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Daily Current Affairs – February 2022
The day’s news that matters for Prelims and Mains, organised by GS paper, with practice questions.
Daily Current Affairs 28.02.2022 (NITI studying options to tackle obesity in country, Exclusion from SWIFT: what it entails)
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1. NITI studying options to tackle obesity in country Taxation on foods high on fats, sugar, salt being looked into India can take actions such as taxation of foods high on sugar, fat and salt and front-of-the pack labelling to tackle rising obesity in the population, according to the annual report of NITI Aayog. The […]
Daily Current Affairs 27.02.2022 (‘Disturbed’ India abstains from vote against Russia at UNSC, Govt. tweaks FDI policy ahead of LIC public offer, ‘Judiciary needs more HC judges, not just money’, Wait for cheetah to get longer, Having enemies makes you stronger, finds a study of flies, Why did Russian President Vladimir Putin bring up the ‘disintegration’ of the USSR prior to declaring war?)
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1. ‘Disturbed’ India abstains from vote against Russia at UNSC ‘Saddened’ Ukraine refers to plight of Indians in country under Russian attack India, along with China and the UAE, abstained from the United Nations Security Coucil (UNSC) resolution sponsored by the U.S. and Albania on Saturday, and co-sponsored by nearly 80 countries that sought to […]
Daily Current AFfairs 26.02.2022 (Inflection point for the West-led global order, Union Law Secretary elevated as Delhi HC judge, Radiation spike in Chernobyl: Ukraine)
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1. Inflection point for the West-led global order Its future will be defined by how it responds to the crisis in Ukraine, and in the shadow of growing Russia-China ties The Ukraine crisis has come to a head with Russia biting the bullet and launching “a full-scale invasion of Ukraine.” Even as the United Nations […]
Daily Current Affairs 25.02.2022 (World shocked by Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, The Russian Aggression on Ukraine and International Law, Understanding the Indus Waters Treaty)
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1. World shocked by Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine Eight killed, nine wounded, says Ukraine official Russia launched an all-out invasion of Ukraine by land, air and sea on Thursday, the biggest attack by one state against another in Europe since the Second World War and confirmation of the worst fears of the West. Russian […]
Daily CUrrent Affairs 24.02.2022 (Drafting a new Constitution is impossible , ‘Money laundering a global problem’, U.S. and allies unveil more Russia sanctions, Understanding the Draft India Data Accessibility & Use Policy, 2022, NASA’s plan to decommission the International Space Station)
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1. Drafting a new Constitution is impossible That the Centre is suppressing the powers of the States is not reason enough for a new statute Recently, the Chief Minister of Telangana said India needs a new Constitution, as, according to him, governments at the Centre over the years have been suppressing the powers of the […]
Daily Current Affairs 23.02.2022 (‘BIS certification mandatory for footwear’, Regulation, not prohibition,India sends first batch of aid to Afghanistan, Russia faces sanctions after Putin move)
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1. ‘BIS certification mandatory for footwear’ Awareness programmes held as manufacturers have to apply online for licence The Bureau of Indian Standards, Chennai Region, has started reaching out to footwear manufacturers across the State as BIS certification has been made mandatory for various kinds of footwear from July 1. Officials of the BIS, Chennai, said […]
Daily Current Affairs 22.02.2022 (‘Sustained investment in science helped India fight pandemic’, The crisis in Ukraine’s Donbass region)
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1. ‘Sustained investment in science helped India fight pandemic’ Govt. to organise week-long festival to celebrate science Ahead of a week-long celebration of India’s achievements in science and technology since Independence, top officials of Ministries linked to science and technology said the country was able to conduct COVID-19 tests and make vaccines efficiently because of […]
Daily Current Affairs 21.02.2022 (Tapping technology for multilingual learning, Withdraw new media guidelines: Editors Guild, The despotic nature of the PMLA, The Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement between India and the UAE, Do unemployment benefits delay work?)
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1. Tapping technology for multilingual learning As the theme of International Mother Language Day 2022, it has much relevance in reshaping Indian higher education It is my conviction that expression in one’s mother tongue lies at the heart of an individual or community’s cultural identity. For centuries, India has been home to hundreds of languages […]
Daily Current Affairs 20.02.2022 (Night pollinators: how moths help the Himalayas, Pune telescope helps in major breakthrough, Can dark matter be composed, even partly, of black holes?, New observations help explain the universe’s most energetic objects)
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1. Night pollinators: how moths help the Himalayas These insects have so far received less scientific attention than bees and butterflies Moths are vital to pollination in the Himalayan ecosystem of northeast India, reveals a recent study. The study establishes 91 species of moths as potential pollinators of 21 plant families in Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh […]
Daily Current Affairs 19.02.2022 (India needs a refugee and asylum law, Russia welcomes India’s stand on eastern Ukraine situation, I&B Ministry warns officials on data security, Hydrogen policy calls for more incentives: experts, New gecko from NE gets Army tag)
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1. India needs a refugee and asylum law On refugee issues, it ought to be among the most admired nations and not one that has much to be ashamed of as now This month I introduced a Private Member’s Bill in the Lok Sabha proposing the enactment of a Refugee and Asylum law. The Bill […]
Daily Current Affairs 18.02.2022 (Conviction rate in human trafficking cases declining, India’s first water taxi service inaugurated in Maharashtra, ‘Draft laws on refugee rights need revision’)
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1. Conviction rate in human trafficking cases declining Activists call for robust inter-State investigations Twice every week, two women from Basanti in South 24 Parganas of West Bengal, visit a local non-governmental organisation at the subdivision headquarters from their village, seeking details of the investigation in the case relating to their rescue from traffickers. These […]
Daily Current AFfairs 16.02.2022 (Anti-lynching Bills passed by four States hanging fire, The importance of caste data, India to make digital maps of all villages, Where is the Ukraine crisis headed to?)
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1. Anti-lynching Bills passed by four States hanging fire Lynching not defined as a crime under IPC, Centre has said Bills passed against lynching in the past four years by at least three States ruled by BJP rivals and one by the party itself have not been implemented, with the Union government taking the view […]
Daily Current Affairs 15.02.2022 (Govt. bans 54 new Chinese mobile apps, ASI reviving underwater division, The Palk Bay fisheries conflict: A tale of competing livelihoods and a depleted catch, The fight against antimicrobial resistance)
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1. Govt. bans 54 new Chinese mobile apps The Centre on Monday banned over 50 new Chinese mobile applications, including Rise of Kingdoms: Lost Crusade, Tencent Xriver, Nice Video baidu and Viva Video Editor, citing concerns over privacy and national security. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology had issued interim directions for blocking 54 […]
Daily Current Affairs 14.02.2022 (The import ban on drones)
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1. The import ban on drones Why has the Government issued such a ban? Will this move help promote more indigenous models of drones? The Directorate General of Foreign Trade issued an order on February 9 prohibiting with immediate effect the import of drones in Completely-Built-Up (CBU), Semi-knocked-down (SKD) or Completely-Knocked-down (CKD) forms. However, import […]
Daily Current Affairs 12.02.2022 (Taking a byte out of cyber threats, In a double bind, facing conservatism and politics, Will continue to support India’s rise and regional leadership: U.S.)
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1. Taking a byte out of cyber threats Rather than wait for the ‘Big Bang cyber attack’, nations and institutions ought to be prepared for a rash of cyber strikes Cyber attacks may be a relatively new phenomenon, but in a short time frame have come to be assessed as dangerous as terrorism. The world […]
Daily Current Affairs 11.02.2022 (Local job laws that raise constitutional questions, An MSP scheme to transform Indian agriculture, Creating a sun in a lab)
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1. Local job laws that raise constitutional questions State laws that limit the rights of out-of-State citizens go against the idea of India being one nation The Supreme Court of India will soon hear a petition to remove the stay on the Haryana State Employment of Local Candidates Act, or the Haryana Act, that reserves […]
Daily Current AFfairs 10.02.2022 (BIS scales up regulation of gold hallmarking, Quad Ministers set to meet in Australia, Quad is not a security alliance, says Blinken, Understanding the new Central Media Accreditation Guidelines)
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1. BIS scales up regulation of gold hallmarking On an average, 150 market samples are taken from jewellers for quality checks The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), Chennai region, has increased drawing of market samples to check the conformity to mandatory hallmarking of gold ornaments and Hallmark Unique ID (HUID) in jewellery. Hallmarking of gold […]
Daily Current Affairs 09.02.2022 (Haryana Cabinet nod for anti-conversion Bill,T.N. Assembly re-adopts NEET Bill,Posts on Kashmir unacceptable: Centre,Hijab-saffron row turns violent in Karnataka,‘NEET is discriminatory, against social justice’,Step up agri-spending, boost farm incomes,Sri Lanka to launch its own ‘Aadhaar’,13 million face severe hunger in Africa: UN,The Governor’s role in approving a Bill)
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1. Haryana Cabinet nod for anti-conversion Bill ‘Umpteen cases of religious conversions recorded’ The Haryana Cabinet on Tuesday approved the draft of the Haryana Prevention of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Bill, 2022, which seeks to prohibit religious conversion effected through misrepresentation, force, undue influence, coercion, allurement or by any fraudulent means or by marriage or […]
Daily Current Affairs 08.02.2022 (Majoritarianism is wearing the veil of debate, Govt. issues new media accreditation guidelines, Iran nuclear deal talks to resume in Vienna: EU, Public borrowing won’t crowd out private investment: FM, RBI’s digital currency plans, The BrahMos deal and India’s defence exports, The theory of the Islamic State)
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1. Majoritarianism is wearing the veil of debate Right-wing groups are holding hostage the rights of Muslim women to education and dignity Along coastal Karnataka, many colleges have caved in to the demand by right-wing groups, including the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), the student wing of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), that Muslim women cannot […]
Daily Current Affairs 07.02.2022 (Nation mourns its ‘nightingale’,The interpretative answer to the hijab row,India’s ‘return’ to Central Asia,A new form of untouchability,SC to weigh between ‘national security’, judicial scrutiny,China, Pakistan hit out at ‘unilateral’ Kashmir moves,Redrawing the electoral map of the Union Territory of J&K)
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1. Nation mourns its ‘nightingale’ Lata Mangeshkar passes away at 92; Centre announces 2-day national mourning Lata Mangeshkar, affectionately called a “Nightingale of India”, who died on Sunday after a brief illness, was cremated with state honours in Shivaji Park here. She was 92. The legendary singer, whose voice enthralled millions for nearly eight decades, […]
Daily Current Affairs 06.02.2022 (Many seats redrawn in J&K delimitation draft, Sariska wears the stripes of success, U.S. restores sanction waiver to Iran, Crypto riddle: tax first, recognition later?, Why are India’s imports from China rising?, When will new Vande Bharat trains be launched?)
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1. Many seats redrawn in J&K delimitation draft NC rejects interim report, calls it unconstitutional The J&K Delimitation Commission has come out with a fresh interim report proposing the redrawing of many Assembly and the lone Lok Sabha constituencies in Kashmir, besides the allocation of one more seat to the division and six more to […]
Daily Current Affairs 5.02.2022 (Remove penal clauses from population control Bill: BJP MP,22nd Law Commission to study UCC,RS debates use of private Bills to amend Preamble to Constitution,Aware of data theft concerns on e-passports: Jaishankar,Villagers resist sanctuary tag for langur habitat)
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1. Remove penal clauses from population control Bill: BJP MP Several members raise concerns during discussion in the Rajya Sabha The Rajya Sabha on Friday discussed a private member Bill on population regulation moved by the Bharatiya Janata Party’s Rakesh Sinha. During the discussion, another BJP member Vikas Mahatme sought the removal of penal clauses […]
Daily Current Affairs 04.02.2022 (Indian diplomats to boycott Beijing games,A border move that will only bolster China,WHO site shows India without J&K, says MP)
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1. Indian diplomats to boycott Beijing games Selection of PLA’s Galwan soldier as torchbearer sparks row Terming China’s decision to field a People’s Liberation Army (PLA) soldier involved in the June 2020 Galwan clashes as the torchbearer for the Winter Olympics Games in Beijing “regrettable”, India announced a diplomatic boycott of the games just ahead […]
Daily Current Affairs 03.02.2022(Process on to amend criminal laws: govt., HC directs State to frame scheme for removing Seemai Karuvelam, Electoral bonds worth ₹1,213 cr. sold in January, U.S., NATO offer trust-building steps to Russia, say leaked files, The sub-lineages of the Omicron variant, Ethnocentrism)
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1. Process on to amend criminal laws: govt. Clarify stand on criminalising marital rape, says CPI The government has started the process of comprehensive amendments to criminal laws, Minister for Women and Child Development Smriti Irani told Parliament on Wednesday in response to a question on marital rape, but warned against condemning every man as […]
Daily Current Affairs 02.02.2022 (5G services to roll out in FY23: Sitharaman,Firms’ exit process to get shorter,Battery-swapping policy on anvil,Budget gives MEA funds for Taliban-ruled Afghanistan,‘Green bonds’ target carbon neutrality,Digital rupee to arrive in new fiscal, to use blockchain tech,E-passports to be rolled out soon,Push for promotion of drones through start-ups,Agri-tech: drones, start-up fund in focus,Govt. proposes new SEZ law,MGNREGS allocation cut by 25% to ₹73,000 cr.)
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1. 5G services to roll out in FY23: Sitharaman TRAI setting auction terms: Vaishnaw Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said the government would auction telecom spectrum in 2022, which will facilitate private players to roll out 5G services before March 2023. “Telecommunication in general, and 5G technology in particular, can enable growth and […]
Daily Current Affairs 01.02.2022 (Survey pegs growth at 8-8.5% in ’22-23,The mind and the state of Russia’s President, A hazy picture on employment in India, India, Russia hold discussion on UN Security Council agenda,‘Demand for MGNREGA work softens’,‘Vaccination was key to reviving economy’,Ethanol blending of 8.1% achieved, target was 10%,‘Centre has adopted MSP, but States must facilitate crop shift’,The limits of the legislature’s power to suspend a member)
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1. Survey pegs growth at 8-8.5% in ’22-23 Forecast assumes oil prices at $70-75, no pandemic disruptionsGrowth estimate a conservative projection, says CEA NageswaranConcerns remain over hardening inflation, liquidity woes India’s GDP is expected to grow by 9.2% this year and 8% to 8.5% in 2022-23, though hardening inflation and energy prices along with tightening […]