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Daily Current Affairs – September 2022
The day’s news that matters for Prelims and Mains, organised by GS paper, with practice questions.
Daily Current Affairs 30.09.2022 (The draft Telecommunication Bill 2022, After the floods, Bengaluru needs to clean up its act, India lacks a complete paediatric cardio-care service)
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1. The draft Telecommunication Bill, 2022 Does the new Bill dilute the powers of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India? What will be the effects of including OTT communication services within the definition of “telecommunication services”? The Ministry of Communications released a draft of the Indian Telecommunication Bill, 2022 last week for public comments. The […]
Daily Current Affairs 29.09.2022 ( Centre bans PFI, 8 front bodies for five years under UAPA ,Centre extends free ration scheme for three months,ASI finds Buddhist caves, temples in Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve in M.P., Globe-changing reverberations of the Ukraine war , Talent, recognition Science awards are an encouragement and should not be cut down ,In nature’s warning signs, a nudge to riparian states, Rediscovering the Bay of Bengal , Automation has impacted lower-level jobs in banks ,No dramatic solutions to economic problems possible,No dramatic solutions to economic problems possible,Eastern Command’s ex-chief Anil Chauhan is Chief of Defence Staff, ASI finds Buddhist caves, temples in tiger reserve , Border situation moving towards being ‘normalised’: Chinese envoy ,Ukraine referendum results point to Russia annexation)
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1. Centre bans PFI, 8 front bodies for five years under UAPA Action comes close on the heels of countrywide searches and arrest of hundreds of leaders of the organisation by the NIA and other agencies The Union Home Ministry on Wednesday declared the Popular Front of India (PFI) and its front organisations, including its […]
Daily Current Affairs 27.09.2022 (Centre’s push for NavIC system lands smartphone giants on unknown road, A push for the semiconductor industry, Landslides in Pettimudi: social inequalities in disasters, Putting power back in the hands of the people, Pitching India as a signature destination, Home and abroad, Turning inward, Samarkand: a miniature of an emerging world)
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1. Centre’s push for NavIC system lands smartphone giants on unknown road The Union government is pushing tech giants to make smartphones compatible with its home-grown navigation system within months, worrying the likes of Samsung, Xiaomi and Apple who fear elevated costs and disruptions as the move requires hardware changes, according to two industry sources […]
Daily Current Affairs 26.09.2022 (Shifting monsoon patterns, A ground plan for India’s reformed multilateralism, Over the top, India Inc. needs a neurodiverse workplace, Mid-day meal-related food poisoning cases at six-year peak)
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1. Shifting monsoon patterns Why are certain regions of the country experiencing higher rainfall than normal? How is the triple dip El Nina effect contributing to this change? Do these changes affect the sowing of the summer crop? The IMD counts the rainfall between June 1 and September 30 as monsoon rainfall. This doesn’t mean […]
Daily Current Affairs 25.09.2022 (No viable options: farmers in Punjab forced to persist with paddy, go against the grain, BA.2.75 emerges as major sublineage in Maharashtra, The evolution of lumpy skin disease virus, What is the SC initiative on capital punishment?, How will Putin’s mobilisation impact Ukraine?)
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1. No viable options: farmers in Punjab forced to persist with paddy, go against the grain Growers in the State are keen on shunning the water-guzzling crop and cultivate alternatives, but the absence of an assured market and guaranteed returns, apart from the input costs required for the changeover, is acting as a deterrent to […]
Daily Current Affairs 24.09.2022 (G4 countries highlight ‘urgent need’ for reform in UN Security Council, Industry urges duty remission revamp in Foreign Trade Policy, The Global South’s assertion in geopolitics, Currency pressure, Ageing regime, On the trail of rabies cases in Kerala)
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1. G4 countries highlight ‘urgent need’ for reform in UN Security Council Germany, Brazil, Japan and India reiterate support for each other’s bids to become permanent members of the UNSC, and for representation of African countries Reform of the United Nations has been a central theme of External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar’s visit to the […]
Daily Current Affairs 23.09.2022 (Analysing the Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan conflict, The case of nikah halala in India, and a long court battle, Lancet panel criticises WHO for acting ‘too slowly’ during pandemic)
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1. Analysing the Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan conflict What are the reasons behind the current clashes between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan? What led to the flare-up between both nations? How can the dispute be resolved? How can the international community help? The two landlocked countries, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, share a 1,000-km long border, a large part of which is […]
Daily Current Affairs 22.09.2022 (Rules for identifying criminals, What ails the current approach to Ayurveda and what needs to be done, With ₹19,500-crore PLI plan, sun shines on solar cell units, ADB pares India FY23 GDP growth forecast to 7%, from 7.5%, The ambit of fraternity and the wages of oblivion, A risky new status quo)
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1. Rules for identifying criminals What do the recently notified rules of the Criminal Procedure (Identification) Act, 2022 state? Is there scope for misuse? On September 19, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) notified the rules governing The Criminal Procedure (Identification) Act, 2022. The Act was passed in March by the Parliament. Until rules are […]
Daily Current Affairs 21.09.2022 (The lumpy skin disease, The complexity of caste, its analysis and its reading today, Positioning India in a chaotic world, The growing peril of Bengaluru’s missing drains)
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1. The lumpy skin disease How will the spread of the disease affect the diary industry of India? Are there vaccinations for the vector-borne disease? The Mumbai Police have ordered the prohibition of cattle transportation in the city to prevent the spread of the lumpy skin disease (LSD). The order came into force on September […]
Daily Current Affairs 20.09.2022 (Scandinavian social democracy, The significance of Ethereum’s Merge for the future of cryptocurrencies, No negotiations at the cost of food security, says Tomar at agriculture conference, The hijab case and the essential practices doctrine, It is the people of Pakistan who are suffering, Knowing the killer, From Lodha to Ramana: The Chief Justices of the Modi era)
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1. Scandinavian social democracy The Nordic model of social democracy offers lessons to the developing world, including countries like India despite the myriad complexities of diversities The rise of the Sweden Democrats (SD), a party with origins in the neo-Nazi movement in the country, to the mainstream of the Swedish polity has much to do […]
Daily Current Affairs 19.09.2022 (The ban on the export of broken rice, The process of inclusion/exclusion from the Scheduled Tribes list, Losing a nation in seven acts, Punjab farmers demand aid to stop stubble burning, Geopolitics without geoeconomics, a fool’s errand, The gender pay gap, hard truths and actions needed, Era of war is over, Crisis in Caucasus, A disruptive nexus of China and Pakistan)
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1. The ban on the export of broken rice How is the ethanol blending programme connected to the rice export ban? How have rice-importing countries reacted? On September 9, the Centre instituted a ban on the export of broken rice. Additionally, it mandated an export duty of 20% on rice in husk (paddy or rough), […]
Daily Current Affairs 18.09.2022 (‘Crime scripts’ to unravel illegal trade of marine species, How climate change is altering Indian monsoon, Using ‘spooky action at a distance’ to link atomic clocks, Matching ecology with agricultural economics, Has the emissions deadline been extended?, Will the future of the Commonwealth change?)
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1. ‘Crime scripts’ to unravel illegal trade of marine species Detailed analysis conducted by WCS-India showed that Tamil Nadu recorded most seizures between 2015 and 2021 An analysis of the illegal trade of marine species in India between 2015 and 2021 pointed out that sea cucumbers were the most frequently seized marine species group. Tamil […]
Daily Current Affairs 17.09.2022 (IAF to fly AN-32 on blended biodiesel for 200 hours, Front-loaded rate hikes needed to tame inflation: RBI officials, The consequences of declining fertility are many, Remember Periyar with a pledge to embrace dissent, Eat and learn, Caught in a zero-COVID trap)
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1. IAF to fly AN-32 on blended biodiesel for 200 hours Performance very satisfactory, says Air Vice-Marshal As part of efforts to reduce its carbon footprint, the Indian Air Force (IAF) is looking to fly an AN-32 transport aircraft modified to operate on 10% blended biodiesel for 200 flight hours in the next six months, […]
Daily Current Affairs 16.09.2022 (The Eastern Economic Forum and India’s balancing act, Tamil Nadu’s new breakfast scheme in schools, Parliamentary business and an essential pit stop, Climate action that runs on cooperative federalism, Arbitrary, exclusionary, Should India choose manufacturing over services?)
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1. The Eastern Economic Forum and India’s balancing act What are the benefits of investing in the Russian Far East? Which all countries are currently investing in the region? The Eastern Economic Forum was established in 2015 to encourage foreign investments in Russia’s Far East. As of 2022, almost 2,729 investment projects are being planned […]
Daily Current Affairs 15.09.2022 (Understanding Ukraine’s counter-offensive, The lowdown on the essential medicines list, Wholesale inflation slowed to an 11-month low at 12.4% in Aug, The future of old times in India, India’s growing water crisis, the seen and the unseen, Engage with caution, Tax on the poor, Imagining an alternative scenario in Ayodhya)
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1. Understanding Ukraine’s counter-offensive What are the territorial gains made by the Ukrainian forces? How has Kremlin reacted? Ukrainian forces have pushed back Russian soldiers from most of Kharkiv Oblast, retaking thousands of square kilometres of territory. Russia has confirmed the retreat, saying it withdrew troops for “regrouping”. Ukraine says it has retaken some 3,500 square […]
Daily Current Affairs 14.09.2022 (The fall in natural rubber prices in India, Understanding windfall tax, India to hold G-20 summit in 2023, 384 drugs on essential medicines list, For India, the buzzword now is ‘all-alignment’, Connecting the dots to boost the patent ecosystem, An improved Bill, but still contentious)
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1. The fall in natural rubber prices in India Why are natural rubber farmers protesting against the government? What has led to the decline in prices? After a moderate post-pandemic revival, the price of natural rubber (NR) has crashed to a 16-month low of ₹150 per kg (RSS grade 4) in the Indian market. Under […]
Daily Current Affairs 13.09.2022 (States told to implement adoption rules, Centre is trying to curb lumpy skin disease: PM, India has lost its way in the use of international law, Three to tangle, Great G20 power, great responsibility)
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1. States told to implement adoption rules The instructions come despite concerns over jurisdiction of District Magistrates The Ministry of Women and Child Development has written to State governments, asking them to immediately implement the revised adoption rules requiring adoption orders to be passed by District Magistrates (DMs) instead of courts with effect from September […]
Daily Current Affairs 12.09.2022 (The tedious process of adoption, The Indira Gandhi Urban Employment Guarantee Scheme in Rajasthan, Behind the Pakistan F-16 deal, a tale of many wheels, ‘Adopt a TB patient’ drive finds mitras, Third stealth frigate of Project 17A Taragiri launched in Mumbai, India-Bangladesh ties, a model for bilateral cooperation, Nose dose, We need civil society engagement in Kashmir)
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1. The tedious process of adoption What laws determine adoption rules in India? Why is referring cases to District Magistrates cause for concern? From September 1, District Magistrates (DM) have been empowered to give adoption orders instead of courts. All cases pending before courts have to be now transferred. The revised rules have parents, activists, […]
Daily Current Affairs 11.09.2022 (Why cloudburst forecast in India still remains elusive, What is the G7 planning on Russian oil?, Why is the Kushiyara river treaty important?, Risk from rabies)
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1. Why cloudburst forecast in India still remains elusive Monitoring stations on the ground can hardly capture cloudburst characteristics due to their highly localised and short occurrence Cloudbursts — violent and voluminous amounts of rain pouring down in a short duration over a small area — have been reported since the mid-19th century. Yet, the […]
Daily Current Affairs 10.09.2022(India, China to take up remaining LAC issues,SC allows bail to journalist Kappan,The stark reasons why Bengaluru is sinking,Moving out of the shadows, from silence to assertion,End of an era,Army in Arunachal Pradesh receives modern artillery, SC takes up pleas against Places of Worship Act,Rules relaxed to bring IAS, IPS officers to J&K,Centre bans export of broken rice due to domestic demand,Make anti-TB campaign a mass movement: President, Basic skills poor in regional languages: NCERT,N. Korea makes nuclear programme ‘irreversible’, FM tasks RBI to ‘whitelist’ legal loan apps to protect borrowers)
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1. India, China to take up remaining LAC issues India and China will take up remaining issues along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) once the ongoing disengagement at Patrolling Point (PP) 15 in Gogra-Hot Springs is completed by Monday, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Friday. Beijing welcomed the disengagement at PP15 […]
Daily Current Affairs 09.09.2022( India, China troops disengage at LAC friction point in Ladakh , Rajpath, a symbol of slavery, erased: PM , ‘Faustian bargain’ versus principles is the toss-up , Should the mother tongue or English be the medium of instruction? , Nirmala links inflation, State fuel taxes , Naga team continues talks on Constitution , Google plans pilot on ‘gambling’ apps )
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India, China troops disengage at LAC friction point in Ladakh Pullback begins from Patrolling Point-15 in the Gogra-Hotsprings area India and China on Thursday announced that their Armies have begun to disengage from Patrolling Point-15 in the Gogra-Hotsprings area of eastern Ladakh, marking a step forward towards ending the stand-off ongoing since May 2020. The […]
Daily Current Affairs 08.09.2022 (Content moderation on Wikipedia, The mandatory requirements for packaged commodities, Cabinet approves PM SHRI scheme, WHO to stress prevention of non-communicable diseases, CBDC to reduce time, cost in cross-border business: RBI’s Sankar, How ideology muddled inflation control in India, The Spirit of 1971, The evolving role of CSR in funding NGOs)
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1. Content moderation on Wikipedia What are the mechanisms Wikipedia uses to ensure that users do not have unrestricted editorial privilege? India has summoned officials of Wikipedia, in response to cricketer Arshdeep Singh’s Wikipedia page being edited with misleading information that stated he was a “khalistani”. To increase Wikipedia’s reliability and also to prevent vandalism […]
Daily Current Affairs 07.09.2022 (The Chilean referendum for a new constitution, The controversy over K.K. Shailaja’s nomination for the Ramon Magsaysay Award, SC asks Punjab, Haryana CMs to meet on SYL canal dispute, India, 7% plus annual growth, and the realities, For Vizhinjam business as usual is not an option)
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1. The Chilean referendum for a new constitution What led to the referendum? What were some of the proposed amendments? The people of Chile resoundingly rejected a new constitution which was set to replace a charter imposed by General Augusto Pinochet 41 years ago. In 2019, over a million people took to the streets of […]
Daily Current Affairs 06.09.2022 (Seat belts, head restraints and safety regulations, The ban on conversion therapy for the LGBTQIA+ community, Preventive detentions rose in 2021, Gorbachev, macro-economics, and Gandhi, The difficult path to India-Pakistan peace, Public health need not be led by doctors alone)
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1. Seat belts, head restraints and safety regulations What are the functions of seat belts and head restraints? Is India implementing its mandatory seat belt policy? The death of Cyrus P. Mistry, former Chairman of Tata Sons, in a car crash in Maharashtra’s Palghar district has turned the focus on whether compulsory use of seat […]
Daily Current Affairs 05.09.2022 (Deploying 5G in a world built on 4G technology, The International Monetary Fund’s staff-level agreement with Sri Lanka, Untangling Kerala’s Lokayukta controversy, ‘Dark sky reserve’ to come up in Ladakh, Scientists remain sceptical about how nano urea benefits crops, ISRO tests system to recover spent rocket stages, Justice rendered, but only incompletely, India and Australia, from divergence to convergence, Coercion as conversion, Perils of brinksmanship, A lot is at stake for India-Bangladesh ties)
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1. Deploying 5G in a world built on 4G technology The switch to a pureplay 5G architecture is no more a question of whether or not, but when and how Since 4G’s inception in the early 2010s, the number of smartphone users have grown significantly. According to Statista, the total number of smartphone users in […]
Daily Current Affairs 04.09.2022 (Flight test of LCA-Mk2 to be completed by 2027, New sub-lineages of monkeypox virus emerge, Has science evolved to record dreams?, Why is inflation rate different across States?, At Vostok-22, why is India not joining naval drill?)
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1. Flight test of LCA-Mk2 to be completed by 2027 Cabinet Committee on Security sanctioned the development of the model earlier this week at a total cost of ₹9,000 crore With the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) sanctioning the development of the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Mk2, a bigger and more capable fighter than the […]
Daily Current Affairs 03.09.2022 (Paddy cultivation sees decline, The NPT is beginning to look shaky, India’s cyber infrastructure needs more than patches, Wind in the sail, Delays, debt and distress in West Bengal)
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1. Paddy cultivation sees decline 5.62% decrease in the area covered this year compared to 2021, data show The trend of decrease in paddy sowing has continued even as the monsoon season in north India is in its last legs. According to the data released by the Union Agriculture Ministry on Friday, the decrease in […]
Daily Current Affairs 02.09.2022 (Vostok-2022 begins in Russia with India, China participating,Seven States cold to Centre’s crime portal, Indian-made HPV vaccine this year,UN accuses China of Uighur rights abuses, UN inspectors arrive at Ukraine nuclear plant amid shelling)
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1. Vostok-2022 begins in Russia with India, China participating U.S. criticises India’s attendance in the joint military exercise An Indian Army contingent comprising troops from 7/8 Gorkha Rifles is participating in the multilateral strategic and command exercise ‘Vostok-2022’ which commenced on Friday at the training grounds of the eastern military district in Russia. The exercise […]