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Daily Current Affairs – January 2022
The day’s news that matters for Prelims and Mains, organised by GS paper, with practice questions.
Daily Current Affairs 31.01.2022 (Mahatma Gandhi, the out-of-the-box thinker, A year on from Myanmar’s ‘annus horribilis’, Another BrahMos deal in the pipeline, SC judges irked by the use of social media to troll their work, Amid chill in relations, new PLA history returns spotlight to 1962 war, The importance of the Nord Stream pipeline)
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1. Mahatma Gandhi, the out-of-the-box thinker Since Gandhiji does not fit into any hard and fast category, he continues to disturb us The 74th anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi’s death provides us an opportunity to think about his character and contributions as an important figure of world history. Usually, to praise a historical figure, one tries […]
Daily Current AFfairs 30.01.2022 (Parasitic plant found in Nicobar eco hotspot, Faster spread of Omicron is not due to higher viral load, Scientists spot a blinking star’s ‘totally unexpected’ behaviour, Can a Russia-Ukraine conflict be averted?)
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1. Parasitic plant found in Nicobar eco hotspot Septemeranthus partially depends on its host but also has leaves capable of photosynthesis A new genus of a parasitic flowering plant has recently been discovered from the Nicobar group of islands. The genus Septemeranthus grows on the plant species Horsfieldia glabra (Blume) Warb. The parasitic flowering plants have a modified […]
Daily Current Affairs 29.01.2022 (SC quashes a year’s suspension of 12 Maharashtra BJP MLAs, States must decide on SC/ST quota in promotions: court, 6% of MSMEs owned by SC entrepreneurs, Study raises concerns on NeoCov)
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1. SC quashes a year’s suspension of 12 Maharashtra BJP MLAs ‘Illegal to suspend beyond a session; governments can manipulate numbers’ The Supreme Court on Friday revoked the one-year suspension of 12 MLAs from the Maharashtra Assembly, calling it an “irrational” act that would impact the democratic set-up, leave constituencies unrepresented and help governments on […]
Daily Current Affairs 28.01.2022 (Central Asia meet forms Afghan group,Air India back in Tata Group hangar Govt. transfers shares to Tata Sons unit Talace,India’s economy and the challenge of informality,Understanding the Budget formulation)
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1. Central Asia meet forms Afghan group PM says countries ‘concerned about the developments in Afghanistan’; leaders discuss connectivity Overcoming the lack of land connectivity between India and Central Asia’s landlocked countries was one of the “main issues of discussion” during the first India-Central Asia Summit hosted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi with the Presidents […]
Daily Current Affairs 27.01.2022 (Unlock India’s food processing potential,Remembering the Holocaust,India probes China, Vietnam over ‘dumping’ of vinyl tiles,The ‘racial profiling’ of the Chakmas and Hajongs,Invention and reinvention of ethnicity)
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1. Unlock India’s food processing potential Growing populations and unrestricted use of natural resources must push nations to have an efficient food value chain What’s for dinner? The answer concerns every living being. Food connects us all and is tied to our community, traditions, our past and our future. The challenge to feed the 10 […]
Daily Current Affairs 26.01.2022 (Why Republic Day is celebrated,The history of the Beating Retreat ceremony,Equality for what?)
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1. Why Republic Day is celebrated India is a republic only when its laws result from free public discussion and pass open scrutiny The Preamble to the Constitution declares that India is a ‘Republic’. This self-description must be taken seriously: being a republic is integral to India’s political identity. Moreover, this is not just a […]
Daily Current Affairs 25.01.22 (Pakistan sends India a plea by Hindu body for air pilgrimage,The challenge of antimicrobial resistance,Rights, duties and the Constitution)
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1. Pakistan sends India a plea by Hindu body for air pilgrimage Officials in Delhi, Islamabad cautious, say government clearances may take time Despite a complete standstill in trade and travel between India and Pakistan, a new proposal by the Pakistan Hindu Council to allow Hindu, Muslim and Sikh pilgrims to travel by air has […]
Daily Current Affairs 24.01.2021 (Omicron in community transmission: INSACOG,‘Govt. ignored Tokyo’s Renkoji temple offer’,Only Indian tunes at Beating Retreat: officials,A proposal for Indian Environmental Service,The need for shared parenting,Reining in the power of tech giants)
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1. Omicron in community transmission: INSACOG ‘Most cases mild, but hospitalisations, ICU cases up’ Omicron is now in community transmission in India and has become dominant in multiple metros, where new cases have been rising exponentially, the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG) said in its latest bulletin on Sunday. INSACOG, jointly initiated by the Union […]
Daily Current AFfairs 23.01.2022 (Kerala gets its first ever scientific bird atlas, Mahatma’s favourite hymn out of Beating Retreat list, National master plan portal to be ready by end of March, Two species of fungi associated with basal stem rot found, Why is 5G rollout a problem near U.S. airports?, Is suspension of MLAs up for judicial review?)
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1. Kerala gets its first ever scientific bird atlas KBA is arguably Asia’s largest bird atlas in terms of geographical extent The Kerala Bird Atlas (KBA), the first-of-its-kind State-level bird atlas in India, has created solid baseline data about the distribution and abundance of bird species across all major habitats, giving an impetus to futuristic […]
Daily Current AFfairs 22.01.2022 (Amar Jawan Jyoti now merged with War Memorial flame: govt, Researchers find anti-cancer activity in marine seagrass, Stop import of Iranian apples: dealers to Ministry)
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1. Amar Jawan Jyoti now merged with War Memorial flame: govt. Congress and some veterans oppose removal of tribute to 1971 Bangladesh war The iconic Amar Jawan Jyoti, which was inaugurated after the 1971 Liberation War of Bangladesh by former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, was removed on Friday, even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced […]
Daily Current Affairs 21.01.2022 (SC upholds OBC quota in NEET, Focus on rights made India weak, says PM, Vaccines preventing many deaths: govt., Drop the IAS cadre rules amendments, Should the government loosen its purse strings?, Assam, Meghalaya CMs meet Amit Shah on boundary issues, Extended range BrahMos tested, The question of OBC reservation in local bodies)
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1. SC upholds OBC quota in NEET ‘Open exam only ensures formal equality, does not end ingrained inequalities’ The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the constitutional validity of reservation for Other Backward Classes (OBC) candidates in the All India Quota seats for the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) for undergraduate and postgraduate medical and dental courses, […]
Daily Current Affairs 19.01.2022 (The Houthi attack on the United Arab Emirates,‘Cyberattacks surge as COVID spurs digital push’,Rising sea levels prompt Indonesia to relocate capital,Marital rape, gender neutral laws come up at NCW meet)
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1. The Houthi attack on the United Arab Emirates Who are the Houthis? What is the underlying conflict threatening regional stability? A suspected drone attack on Monday in Abu Dhabi, the capital of UAE, caused multiple explosions in which three people were killed. The Shia Houthi rebels of Yemen have claimed responsibility for the attack. […]
Daily Current Affairs 18.01.2022 (Inequality Kills: A study of the new OxFam report,For a reset in India-Nepal relations,Vaccinate whole world to end pandemic, UN chief tells Davos)
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1. Inequality Kills: A study of the new OxFam report How has the pandemic aggravated global inequality? What measures does the study propose to tackle this? “Inequality Kills: The unparalleled action needed to combat unprecedented inequality in the wake of COVID-19” is a report released in January 2022 by Oxfam, a U.K.-based consortium of 21 […]
Daily Current Affairs 17.01.2022 (Predatory pricing is prising Indian livelihoods apart,Taxing cryptocurrency transactions,SC verdicts have flagged the threat of hate speech,Volcano caused ‘significant damage’)
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1. Predatory pricing is prising Indian livelihoods apart The economic dogma of lower prices, regardless of the means, as a sole and worthy pursuit is being challenged Last week, and all of a sudden, people in the small town of Talode in Nandurbar district in Maharashtra could not buy Colgate toothpaste from their only local […]
Daily Current AFfairs 16.01.2022 (Muscles starve in the absence of vitamin D, study of mice finds, 2. Why is India challenging WTO verdict on sugar?)
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1. Muscles starve in the absence of vitamin D, study of mice finds The study examined the molecular nature of muscle dysfunction in mice, in the absence of vitamin D Skeletal muscles normally brim with energy, yet they starve in the absence of Vitamin D, says recent research led by Aneeshkumar A. G. of National […]
Daily CUrrent Affairs 14.01.2022 (‘Suggestions sought on criminalising marital rape’, Forest, tree cover in India up by 2,261 sq. km in two years, Not possible to demilitarise Siachen, A pig heart transplant in Assam in 1997, India extends $900 mn aid to Sri Lanka, India, U.K. kick off talks for free trade agreement)
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1. ‘Suggestions sought on criminalising marital rape’ Central government tells Delhi High Court it is considering a ‘constructive approach’ on the matter The Centre on Thursday told the Delhi High Court that it was considering a “constructive approach” to the issue of criminalising marital rape and had sought suggestions from the State governments, the Chief […]
Daily Current Affairs 13.01.2022 (Qualification test of cryogenic engine for Gaganyaan successful,Reaping India’s demographic dividend,Somanath appointed new Chairman of ISRO,BARC ratings for news channels to resume soon,‘Alarmed by intolerance against minorities’,Russia, NATO lay out stark differences on Ukraine crisis,Squaring up to India’s education emergency)
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1. Qualification test of cryogenic engine for Gaganyaan successful The performance during the 720-second trial met the objectives, says ISRO The Indian Space Research Organisation successfully conducted the qualification test, for 720 seconds, of cryogenic engine for the Gaganyaan programme at the ISRO Propulsion Complex at Mahendragiri. ISRO said the performance met the objectives and […]
Daily Current AFfairs 12.01.2022 (Treating the planet well can aid progress, BrahMos advanced variant test fired, Govt. set to hold 35.8% in Vodafone Idea, Election Campaign Funding by political parties, The Government bailout of Vodafone Idea)
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1. Treating the planet well can aid progress An integrated perspective is necessary as social and environmental problems cannot be addressed in isolation anymore The 2020 Human Development Report of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), titled “The Next Frontier – Human Development and the Anthropocene” proposed a planetary pressure-adjusted Human Development Index (HDI). Ever […]
Daily Current Affairs 11.01.2022 (The sail that Indian diplomacy, statecraft need, Why a national database of registered births and deaths is not required, Understanding the protests in Kazakhstan)
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1. The sail that Indian diplomacy, statecraft need Striking the right balance between continental and maritime security will enable India’s long-term security interests When Prime Minister Narendra Modi hosts the five Central Asia leaders at the Republic Day Parade on January 26, it will send a strong signal — of the new prominence of the […]
Daily Current AFfairs 10.01.2022 (Some Raj Bhavans are on the war path, A Bill that could alter the mediation landscape, The best masks to ward off Omicron, Control rather than privacy, The Light Combat Aircraft programme, The new microchip infused e-passports)
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1. Some Raj Bhavans are on the war path The Governor must be mindful of being a friend and a guide to his government, more so in Opposition-ruled States Recent media reports about the confrontation between the Governors and the State governments, in Maharashtra and Kerala, have turned the spotlight on the rather delicate relationship […]
Daily Current Affairs 09.01.2021 (Polls in five States from February 10 to March 7,Great expectations: Assembly polls will influence the course of national politics,Omicron epidemic: third wave or new pandemic?)
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1. Polls in five States from February 10 to March 7 Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Goa and Manipur will be held between February 10 and March 7, the Election Commission of India announced on Saturday. The counting of votes for all 690 constituencies across the five States, where a total of 18.34 […]
Daily CUrrent Affairs 08.01.2022(‘India to surpass Japan as Asia’s 2nd largest economy by 2030’)
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‘India to surpass Japan as Asia’s 2nd largest economy by 2030’ IHS Markit sees consumption spending doubling over a decade to $3 tn by 2030 India is likely to overtake Japan as Asia’s second-largest economy by 2030 when its GDP is also projected to surpass that of Germany and the U.K. to rank as the […]
Daily Current Affairs 07.01.2022 (Russia-led troops deployed in Kazakhstan,First open rock museum inaugurated,The politics of a Minimum Support Price,Extinguishing the tobacco industry’s main narrative,Land in Gulmarg, Sonamarg notified as ‘strategic areas’,Use drones more effectively: Civil Aviation Ministry,The status of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty,Sri Lanka’s looming economic crisis)
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1. Russia-led troops deployed in Kazakhstan Dozens killed in Central Asia Republic as protests over rising prices escalate A Moscow-led military alliance dispatched troops to help quell mounting unrest in Kazakhstan on Thursday as the police said dozens were killed trying to storm government buildings. Long seen as one the most stable of the ex-Soviet […]
Daily Current Affairs 06.01.2022 (China’s bridge over Pangong Tso)
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China’s bridge over Pangong Tso What is the current situation in Eastern Ladakh? How has India responded to the new developments? China is building a bridge across the Pangong Tso lake within its territory connecting the North and South Banks which will reduce the time taken to go around the lake from 12 hours to […]
Daily Current Affairs 05.01.2022 (States told to share intel on common grid, Sri Lanka Cabinet clears oil tank deal, China to ‘modernise’ nuclear arsenal, The continuing political crisis in Sudan)
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1. States told to share intel on common grid Shah asks DGPs to provide adequate information through counter-terror network The Union government has asked the States to share more intelligence inputs through the Multi Agency Centre (MAC), a common counter-terrorism grid under the Intelligence Bureau that was made operational in 2001 following the Kargil War. […]
Daily Current AFfairs 04.01.2022 (China constructing bridge on Pangong lake in Ladakh, ‘ISRO gearing up for multiple space missions in 2022’, The deafening silence of scientists, RBI approves small, offline e-payments, Extending the GST compensation, What Russia hopes to do by ratcheting up tensions with Ukraine)
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1. China constructing bridge on Pangong lake in Ladakh It will bring down time to move troops and equipment China is constructing a bridge in eastern Ladakh connecting the north and south banks of Pangong Tso (lake), which will significantly bring down the time for the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) to move troops and equipment […]
Daily Current Affairs 03.01.2022 (₹8 lakh income ‘reasonable’ cap for EWS quota, Centre tells SC, Census first phase, NPR data collection deferred till Sept, This NSP cannot change Pakistan’s direction, Draft national air sports policy pushes for safety standards, ‘Malabar is the most complex naval exercise’)
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1. ₹8 lakh income ‘reasonable’ cap for EWS quota, Centre tells SC The criterion is ‘more stringent’ than the one for OBC creamy layer, the govt. says A government committee report in the Supreme Court has said that “income” is a “feasible criterion” for defining the “Economically Weaker Sections” (EWS) in society, and the annual […]
Daily CUrrent Affairs 02.01.2022 (Modi releases aid for farmers, India gifts 5 lakh doses of Covaxin to Afghanistan, Military conflict not the answer: Taiwan to China, What will be the impact of China’s border law?, How will revised IPO rules affect the market?, Punishing hate speech)
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1. Modi releases aid for farmers Economic indicators in a better position than in pre-COVID era, says PM Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday released over ₹20,900 crore to more than 10.09 crore farmers across India as the 10th instalment of financial aid under the PM-KISAN scheme. Mr. Modi released the amount to beneficiaries at […]