affairs 12.10.2021 (The next step is a constitutional right to health, India’s natural laboratories, U.K. asks India to update climate goals)
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1.The next step is a constitutional right to health Presently, any investment in health care has failed to translate into a sense of security and sanctuary for many Indians The brevity of human memory is often a blessing and even necessary for our collective healing from suffering. But the lessons we learn from suffering are […]
Daily Current Affairs 11.10.2021 (A ‘Taiwan flashpoint’ in the Indo-Pacific, The many questions arising from QES data, What deposit cover overhaul means for you)
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1.A ‘Taiwan flashpoint’ in the Indo-Pacific In pursuing its Indo-Pacific strategy, India needs to be mindful of the China-U.S. equations in the region If the rising confrontation between the United States and China erupts into a clash of arms, the likely arena may well be the Taiwan Strait. Taiwan is the unfinished business of China’s […]
Daily Current Affairs 10.10.2021 (Global pact on minimum corporate tax of 15%, NRC backs Linear No-Threshold model for radiation safety, India may need to rescind digital tax)
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1.Global pact on minimum corporate tax of 15% It will end ‘race to bottom’ among countries wooing MNCs A milestone global deal to ensure big companies pay a minimum tax rate of 15% and make it harder to avoid taxation has been agreed after Ireland, Estonia and Hungary signed up to an accord, which U.S. […]
Daily Current Affairs 09.10.2021 (Reflections on the ‘quasi-federal’ democracy, Prompt action proved IAF’s combat readiness: IAF chief, RBI suspends GSAP, holds interest rates)
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1.Reflections on the ‘quasi-federal’ democracy Despite a basic structure, Indian federalism needs institutional amendment to be democratically federal Events coinciding with the jubilee of India’s Independence draw attention to the federal structure of India’s Constitution, which is a democratic imperative of multi-cultural India, where the constituent units of the sovereign state are based on language, […]
Daily Current Affairs 08.10.2021 (Seeding a data revolution in Indian agriculture)
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1. Seeding a data revolution in Indian agriculture But technology fixes and agri-business investments alone will not be enough to improve farmers’ livelihoods In June this year, two significant documents relating to the Indian agriculture sector were released. The first is a consultation paper on the India Digital Ecosystem of Agriculture (IDEA) from the Ministry […]
Daily Current AFfairs 07.10.2021 ( emitting fine particulate matter: study)
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1.U.P. tops list of States emitting fine particulate matter: study Council on Energy, Environment and Water does analysis Uttar Pradesh is the largest emitter of PM2.5, the class of particulate matter considered most harmful to health, according to an analysis by the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW). The council, a research body, looked […]
Daily CUrrent Affairs 06.10.2021 (RBI microfinance proposals that are anti-poor, ‘Must look at weaknesses and strengths of 13A’)
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1.RBI microfinance proposals that are anti-poor The proposed guidelines will favour private credit institutions at the cost of public sector banks In June 2021, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) published a “Consultative Document on Regulation of Microfinance”. While the declared objective of this review is to promote the financial inclusion of the poor and […]
Daily Current Affairs 05.10.2021 (Taproots to help restore India’s fading green cover, Need to double infra spending: Seth)
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1.Taproots to help restore India’s fading green cover In forest restoration, the participation of local communities and adequate financing and incentives are essential Covering nearly 30% land surface of the earth, forests around the globe provide a wide variety of ecosystem services and support countless and diverse species. They also stabilise the climate, sequester carbon […]
Daily Current Affairs 04.10.2021 (Reimagining food systems with lessons from India, Chinese transgressions are testing India, say officials)
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1.Reimagining food systems with lessons from India With an alarming escalation in global hunger unfolding, reaching the goal of an equitable livelihood is a necessity The first and historic United Nations Food Systems Summit (UNFSS) 2021 which was held in September this year, concluded after an intense ‘bottom-up’ process conceived in 2019 by UN Secretary-General […]
Daily Current Affairs 03.10.2021 (A tiny plant that can ‘digest’ low density plastic sheets)
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1.A tiny plant that can ‘digest’ low density plastic sheets From the murky waters of a lake in Chennai, researchers isolated an alga that breaks down low density polyethylene Researchers from University of Madras and Presidency College, Chennai, have isolated an alga species that shows promise as an agent of biodegradation of plastic sheets. It […]
Daily Current Affairs 01.10.2021 (NEET: OCI candidates can appear in general category, 2.Hidden debt rising for partners of China’s BRI plan)
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1.NEET: OCI candidates can appear in general category Court says they need not be treated on a par with NRIs The Supreme Court on Thursday permitted Overseas Citizens of India (OCI) candidates to participate in the NEET-UG 2021 counselling in the general category. A Bench of Justices S. Abdul Nazeer and Krishna Murari was hearing […]
Daily Current Affairs 30.09.2021 (The Government’s claim that the PM CARES Fund is not a public authority is unacceptable)
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1.A fund without a care for the RTI The Government’s claim that the PM CARES Fund is not a public authority is unacceptable It may not be an exaggeration to say that when it comes to seeking answers and information under the Right to Information (RTI) Act, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) is consistent in […]