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Daily Current Affairs – August 2022
The day’s news that matters for Prelims and Mains, organised by GS paper, with practice questions.
Daily Current Affairs 30.08.2022 (The jurisprudence of bail, Explaining Pakistan’s flip-flop on trade with India, Tribe categorisation work delays benefits under SEED, There are no easy answers to the freebies issue, Curing the patriarchal mindset of the legal system, Challenges of sub-national fiscal correction)
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1. The jurisprudence of bail The Supreme Court has time and again reiterated that “bail is the rule and jail is the exception” The jurisprudence of bail in post-independent India, is anchored on the bedrock of Article 21 of the Constitution which states that liberty can be deprived only through the procedure established by law, […]
Daily Current Affairs 29.08.2022 (The concerns around Aadhaar-Voter ID linkage, Revisiting the S. Subramaniam Balaji vs Tamil Nadu judgment, The cyber threat to mobile banking, ‘Working on a comprehensive legal framework for digital economy’, A public judge with an uncertain legacy, Japan’s continuing struggle with gender parity, Sops for votes, PIN code @50 years)
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1. The concerns around Aadhaar-Voter ID linkage Why is the Election Commission keen on voters linking their Aadhaar with voter IDs? There have been instances of block officers mandating the linking of Aa dhar with Voter IDs after the Election Commission’s campaign to promote the linkage of Voter ID and Aadhaar which began on August […]
Daily Current Affairs 27.08.2022 (Centre picks 75 tribal districts for TB intervention project, A draconian law that needs to disappear, Puttaswamy and the fading promise of a right, Murder in the sewer)
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1. Centre picks 75 tribal districts for TB intervention project Move comes after door-to-door screening of over 68,000 villages in tribal districts After having run an active case-finding campaign to detect instances of Tuberculosis (TB) among tribal populations over the past six months, the Ministry of Tribal Affairs and the Central TB Division of the […]
Daily Current Affairs 26.08.2022 (SC to review PMLA order on two aspects, India, Bangladesh discuss river water sharing issues, ‘Freebies’, a judicial lead and a multi-layered issue, Rainbow of hope, Should India change its policy on the Rohingya?)
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1. SC to review PMLA order on two aspects Judgment had found no reason for ECIR to be shared with accused, shifts burden of proof on them The Supreme Court on Thursday prima facie agreed to reconsider two aspects of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) upheld by its judgment on July 27, which […]
Daily Current Affairs 25.08.2022 (The Competition (Amendment) Bill 2022, The ‘tomato flu’ outbreak and the Centre’s advisory, SC asks Centre to expand food security coverage, Heading the G20 and New Delhi’s choices, Making out a case for the other UBI in India, Keep it simple, Strangling Tunisia’s democracy)
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1. The Competition (Amendment) Bill, 2022 Why is an amendment to the already existing Indian Competition Act necessary? As the dynamics of the market changes due to technological advancements, artificial intelligence, and the increasing importance of factors other than price, amendments became necessary to sustain and promote market competition. The long-awaited Bill to amend the […]
Daily Current Affairs 24.08.2022 (Reinvigorating the Chabahar port, Acculturation, Sex ratio at birth normalises slightly: study, DRDO, Indian Navy test indigenous missile, The case of the missing scientific Indian, The implications of the 5G roll-out for law enforcement, Are freebies a way to mask state inaction?)
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1. Reinvigorating the Chabahar port Why has interest in the Iran-based port suddenly spiked? How has the port construction progressed so far? The Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal visited Chabahar on August 20. Mr. Sonowal reviewed the progress in the work on the terminal and handed over six mobile harbour cranes […]
Daily Current Affairs 23.08.2022 (‘Kerala Savari’, India’s first online taxi service as a public option, ‘Tomato flu’ detected among children in India, says Lancet, Loan defaulters, entities under probe need NOC to invest overseas, The road to China’s 20th Party Congress, Factoring in the risk, Not centres of learning yet)
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1. ‘Kerala Savari’, India’s first online taxi service as a public option Why is the Kerala government launching its own app-based taxi service? How is it different from existing private players? Kerala has soft launched ‘Kerala Savari’, to ensure decent service to passengers along with fair remuneration to auto-taxi workers. It is operated by the […]
Daily Current Affairs 22.08.2022(Facing govt. action, Huawei to dial down R&D operations,Look-out notice against 8 in Delhi excise policy case, Welfare schemes have not made T.N. poor, says DMK, Bihar and the evolution of Mandal politics, What next on data protection?,A row over gender-neutral uniforms,‘Forcible’ Aadhaar-voter ID linking, ‘India-China ties can’t be a one-way street’, Freebies come at a price: economist)
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1. Facing govt. action, Huawei to dial down R&D operations Decision comes after I-T searches and probes into ‘national security’ aspects Suhasini Haidar Mini Tejaswi NEW DELHI/ BENGALURU Faced with income tax searches, exclusion from 5G telecom trials and increasing restrictions on research collaborations, Chinese telecom major Huawei is planning to downsize operations at its […]
Daily Current Affairs 21.08.2022 (Improving rice yield with an additional gene, What is India’s policy on the Rohingya?, Corbevax booster should be a vaccine of choice)
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1. Improving rice yield with an additional gene Adding a second copy of one of its own genes has boosted the yield of a Chinese rice variety by up to 40% The Green Revolution of the 1960s brought about a marked improvement in the yield of agricultural crops such as rice and wheat. It was […]
Daily Current Affairs 20.08.2022 (Indian team deliberating on ocean diversity pact, Resolution confuses more than it clarifies: MPC’s Varma argued, From darkness to solar-powered light, The injustice of exceptionalism, End this asymmetrical conflict over ‘freebies’)
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1. Indian team deliberating on ocean diversity pact A key aspect of the agreement is deciding on the rights of companies that undertake exploration for marine resources A delegation from India and other member countries of the United Nations are in New York to deliberate on a one-of-its-kind agreement to conserve marine biodiversity in the […]
Daily Current Affairs 19.08.2022 (Bustards adapt to produce 2-egg clutch, BRI projects are slow, but lending rises, Hard truths about India’s labour reforms, Should there be limits on ‘freebies’?)
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1. Bustards adapt to produce 2-egg clutch New behaviour, a result of increased feed after excessive rain, hailed as a record The perceived beliefs and recorded observations of egg laying habit of Great Indian Bustard (GIB) have changed after the recent excessive rains in western Rajasthan. The critically endangered bird species has adopted an altogether […]
Daily Current Affairs 18.08.2022 (What is causing Arctic warming?, ‘Delhi’s PM2.5 levels worst in the world’, Credit guarantee plan expanded to aid hospitality, related sectors, The geopolitics of the Fourth Taiwan Crisis, This maritime partnership is still a work in progress, Finding a home, The Centre vs State tussle over IAS postings)
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1. What is causing Arctic warming? Why is the Greenland ice sheet melting at an alarming rate? How is it affecting the monsoons? Due to global warming, any change in the surface air temperature and the net radiation balance tends to produce larger changes at the north and south poles. These changes are more pronounced […]
Daily Current Affairs 17.08.2022 (Understanding ethanol blending, The literary trail of independence, July wholesale inflation slows to 13.9%, Stepping back from an ecological abyss, High points in science, technology and innovation, A probe into the Nehruvian pledge)
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1. Understanding ethanol blending How is ethanol extracted? What are the environmental concerns with respect to this process? Blending ethanol with petrol to burn less fossil fuel while running vehicles is called ethanol blending. Ethanol is an agricultural by-product. It’s mainly obtained in the processing of sugar from sugarcane, but also from other sources such as […]
Daily Current Affairs 16.08.2022 (The conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh, The controversial visit of a Chinese vessel to Hambantota, Big Tech’s talent conundrum, 3D-printed cornea put to test in a rabbit, The fragility of the Northeast’s integration, The temples that Jawaharlal Nehru built, The shackles of 1861 need to go)
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1. The conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh What are the various unresolved issues between Armenia and Azerbaijan which has led to consistent ceasefire violations? The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict remains stalemated despite several ceasefire agreements. Both Baku and Yerevan claim absolute historic ownership of the region which is located within the boundaries of Azerbaijan but populated largely by ethnic […]
Daily Current Affairs 14.08.2022 (‘Subsidies on power will continue’, Punjab bans use of 10 insecticides, Walking a tightrope in messaging transmission routes, How lactose tolerance in humans became widespread, HIV drugs shortage is a challenge to ending AIDS in India, Have coastal ecosystem norms been violated?, Digital lending, What is the threat from zoonotic diseases?)
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1. ‘Subsidies on power will continue’ Power Secretary says State governments will have the discretion to continue concessions The Centre’s move to introduce the Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2022 has stoked protests by Opposition parties and trade unions on the grounds that it violated the Constitutional principles of federalisation and was a step towards privatising the […]
Daily Current Affairs 13.08.2022 (‘29 elephant poaching cases in 3 years’, Essential Commodities Act invoked to rein in tur dal price, Industrial output growth slows, Independence in the words of an American, Moving policy away from population control, No holds barred, Never-ending fight)
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1. ‘29 elephant poaching cases in 3 years’ The period also saw 90 cases of seizure of tusks/ivory, Forest Ministry tells Lok Sabha In the past three years, 90 cases of seizure of elephant tusks/ivory have been reported in India along with 29 cases of poaching of elephants. The data were shared by the Ministry […]
Daily Current Affairs 12.08.2022 ( What is the Criminal Procedure (Identification) Act, 2022?, Dozens in China infected with Langya virus found in shrews, Survey data on poverty and broad policy pointers, Signs of a dead end for social justice politics, A timely gesture, Should medicine be taught in the local languages?)
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1. What is the Criminal Procedure (Identification) Act, 2022? How is the recent legislation different from the earlier Identification of Prisoners Act, 1920? What are the main concerns and oppositions against the Act? The Criminal Procedure (Identification) Act, 2022 provides legal sanction to law enforcement agencies for “taking measurements of convicts and other persons for […]
Daily Current Affairs 11.08.2022 (The new U.S. Bill on climate action, The uproar over the Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2022, RBI targets unfair methods in digital lending with new norms, COVID-19, arguably, has become endemic in India, A new global vision for G20, The grammar of VIP security)
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1. The new U.S. Bill on climate action Does the new Bill completely leave out fossil fuel industries? What are the listed incentives to switch to clean energy? On August 7, the U.S. Senate approved a bill titled the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) 2022. The IRA has a special focus on climate, healthcare, and tax […]
Daily Current Affairs 10.08.2022 (How the maiden flight of ISRO’s SSLV went awry, On guardianship and adoption of minors, Can women be true representatives of the people?, Bangladesh river water deal likely, Withdrawal of the data Bill was a bad move, Fair trial goes beyond courts, to the police and media, Space to learn)
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1. How the maiden flight of ISRO’s SSLV went awry Why did the ISRO prefer a SSLV over the PSLV or GSLV? What was the designated function of the satellites on-board the vehicle? The SSLV D1/EOS-2 mission was carrying two satellites — the Earth Observation Satellite-2 (EOS-2 and AzadiSAT. However, the mission failed to place […]
Daily Current Affairs 08.08.2022 (The workings of the Supreme Court collegium, The Great Barrier Reef’s recovery and vulnerability to climate threats, Why are regulators swooping down on stablecoins?, India-democracy and the promised republic, Tapping technology to check minor mineral plunder, Cooling the temperatures, Focused on inflation)
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1. The workings of the Supreme Court collegium How is the collegium constituted and what are its responsibilities? Who is set to be the next Chief Justice of India? The collegium of the Supreme Court consisting of the Chief Justice of India and four senior-most judges of the Supreme Court make recommendations for appointments to […]
Daily Current Affairs 06.08.2022 (RBI raises rates, vows nimble policy, Lessons for India from the Taiwan standoff, Addressing the challenges in new-age digital commerce, A fresh opportunity, Sticking to commitments)
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1. RBI raises rates, vows nimble policy Policy repo rate raised by 50 basis points to 5.4% With inflation remaining at ‘elevated levels’, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of India unanimously decided to raise the policy repo rate by 50 basis points (bps) to 5.4%. “Inflation is projected to remain above […]
Daily Current Affairs 05.08.2022 (The coal mining protests in the Hasdeo Aranya region, The Kansas win on abortion and its bearing on other U.S. states, Subscribers say there is surplus money in EPS, ‘Inflation driving 8% of GST revenue rise’, Waiting for democracy in Jammu and Kashmir, Sop or welfare debate, Is the declining rupee a crisis or an opportunity? )
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1. The coal mining protests in the Hasdeo Aranya region Why has a private member resolution against coal mining in the Hasdeo forests been passed by the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly? On July 26, the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly unanimously passed a private member resolution urging the Centre to cancel allocation of all coal mining blocks in […]
Daily Current Affairs 04.08.2022 (Understanding the provisions for foreign visits of State government Ministers, India to host UNSC meet on counterterrorism, Cabinet nod for climate pledges, Teaching the Taliban the wrong lessons, Public assets sale and the concern of ‘fiduciary duty’, Trade worries, Crossing the line, Reaping the demographic dividend)
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1. Understanding the provisions for foreign visits of State government Ministers Why was Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal denied clearance to attend the World Cities Summit in Singapore? Delhi State Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot has moved court with a plea to set aside the need for travel clearances by the Centre for private foreign visits […]
Daily Current Affairs 03.08.2022 (The government package to revive BSNL fortunes, Has bail under PMLA become near-impossible?, Trade deficit soared past $31 bn in July, Making sense of the ‘freebies’ issue, A turning point in crypto regulation led by Europe, An avoidable crisis, Recalling India’s Antarctica activities)
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1. The government package to revive BSNL fortunes What are the issues that have thwarted the telecom company’s expansion and growth? Last week, the Union Cabinet approved a ₹1.64 lakh crore revival package for BSNL with a cash component of ₹43,964 crore. In March 2020, BSNL had floated a tender to procure 4G equipment to […]
Daily Current Affairs 02.08.2022 (AlphaFold: A tour de force in science, The dwindling fighter strength of the IAF, Bastar’s wheels of justice grind exceedingly slow, Manufacturing PMI hits 8-month high, Using a rupee route to get around a dominating dollar, Unpacking a conundrum, Language as barrier, Government’s own ‘gig workers’)
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1. AlphaFold: A tour de force in science How have our methods of predicting protein structures changed with AI-based tools? What does this development signify for structural biology? DeepMind, a company owned by Google, announced this week that it had predicted the three-dimensional structures of more than 200 million proteins using AlphaFold. AlphaFold is an […]
Daily Current Affairs 01.08.2022( The need for a distinction between blasphemy and hate speech, The technology powering hybrid electric vehicles, PMLA verdict an erosion of constitutional buffers, India’s ‘wheat waiver’ WTO demand is risk-fraught, Core constraints)
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1. The need for a distinction between blasphemy and hate speech What is the history of Section 295 (A) of the Indian Penal Code? How should “blasphemy” be treated in the statute as opposed to hate speech? The legality of Section 295(A) was affirmed by a five-judge Bench of the Supreme Court. The court said […]