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Daily Current Affairs – 16 October 2021
The day’s news that matters for Prelims and Mains, organised by GS paper, with practice questions.
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 […]