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Daily Current Affairs – July 2022
The day’s news that matters for Prelims and Mains, organised by GS paper, with practice questions.
Daily Current Affairs 31.07.2022(New e-waste rules threaten jobs-collection network, States fail to give Ministry details of elephant reserves, Two monkeypox cases in India not linked to Europe, Invasive frog and snake dent world economy, One step closer to precision cancer therapies, What has the SC said on PMLA’s validity?)
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1. New e-waste rules threaten jobs, collection network System involving producer responsibility organisations dismantled; responsibility of recycling now with a handful of authorised recyclers A proposed framework by the Centre for regulating e-waste in India has upset a key link of India’s electronic waste collection system and threatens the livelihood of thousands of people. Electronic […]
Daily Current Affairs 30.07.2022 (Core sector output expands by 12.7%, Jaishankar pushes for Chabahar port, Manas reserve has 2.4 tigresses for every tiger, We need to protect whistle blowers, Overcoming the Aryan-Dravidian divide, One-man rule)
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1. Core sector output expands by 12.7% Crude oil output dropped 1.7% from a year earlier India’s eight core sectors’ output growth moderated to 12.7% in June, from 18.1% in May, with all sectors except crude oil registering an uptick in production. Coal, cement, electricity and refinery products rose 15% or more, compared with the […]
Daily Current Affairs 29.07.2022 (After the referendum: The challenges of a power grab in Tunisia, Wildlife amendments to ‘save entrepreneurs from harassment’, Govt. worried about teen pregnancies, A growing disengagement with Gandhi’s ideas, What numbers do not reveal about tiger conservation, Narrow view, Is the Environmental Performance Index really faulty?)
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1. After the referendum: The challenges of a power grab in Tunisia What led to the political turmoil in Tunisia? Why did President Kais Saied bring in the new Constitution and what are its prominent features? The Arab Spring protests began in Tunisia in December 2010, leading to the fall of the regime of Zine […]
Daily Current Affairs 28.07.2022 (Warehousing Act, The poor state of India’s fiscal federalism, Death by hooch, A future free of hepatitis)
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1. Warehousing Act However, the SKM fears it will help corporate houses gain more control The Union Food and Public Distribution Ministry has suggested major amendments to the Warehousing (Development and Regulation) Act of 2007. While the Ministry says that the aim is to help farmers get access to the services of quality warehouses, the […]
Daily Current Affairs 27.07.2022 (Power tariff revisions and the state of DISCOMs, India adds five more Ramsar sites, Whose GDP is it anyway?, Seeking to destroy India’s civil society)
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1. Power tariff revisions and the state of DISCOMs Why are power distribution companies swimming in losses? Why are States reluctant to hike power prices? On July 13, the Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (Tangedco) filed a general retail power tariff revision petition with the Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission proposing to hike power […]
Daily Current Affairs 25.07.2022 (The private sector boost in India’s space industry, The latest guidelines on arrests and bail orders, Studying menstrual disturbances post COVID-19 vaccination, A global order caught up in a swirl of chaos, Learning lessons, Backsliding on climate action)
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1. The private sector boost in India’s space industry How does a strong space sector contribute to overall development? Why are private players being encouraged to invest? Principal Scientific Adviser Ajay Kumar Sood stated earlier this month that the government would soon come up with a new space policy to increase private sector participation in […]
Daily Current Affairs 25.07.2022 (A recap of the monkeypox outbreak, The challenges of fiberisation ahead of India’s 5G deployment, Study on snow leopard and its prey, China launches second space station module, Weighing in on India’s investment-led revival, Adding digital layers of indignity)
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1. A recap of the monkeypox outbreak By declaring monkeypox a public health emergency of international concern, how does the WHO plan to tackle and contain its spread? Ever since the first case of monkeypox in humans was identified in 1970, in the present Democratic Republic of the Congo, the virus has become endemic in […]
Daily Current Affairs 21.07.2022 (The sweltering heat wave across Europe, Reflecting the spirit of Delhi, Cheetahs likely to arrive in Kuno before August 15, ‘RBI to initiate CBDC in wholesale, retail sectors’, Revamp India’s school health services, India-Vietnam ties, from strong to stronger, Saving mothers, The cost of misrepresenting inflation)
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1. The sweltering heat wave across Europe How has the ‘heat apocalypse’ wrecked devastation throughout Western Europe? On July 19, the U.K. posted its highest temperature ever recorded — crossing 40°C, resulting in the government issuing its first ever red alert for extreme heat. Dozens of towns and regions across Europe reeled under what has been […]
Daily Current Affairs 20.07.2022 (The outrage over the new ‘National Emblem’, The judgment on the Burkapal Maoist attack, Wormhole, Chile marks a notch in global constitutionalism, Tunnel vision that is endangering India’s history, A stinging indictment, A new legislation that mirrors the old)
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1. The outrage over the new ‘National Emblem’ What are the various allegations raised against the revised sculpture atop the new Parliament House? The first look at the national emblem atop the New Parliament House disappointed many with its alleged inaccuracies in depiction. The Congress Party has called it a “deviation” from the original. Four […]
Daily Current Affairs 19.07.2022 (The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation and its stature in the modern world, The Pakistan and IMF talks: What lies ahead?, Crypto law needs global teamwork: FM, Sharing power with the next generations, Growth and welfare, India’s climate imperative)
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1. The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation and its stature in the modern world What is the SCO and how does the grouping impact India? Is it set up to counter the West? Founded in June 2001 as the ‘Shanghai Five’, the grouping consisted of Russia, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. They came together in the post-Soviet […]
Daily Current Affairs 18.07.2022 (Why is Kerala protesting Supreme Court’s ESZ notification, Navy decommissions Sindhudhvaj, A lacklustre presidential race in the making)
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1. Why is Kerala protesting Supreme Court’s ESZ notification Why is the notification controversial in the State? What were the earlier efforts of the State to draft ESZ notifications? How have the people of the State reacted to the directive? Nearly 30% of Kerala is forested land and the Western Ghats occupies 48% of the […]
Daily Current Affairs 16.07.2022 (Rise in unvaccinated children in India, Iran, Belarus to be newest SCO members, Stamp out this hate speech-manufacturing network, Time for vigilance, Fishing in uncertain waters)
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1. Rise in unvaccinated children in India Their number doubled to over two million owing to pandemic, says data published by WHO, UNICEF The number of children in India who were unvaccinated or missed their first dose of diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (DTP) combined vaccine doubled due to the pandemic, rising from 1.4 million in 2019 to 2.7 […]
Daily Current Affairs 13.07.2022 (Mediation Bill: Not getting the Act together, Centre has no new data on child labour, NASA telescope dives deep into the universe, A new judicial device for ‘complete justice’, Rightful challenge, The scale of municipal finances is inadequate)
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1. Mediation Bill: Not getting the Act together While it contains many pluses, the Bill needs improvement in some crucial places The Bill recognises that mediation has come of age and needs to be treated as a profession, which is a huge improvement over the part-time honorarium basis it had in the court-annexed mediation schemes. […]
Daily Current Affairs 12.07.2022 (The search for dark matter, The new guidelines to prevent unfair trade practices, Failing the forest, The scam Faultline is damaging Indian banking, Safety in the sky, Far apart, Why the world needs peace in Ukraine)
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1. The search for dark matter What are distance scales? How do they help in proving the existence of dark matter? Dark matter is made up of particles that do not have a charge. So, these particles are “dark”, namely because they do not emit light, which is an electromagnetic phenomenon, and “matter” because they […]
Daily Current Affairs 11.07.2022 (Twitter’s petition on Section 69A of the IT Act , The ongoing dialogue between Pakistan and the TTP, Sown area of paddy rises marginally, IIT-K setting up air-quality sensors, What ails the current approach to Ayurveda)
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1. Twitter’s petition on Section 69A of the IT Act What is main point of contestation between the microblogging platform and the Central government? On July 5, Twitter moved the Karnataka High Court seeking to set aside multiple blocking orders of the Central government as well as to alter their directions to identify specific violative […]
Daily Current Affairs 10.07.2022 (20 red pandas to make a home in the forests, Artificial diet, feeding device for mosquitoes, Study finds three asymptomatic monkeypox cases, A multilateral platform in a polarised world)
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1. 20 red pandas to make a home in the forests In first rewilding programme of these animals, Darjeeling zoo to release them in Singalila National Park The Singalila National Park, the highest protected area in West Bengal, will soon get new denizens. A zoo in the picturesque Darjeeling Hills has started an ambitious programme […]
Daily Current Affairs 09.07.2022 (Man seeks NOC to export embryos, A plan that is much more than just planting trees, Beating the heat)
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1. Man seeks NOC to export embryos He moves Delhi HC over ICMR delay A married man has moved the Delhi High Court seeking to expedite the process of obtaining a no-objection certificate (NOC) for exporting embryos to a surrogate mother abroad. Justice Yashwant Varma issued notice to the Centre, the National Assisted Reproductive Technology […]
Daily Current Affairs 08.07.2022 (Monsoon getting hotter than summer: study, The proposal for an India-specific norm for assessing vehicular safety in collision, A community and a health issue of concern, Just fine, Making sense of the rupee slump)
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1. Monsoon getting hotter than summer: study ‘Average temperatures during the season are 0.3 degrees Celsius higher than the average summer figures’ The monsoon has usually meant respite from the heat, but temperatures during these months — June to September — are seeing a rise, says an analysis by the Centre for Science and Environment […]
Daily Current Affairs 07.07.2022 (‘MSP should continue till markets become efficient’, RBI eases rules to boost forex inflows, The new rules to keep advertisements in check, Understanding the all-time high in India’s trade deficit, Words from Bandung to relive in Bali and Delhi, A ‘no’ to pharma freebies, a ‘yes’ for public good)
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1. ‘MSP should continue till markets become efficient’ NITI Aayog members’ comment on procurement irks SKM Ahead of the nationwide protests by the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) demanding a law to ensure minimum support price, NITI Aayog member Ramesh Chand said here on Wednesday that the MSP should continue till markets become competitive and efficient. […]
Daily Current Affairs 06.07.2022 (Centre asks States to boost paddy sowing, Navy eyes govt. route to buy carrier-based jets, PMI pegs services growth at 11-year high, The relentless march of FPIs to the exit gate, The status of China’s Belt and Road Initiative in South Asia, Indian aviation needs a strong and steady tailwind, Handcuffing, a judicial tap, and the long arm of the law, A matter of import)
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1. Centre asks States to boost paddy sowing There has been a 27% fall in the sown area to 43.45 lakh hectares till July 1 this season, show data The Centre has asked the State governments to take steps to increase the sowing of paddy in the wake of reports that the sown area has […]
Daily Current Affairs 05.07.2022 (Myanmar hosts first regional meeting since coup, Enforcing the single-use plastic ban, The need for space sustainability, UPI: the dawn of digital fintech nirvana, A chaotic world, the perils of multilateralism, India needs to scale up direct nutrition interventions, The problem with our university vision, Right intent, confusing content)
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1. Myanmar hosts first regional meeting since coup China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi and counterparts from Mekong Delta nations take part Myanmar’s military government on Monday hosted the first high-level regional meeting since the Army took power last year with China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi and counterparts from Mekong Delta nations. State broadcaster MRTV reported […]
Daily Current Affairs 01.07.2022 (Concern over shortage of leprosy drug in private sector, Banks have capital to buffer any shock, The free fall of the rupee, A road safety quartet and the road ahead, Do not weaken the anti-defection law, Home and abroad, Should endorsers be held responsible for claims in advertising?)
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1. Concern over shortage of leprosy drug in private sector Doctors write to Ministry seeking urgent intervention in restoring supply of Clofazimine to fight the dreaded disease Clofazimine, a key drug for treatment of leprosy, which had been in short supply in the Indian market for several months, is now “not available”, with the situation […]