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Daily Current Affairs – December 2021
The day’s news that matters for Prelims and Mains, organised by GS paper, with practice questions.
Daily CUrrent Affairs 31.12.2021 (Feminist writer Ambai wins Sahitya Akademi award, In NFHS report card, the good, the sober, the future)
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Feminist writer Ambai wins Sahitya Akademi award She has been honoured for her short story collection Sivappu Kazhutthudan Oru Patchaiparavai Tamil feminist writer Ambai, whose writings challenge the stereotyping of women, has won this year’s Sahitya Akademi award. She has been honoured for her short story collection Sivappu Kazhutthudan Oru Patchaiparavai. Ambai is the fourth […]
Daily Current Affairs 30.12.2021 (The efficiency myth of Aadhaar linking)
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The efficiency myth of Aadhaar linking The Government has made several dubious claims to push the Aadhaar project The Union Government hastily passed a Bill to link voter IDs with Aadhaar cards. Such arbitrary approaches without sufficient deliberation have become the norm, it seems. The Government claims that the move will prevent frauds and remove […]
Daily CUrrent AFfairs 29.12.2021 (Put out the data, boost the dose of transparency,It is time to encourage fishermen to adopt sustainable practices to put an end to the Palk Bay conflict,‘Indianising’ the legal system and SC’s views,The James Webb Space Telescope)
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1. Put out the data, boost the dose of transparency The Government must make COVID-19 data including that for vaccine regulatory approvals and policy available On December 25, the Prime Minister of India announced two key decisions. First, all children in the 15-17 age bracket will be eligible to receive COVID-19 vaccines from January 3, […]
Daily Current AFfairs 28.12.2021 (Why the Aadhaar-voter ID link must be stopped, Is the freedom of speech absolute,The Log4j vulnerability)
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1. Why the Aadhaar-voter ID link must be stopped Aadhaar use to construct elector databases has resulted in exclusion and will help in profiling the voter The Election Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2021 that was passed in haste in the winter session in the Lok Sabha, and which facilitates amendment to the Representation of People’s Act, […]
Daily Current AFfairs 26.12.2021 (Kashmiri apples face Iranian kiwi pests, A telescope on million-mile voyage, Study of distant magnetar reveals facets of the exotic star)
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1. Kashmiri apples face Iranian kiwi pests The valley’s apple dealers write to horticulture experts and the Ministry of Agriculture The import of Iranian kiwis from Afghanistan to India has posed a major concern for apple dealers in Kashmir following a contagious quarantine pest threat found earlier this month in New Delhi. Majid Aslam Wafai, […]
Daily Current AFfairs 24.12.2021 (‘Population not the sole factor in J&K delimitation’, Do Indians need insurance for bank deposits)
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1. ‘Population not the sole factor in J&K delimitation’ A provision in delimitation Acts from 1952 onwards, which says that other than population, factors like physical features, boundaries of administrative units, communication facilities and public convenience should be taken into account while drawing constituency boundaries, has led to the Opposition’s concerns over the ongoing delimitation […]
Daily Current Affairs 23.12.2021 (Galwan Clash, Marriage age for women changed)
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1. ‘Aggressive and passive steps taken after Galwan clash’1971 win against Pak. was India’s finest moment: Lt.Gen. A. Arun After the 2020 Galwan Valley skirmish, India has put in place aggressive and passive measures that have made such a clash near impossible hereafter, according to Lt. Gen. A. Arun, General Officer Commanding, Dakshin Bharat Area. […]