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Daily Current Affairs – May 2022
The day’s news that matters for Prelims and Mains, organised by GS paper, with practice questions.
Daily Current Affairs 28.05.2022 (India to get semi-high speed freight train, AKRUTI to take roots in Kudankulam, New Arunachal monkey named after mountain pass, BRICS group may soon begin expansion process, says China)
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1. India to get semi-high speed freight train The ‘Gati Shakti’ train will run from December To tap the growing freight sector in the country, the Railways is aiming to introduce the country’s first semi-high speed freight train by December 2022. Based on the Vande Bharat platform, the 16-coach ‘Gati Shakti’ train will be able […]
Daily Current Affairs 25.05.2022 (Quad is a ‘force for good’: Modi, Qutub Minar not a place of worship: ASI, On Quad; its origins, goals and future plans, Centre scraps import duties on crude sunflower, soyabean oils, Ayushman Bharat Health Account app relaunched)
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1. Quad is a ‘force for good’: Modi Countries at the summit launch maritime initiative to track ‘dark shipping’ The Quadrilateral alliance (Quad) is a “force for good”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in his opening remarks at its summit in Tokyo on Tuesday. The event witnessed the launch of several initiatives, including a maritime […]
Daily Current Affairs 20.05.2022 (SC says Centre, States have equal powers to make GST-related laws, Understanding India’s ethanol blending policy)
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1. SC says Centre, States have equal powers to make GST-related laws It confirms Gujarat HC ruling that govt. can’t levy IGST on ocean freight imports The Supreme Court on Thursday, in a judgment championing the importance of “cooperative federalism” for the well-being of democracy, held that Union and State legislatures have “equal, simultaneous and […]
Daily Current Affairs 14.05.2022 (ISRO tests booster for Gaganyaan)
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1. ISRO tests booster for Gaganyaan GSLV Mk-III rocket, to be used for the mission, will have two HS200 boosters The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully carried out the static test of the HS200 solid rocket booster, taking the space agency one more step closer to the keenly awaited Gaganyaan human spaceflight mission. […]
Daily Current Affairs 13.05.2022 (Event Horizon reveals true colours of SgrA, On the question of notifying minorities)
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1. Event Horizon reveals true colours of SgrA* Telescope, a collaboration of 300 researchers, captured image of black hole at the centre of the Milky Way Scientists from the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) facility, at press conferences held simultaneously at several centres around the world on Thursday, revealed the first image of the black hole […]
Daily Current Affairs 12.05.2022 (SC puts colonial sedition law on hold, SC slams govt. claim that only President has pardon power, Rising internet addiction in children worries experts, Shallow and deep ecologism)
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1. SC puts colonial sedition law on hold Court suspends pending criminal trials under Section 124A, allows Centre to reconsider the law The Supreme Court on Wednesday suspended pending criminal trials and court proceedings under Section 124A (sedition) of the Indian Penal Code, while allowing the Union of India to reconsider the British-era law. “All […]
Current Affairs Daily 11.05.2022(‘Plans under way on creation of Integrated Battle Groups’, ‘Govt. can’t speak on Parliament’s behalf’)
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1. ‘Plans under way on creation of Integrated Battle Groups’ Army has identified formations to be converted: Gen. Pande The Army has identified a holding formation on the Western front and a Strike formation on the Northern borders to be converted into agile Integrated Battle Groups (IBG), Army chief Gen. Manoj Pande said while stating […]
Daily Current Affairs 10.05.2022 (Rupee hits a new low amid dollar outflow, The search algorithm in action, The standard model of particle physics gets a jolt)
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1. Rupee hits a new low amid dollar outflow The rupee on Monday fell to an all-time low of 77.44 against the U.S. dollar due to a sell-off in equities amid concerns over weakening global growth prospects, outflow of the dollar and on fears of further monetary tightening by central banks to counter rising inflation. […]
Daily Current Affairs 09.05.2022 (Rakhigarhi skeletons’ DNA samples sent for analysis, The Jammu and Kashmir Delimitation report, The multiple crises in Indian universities, Future looms dark for 48% of bird species)
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1. Future looms dark for 48% of bird species Study points to increased human footprint Humans eat 14% of the world’s surviving species of birds. However, this is not the only reason why 48% of the extant bird species are undergoing population decline, a study by nine renowned avian experts and conservationists has revealed. The […]
Daily Current Affairs 08.05.2022 (UNSC jointly backs peace bid in Ukraine, SC seeks govt. view on making sports a right, Is La Nina a fair weather friend of our country?, What are India’s plans to avert a wheat crisis?)
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1. UNSC jointly backs peace bid in Ukraine This is its first statement since the Russian invasion The UN Security Council has expressed “deep concern" over the “maintenance of peace and security” in Ukraine and backed efforts by Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to find a peaceful solution, issuing a unanimous statement on the conflict for the […]
Daily Current Affairs 07.05.2022 ( ISRO’s unique goal for Venus mission, ‘Fertility rate falls further, obesity rises’)
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1. ISRO’s unique goal for Venus mission Expedition likely to cost between ₹500 crore and ₹1,000 crore :ISRO chairman The mission to Venus is likely to cost between ₹500 crore and ₹1,000 crore depending on the level of instrumentation, said S. Somanath, chairman, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), on Friday. Although 2024 has been doing […]
Daily Current Affairs 06.05.2022 (WHO estimates 4.7 million COVID-linked deaths in IndiaThe figure is nearly 10 times the government’s official count for 2020 and 2021, The status of the Naga peace talks)
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1. WHO estimates 4.7 million COVID-linked deaths in IndiaThe figure is nearly 10 times the government’s official count for 2020 and 2021 There were likely 47 lakh deaths, directly or indirectly attributable to COVID-19, in India in 2020 and 2021, a report by the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday. These are the highest, […]
Daily Current Affairs 05.05.2022(RBI surprises with 40 bps rate increase, amid inflation ‘alarm’, The status of GST compensation dues, India’s position on the World Press Freedom Index, SC is loud and clear on noise pollution, Highest sex ratio at birth in Ladakh, Haflong Hindi, a fluent example of give and take, ‘Star rating for food may mislead buyers’, EU proposes phased Russian oil embargo, more sanctions, ‘Off-cycle move hints at more aggressive rate increases’)
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1. RBI surprises with 40 bps rate increase, amid inflation ‘alarm’ ‘Inflationary pressures becoming acute’ The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), in a sudden move on Wednesday, raised the repo rate by 40 basis points (bps) to 4.4% citing inflation that was globally “rising alarmingly and spreading fast”. The repo rate increase was the first […]
Daily Current Affairs 04.05.2022 (Bill assent, a delay and the Governor’s options)
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1. Bill assent, a delay and the Governor’s options With its provision for definite choices, the Constitution makes it obligatory for the Governor to act without a wait The State of Tamil Nadu has been witnessing a confrontation between the elected government and the State Governor on the question of giving assent to the National […]
Daily Current AFfairs 03.05.2022 (No one can be forced to get vaccinated: SC, LIC is more than a corporate powerhouse, The debate on the national language, Quasi-federalism, ‘Delhi airport second busiest in the world’)
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1. No one can be forced to get vaccinated: SC ‘Some State-level curbs on unvaccinated disproportionate’ The Supreme Court on Monday upheld the right of an individual against forcible vaccination and the government’s COVID-19 vaccination policy to protect communitarian health, but found certain vaccine mandates imposed by the State governments and Union Territory administrations disproportionate […]
Daily Current Affairs 02.05.2022(e-Shram to help settle workers’ accident claims,Funding woes haunt Indian science,The Delhi dual governance conundrum,The recent woes of the jute industry in West Bengal)
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1. e-Shram to help settle workers’ accident claims Direct benefit transfer via unique ID Top functionaries of the Union Labour and Employment Ministry said last week that the Ministry was working on a mechanism to process accident insurance claims by unorganised workers registered on the e-Shram portal, which has seen over 27 crore registrations so […]
Daily Current Affairs 01.05.2022 (Governments ignoring court orders, says CJI, Gross green violations in Sundarbans: CAG, Climate change may increase risk of new infections, Why are electric vehicles catching fire?, States vs Centre: who increased fuel tax rate?)
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1. Governments ignoring court orders, says CJI ‘Contempt petitions pose new burden on judiciary’ The sheer “defiance” of governments towards judicial pronouncements, their inclination to pass off the responsibility of decision-making to courts and the legislature’s ambiguity, lack of foresight and public consultation before making laws have led to docket explosion, Chief Justice of India […]