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Daily Current Affairs – March 2022
The day’s news that matters for Prelims and Mains, organised by GS paper, with practice questions.
Daily CUrrent Affairs 31.03.2022 (key partner sides with Opposition in pakistan, Modi moots free trade agreement for BIMSTEC, Social media platforms must be held accountable: Centre to HC, ISRO to step up tracking of space debris, Explaining Sri Lanka’s economic crisis, The Assam-Meghalaya boundary dispute resolution)
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1. key partner sides with Opposition Opposition leader Shehbaz Sharif will be next PM, says Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari Pakistan’s embattled Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday effectively lost majority in Parliament after a key partner of the ruling coalition joined the ranks of the Opposition, which has tabled a no-confidence motion against his government in the […]
Daily Current Affairs 29.03.2022 (Protest in LS as Bill envisages lifting biometrics of detainees,A subregional grouping that must get back on course,The phenomenon of coral bleaching ,Detecting microplastics in human blood, The Startup India initiative)
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1. Protest in LS as Bill envisages lifting biometrics of detainees New Criminal Procedure Bill violates rights: MPs The Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill, 2022, that would allow the police and prison authorities to collect, store and analyse physical and biological samples, including retina and iris scans, was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Monday amid […]
Daily Current Affairs 28.03.2022 (The era of an unemployed India, Poverty rose but income inequality fell, India’s ‘space economy’ valued at ₹36,794 crore, Modi pitches for ‘local for global’, SC seeks foolproof norms to identify STs, States can identify minorities: govt., The move to ease voting for overseas citizens)
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1. The era of an unemployed India There are many indices of proof that seriously contradict the tall claims of employment generation in India Reports on and the visuals of the recent agitations by railway job applicants reveal a widespread problem of massive job insecurity among India’s youth. Alarming figures of unemployment have been recurrent […]
Daily Current Affairs 27.03.2022 (How mitochondria adapted to living within cells)
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1. How mitochondria adapted to living within cells Billions of years ago, a prokaryotic organism called archaea captured a bacterial endosymbiont An organism that has been around from 2 billion years ago has given biologists from Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad (CCMB), a clue as to how mitochondria became an inseparable part of […]
Daily Current Affairs 26.03.2022 (India’s complex position on Islamophobia, Online voting for NRIs under consideration, says Kiren Rijiju, Sri Lanka to set up special North-East fund, RBI sets geo-tagging rules for payment touch points)
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1. India’s complex position on Islamophobia India’s assertion criticising the OIC Resolution on Islamophobia was valid, but could have made a reference to Indian Muslims Last week, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) adopted a consensus Resolution declaring March 15 annually as the ‘International Day to Combat Islamophobia’. Introducing the draft document on behalf of […]
Daily Current Affairs 25.3.2022 (The peculiar case of Ladakh’s eastern boundary, Time for India to redefine its relationship with Russia, India abstains on UNGA votes, ‘If you want to know what’s true, then maths is a good place to start’, India to be TB-free by 2025: Mansukh)
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1. The peculiar case of Ladakh’s eastern boundary Atmanirbhar Bharat requires a bold relook at old misconceptions while continuing dialogue Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is in India and is expected to meet External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and National Security Adviser Ajit Doval. The changed global geopolitical situation is a good time to focus […]
Daily Current Affairs 24.03.2022 (Exports cross $400-bn annual target as goods shipments jump,American mathematician Sullivan wins Abel prize,The Artemis programme, NASA’s new moon mission
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1. Exports cross $400-bn annual target as goods shipments jump Prime Minister congratulates farmers, weavers and MSMEs on the achievement India’s annual goods exports crossed the $400-billion mark for the first time ever, the government announced on Wednesday, buoyed by an increase in shipments of merchandise, including engineering products, apparel and garments, gems and jewellery […]
Daily CUrrent Affairs 23.03.2022 (Sri Lankan Tamil families flee to India citing economic crisis, No illegality in floating LIC IPO through Money Bill: Madras HC, Needed, an Indian Legislative Service, SC clarifies on BS-VI vehicles’ registration, The National Land Monetisation Corporation)
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16 people clandestinely reach Rameswaram in two batches 1. Sri Lankan Tamil families flee to India citing economic crisis The economic crisis in Sri Lanka has forced at least 16 Tamils to flee the country illegally and seek shelter in coastal Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu on Tuesday. The first batch comprising two families — six […]
Daily Current Affairs 22.3.2022 (Indo-Pacific should be free of conflicts, says Morrison,‘World sleepwalking to climate disaster,‘Myanmar Army committed genocide against Rohingya’,Sri Lanka’s aggravating economic crisis,A solution in search of a problem: on 10% reservations )
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1. Indo-Pacific should be free of conflicts, says Morrison Modi seeks cooperation among democracies of the region Developments such as those in Ukraine should never happen in the Indo-Pacific region, Prime Minister Scott Morrison of Australia said on Monday. Addressing the bilateral annual leaders’ meeting, Mr. Morrison argued for greater cooperation among “like-minded democracies”, and […]
Daily CUrrent Affairs 21.03.2022 (Beleaguered Imran pats India, flays Pak. Army, ‘Japan still hopes India will join RCEP’, ‘Quad has accepted Indian stand’, India hopes to put down roots in Arctic, The complexities of introducing African cheetahs to India )
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1. Beleaguered Imran pats India, flays Pak. Army Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday criticised the Pakistan Army and the Opposition as his government faces a no-confidence motion on March 25. “My country’s foreign policy should be for the welfare of our people. Today, I congratulate our neighbour India because they always maintained an […]
Daily Current Affairs 20.03.2022 (Geography gives India an advantage: Navy, Indianise education: Venkaiah, Study reveals major decline in golden langur habitat, Overlooking ‘reasonable accommodation’, Will the war in Ukraine rattle India’s banks?, Will the war in Ukraine rattle India’s banks?, What is the NPPA’s role in fixing drug prices?, How Russia’s bankruptcy law can punish foreign companies)
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1. Geography gives India an advantage: Navy ‘We are building capacity to counter whatever capacity China can bring,’ it says The basic advantage is India’s geography in the Indian Ocean and “we are utilising that”, a Navy representative told the parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence recently. The Navy said it was building capacity to ensure […]
Daily Current Affairs 19.03.2022 (Finland ranked happiest country for fifth year, Great Barrier Reef suffers severe coral bleaching)
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1. Finland ranked happiest country for fifth year Afghanistan, Lebanon come last on list Finland has been named the world’s happiest country for the fifth year running, in an annual UN-sponsored index that ranked Afghanistan as the unhappiest, closely followed by Lebanon. The latest list was completed before the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Bulgaria, Romania […]
Daily current Affairs 18.03.2022 (India extends $1 billion credit to Sri Lanka,Indian firms buy more oil from Russia, energy ties may deepen,BARC resumes ratings of news channels,Russia-Ukraine conflict: ICJ’s provisional measures on military operations)
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1. India extends $1 billion credit to Sri Lanka Neighbourhood first, says Jaishankar India on Thursday extended a $1 billion credit facility to Sri Lanka to assist the island nation through its worst foreign exchange crisis and enable it to procure food, medicines and other essential items. An agreement to this effect was signed between […]
Daily CUrrent AFfairs 17.03.2022 (SC backs Centre’s OROP scheme, A season of protests in Sri Lanka as economic crisis worsens, The curious case of sealed cover jurisprudence)
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1. SC backs Centre’s OROP scheme Court directs the Union govt. to conduct ‘re-fixation exercise’ from July 1, 2019 The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the Centre’s one rank, one pension (OROP) scheme for the armed forces. A Bench led by Justice D.Y. Chandrachud held, “We find no constitutional infirmity in the OROP principle as […]
Daily Current Affairs 16.03.2022 (Wearing hijab is not essential part of religion: Karnataka HC, UN resolution focuses only on one religion: India, MLAs refuse to discuss menstrual leave, India’s solar capacity: Milestones and challenges, An accidental missile launch)
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1. Wearing hijab is not essential part of religion: Karnataka HC ‘Ban in schools constitutionally permissible’ The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday upheld the ban on the wearing of hijab (head scarf) by students in schools and colleges in the State. It held that wearing the hijab is not an essential religious practice in Islam […]
Daily current Affairs 15.03.2022 (Microfinance firms can set interest: RBI,The surge in oil and natural gas prices, Fragmenting world order, untied nations)
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1. Microfinance firms can set interest: RBI The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Monday allowed microfinance institutions to fix interest rates on loans, with a caveat that the rates should not be usurious. In revised guidelines that will take effect on April 1, the RBI tweaked the definition of a microfinance loan to indicate […]
Daily Current Affairs 14.03.2022 (The functioning of the ISS after sanctions)
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1. The functioning of the ISS after sanctions Will the U.S.’s stiff curbs on Russia affect their collaboration on the International Space Station? Russia’s part in the collaboration of the ISS is the module responsible for making course corrections to the orbit of the space station. They also ferry astronauts to and from the ISS. […]
Daily Current Affairs 13.03.2022 (Pak. seeks joint probe into missile incident, Kerala tops in maternal, child health, Villages along China border to open for tourism, Sanctions could cause space station to crash: Roscosmos, Geneva Conventions and the Russia-Ukraine war)
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1. Pak. seeks joint probe into missile incident It slams ‘lapses’ in handling of strategic weapons by India Pakistan on Saturday rejected the explanation offered by India regarding the accidental firing of a missile which ended up in the neighbouring country and demanded a joint investigation to “accurately establish the facts”. This was also conveyed […]
Daily Current Affairs 12.03.2022 (Shutdown this misguided energy policy, MHA amends Foreigners Order)
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1. Shutdown this misguided energy policy The vulnerabilities of reactors and their high costs are strong reasons why India must cancel its nuclear expansion plans Nuclear technology is hazardous. The world was reminded of this on March 3, when a fire broke out near the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in Ukraine (Europe’s largest) during the course […]
Daily Current AFfairs 11.03.2022 (Russia says China is refusing to supply parts to its airlines, What do we know about the newest crater on the moon?)
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1. Russia says China is refusing to supply parts to its airlines China has refused to supply Russian airlines with aircraft parts, an official at Russia’s aviation authority was quoted by Russian news agencies as saying on Thursday, after Boeing and Airbus halted supply of components. Russia’s aviation sector is being squeezed by Western sanctions […]
Daily Current Affairs 10.03.2022 (Cabinet nod for new firm to monetise land assets, Water management needs a hydro-social approach, China looks for ‘acceptable solution’ on LAC, Reviving the inland water transport system for the Northeast , UPI123Pay: Payment solution for feature phone users)
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1. Cabinet nod for new firm to monetise land assets Govt. eyes substantial revenues The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the setting up of a new government-owned firm for pooling and monetising sovereign and public sector land assets. The National Land Monetisation Corporation (NLMC) is being formed with an initial authorised share capital of ₹5,000 […]
Daily Current Affairs 09.03.2022 (Bangladesh, India, Nepal to move ahead on MVA pact, The office of the Governor)
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1. Bangladesh, India, Nepal to move ahead on MVA pact Bhutan has not endorsed the plan for now With Bhutan continuing to sit out the Motor Vehicles Agreement (MVA) of the sub-regional Bangladesh-Bhutan-India-Nepal (BBIN) grouping, a meeting of the other three countries was held to discuss the next steps in operationalising the agreement for the […]
Daily Current Affairs 08.03.2022 (‘Sealed cover’ jurisprudence is appalling, The lists of the FATF and Pakistan’s position)
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1. ‘Sealed cover’ jurisprudence is appalling As the MediaOne case shows, a judiciary that is a mute spectator to any executive action highlights democratic decay A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court has dismissed the appeal filed by MediaOne, a television channel in Kerala, whose licence the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has refused […]
Daily Current Affairs 07.03.2022 (‘Operation Ganga’ is proof of India’s growing clout, says Modi, The effects of the Russia-Ukraine conflict on maritime trade)
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1. ‘Operation Ganga’ is proof of India’s growing clout, says Modi Congress, NCP, Shiv Sena slam Prime Minister for politicising the evacuation The fact that India is able to evacuate its citizens out of war–torn Ukraine through “Operation Ganga” is proof of the country’s increasing influence around the globe, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on […]
Daily Current Affairs 06.03.2022 (Mission creep: on NATO expansionism , Naval exercise MILAN concludes in Visakhapatnam, IAF decides to postpone Ex Vayu Shakti 2022)
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1. Mission creep: on NATO expansionism Why did the North Atlantic Treaty Organization accept former Warsaw Pact states into the alliance? The story so far: When Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a military invasion of Ukraine on February 24, the purported reason behind this act of extraordinary territorial aggression was that the eastward expansion of […]
Daily CUrrent Affairs 05.03.2022 (India abstains again in UN vote, ‘Geopolitical events have added to challenges for central banks’)
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1. India abstains again in UN vote HRC panel to probe Russian actions India on Friday abstained on a vote at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva as the Council decided to set up an international commission of enquiry into Russia’s actions in Ukraine. The resolution, the strongest one to be adopted by the […]
Daily Current Affairs 04.03.2022 (Sri Lanka reels under fuel crunch, power cuts, U.S. ‘spared no effort’ to push India on UN vote)
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1. Sri Lanka reels under fuel crunch, power cuts Energy, Industries Ministers sacked after both criticised govt. response A crippling fuel shortage and consequent power cuts across Sri Lanka are threatening to worsen the island nation’s persisting economic crisis, while sparking protests from citizens. Long queues of vehicle users lining up outside fuel stations has […]
Daily Current Affairs 03.03.2022 (Indians told to rush from war-hit Kharkiv, UN General Assembly asks Russia to pull back troops, 9 in 10 Indians think wife must always obey husband: study, IPCC sounds another climate warning)
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1. Indians told to rush from war-hit Kharkiv In call with Putin, PM Modi discusses safe evacuation of Indians; exit route from Sumy being worked out Amid the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday evening. This was the second conversation between the […]
Daily Current Affairs 02.03.2022 (The Ukraine war, India and a stand of non-alignment, Doubts over defence supplies to India, The history of the Kuki insurgency in Manipur)
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1. The Ukraine war, India and a stand of non-alignment Very few sayings are as true as: “Truth is the first casualty in war”. Its corollary is: “No government tells the truth about war to its people”. Certainly not the whole truth. This is true of all governments at all times in all countries. India’s […]
Daily Current Affairs 01.03.2022 (Ukraine’s situation, India’s national interest, IPCC warns of multiple climate hazards, Quad grouping is a diplomatic arrangement: U.S. Commander, Adopt Gati Shakti, Modi tells States, private sector)
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1. Ukraine’s situation, India’s national interest While India needs to remind Russia that its actions violate the BRICS Delhi resolution, the UN can assist Ukraine The Russian President, Vladimir Putin, in his televised speech on the night of February 21, 2022, had announced a “special military operation to protect people who have been abused by […]