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Daily Current Affairs – October 2022
The day’s news that matters for Prelims and Mains, organised by GS paper, with practice questions.
Daily Current Affairs 31.10.2022 (Why was the Miya Museum sealed?, Are there anti-superstition laws in India?, Mark Zuckerberg’s metaverse buffers as Meta shares burn, The extra-constitutional delusions of Raj Bhavan, A check over of the U.S.’s much anticipated NSS, United against terror)
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1. Why was the Miya Museum sealed? How has a museum established by the Bengali-speaking or Bengal-origin Muslims in Assam generated controversy? Why did the BJP ask for its immediate shutdown? Is there a rift between Assamese Muslims and Bengal-origin Muslims? The inauguration of a museum showcasing the culture of Bengali-speaking Muslims in Assam was […]
Daily Current Affairs 30.10.2022 (Kalanamak rice is now small strong, Tuberculosis finds easy pickings in closed tea gardens of north Bengal, A new target found to combat AMR Salmonella, Banana the highly nutritious fruit, Is the world’s climate action plan on track?, Why has Google got a second antitrust fine?, What is the doctrine of pleasure?)
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1. Kalanamak rice is now small, strong Indian Agriculture Research Institute has successfully tested two new dwarf varieties in Uttar Pradesh that give double the yield Kalanamak, a traditional variety of paddy with black husk and strong fragrance, which is considered a gift from Lord Buddha to the people of Sravasti when he visited the […]
Daily Current Affairs 29.10.2022 (21.4 lakh TB cases notified in India in 2021: Health Ministry, The death penalty and humanising criminal justice, At COP27 move the needle on climate action)
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1. 21.4 lakh TB cases notified in India in 2021: Health Ministry India’s TB incidence for the year 2021 is 210 per 100,000 population – compared to the baseline year of 2015 (incidence was 256 per lakh population in India) and there has been an 18% decline which is 7 percentage points better than the […]
Daily Current Affairs 28.10.2022 (The Thoothukudi firing inquiry report, What is Turkey’s latest ‘disinformation’ law?, GM mustard will be ready for cultivation in 3 crop seasons: IARI director, The old but relevant script of the Cuban Missile crisis, The dismal case of slashing schemes and cutting funds)
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1. The Thoothukudi firing inquiry report Why was the Justice Aruna Jagadeesan Commission of Inquiry formed? What happened at the Sterlite Copper plant in 2018? Who all have been held responsible by the report? Will the present government take the necessary measures to bring the perpetrators to justice? On October 18, the Tamil Nadu government […]
Daily Current Affairs 27.10.2022 (The FM’s call for industrial investment, Why did the market regulator fine Bombay Dyeing?, GEAC gives its nod for commercial cultivation of GM mustard yet again, ISRO to boost NavIC widen user base of location system, Bats evicted from Manipur cave for tourism says study, Colonialism and its discontents today, An unkind hike, Despite crackdown, pollution spikes sharply in south and west)
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1. The FM’s call for industrial investment Why did the Union Finance Minister urge industry giants to invest in manufacturing? Is private sector financing at an all-time low? Has government intervention to boost and spend aggressively on infrastructure come at an opportune time? Last month, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman asked captains of industry what was […]
Daily Current Affairs 26.10.2022 (Ethiopia: its past and current challenges, ‘India’s exports to China growing faster than inbound shipments’, UNSC members to pay tributes at 26/11 memorial, Short or long stay Brexit Britain’s challenges remain, A renewable energy revolution rooted in agriculture, Ending dominance Mobile users of digital powerhouses need an environment of real choice, One-man rule, Betting on change: an American dream)
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1. Ethiopia: its past and current challenges How did the east African nation transition from a monarchy to its current makeup of a ‘federated Ethiopia’? What has led to the multiple insurgencies in Tigray, the northern part of the country? How are China and India operating in the country? The first formal African Union-led peace […]
Daily Current Affairs 25.10.2022 (What is the Dharavi redevelopment project?, The CCI’s ₹1,300 crore fine on Google, Five new varieties to expand India’s Basmati platter, 36 satellites launched by ISRO’s heaviest rocket send signals, Vital intervention, Upholding unity, opposing uniformity)
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1. What is the Dharavi redevelopment project? What is the estimated cost for re-vamping one of Asia’s biggest cluster of slums? How many residential and commercial buildings are there in Dharavi? On October 18, Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and Maharashtra’s deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis signed a ‘definitive agreement’ for handing over 47.5 acres […]
Daily Current Affairs 22.10.2022 (Are critically endangered Great Indian Bustards now migrating to Pakistan?, An online fight where children need to be saved, From the Great Hall a focus on the PLA, Through choppy seas, A crisis is brewing in the coffee industry)
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1. Are critically endangered Great Indian Bustards now migrating to Pakistan? The recent sighting of three Great Indian Bustards (GIBs) deep in Pakistan’s Cholistan desert has given rise to speculation that the endangered birds might have flown across the international border from India’s Desert National Park (DNP). GIBs are critically endangered in Pakistan because of […]
Daily Current Affairs 21.10.2022 (Saving the vultures of Tamil Nadu, How is the energy crisis in Europe shaping up?, Pandemic and a free press: how the largest democracy reported on COVID, Forest Conservation Rules infringe upon land rights of tribespeople: NCST chief, ‘Low exports share lends opportunities not gloom’, This Hindi – and Hindi alone – counsel is flawed, Addressing north India’s burning issue sustainably, Checks, no balance, Should Dalit Muslims and Dalit Christians be given SC status?)
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1. Saving the vultures of Tamil Nadu Which regions of the State have vulture populations? What are the reasons for the decline in vulture numbers? Are they man-made or natural? What steps do experts recommend in order to save the four species found in the State? What are the measures being taken by the State […]
Daily Current Affairs 20.10.2022 (Held up by the Chinese, Why is Japan’s Unification Church being investigated?, Reading and understanding China in all its complexity and wonder, Nurture diversity by condemning hate speech unequivocally: UN chief, Tamil Nadu launches mission to save critically endangered vultures, Pressure on rupee may rise if U.S. raises rates further: Fitch, Turkish foreign policy the East-West divide, A new lease of LIFE for climate action, The politics of the madrasa survey)
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1. Held up by the Chinese Why does China keep blocking the names India suggests for listing under the United Nations Security Council’s list of terrorists who are affiliated to the Al Qaeda and ISIS? Which was the most recent event? What is the mandate of the 1267 Committee that was set up in 1999 […]
Daily Current Affairs 19.10.2022 (Gambia child deaths and cough syrups, The illusion of being faster than light: how a star problem was solved, Giraffes brought to India by British may belong to endangered species, The dire need to talk about 1962, Whose pleasure?)
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1. Gambia child deaths and cough syrups Why is the West African nation reporting cases of kidney failure in children mostly below five? Are India-manufactured paracetamol syrups responsible for these deaths? What has the World Health Organization said? Have similar cases been reported elsewhere? On October 8, Gambia’s Health Minister Ahmadou Lamin Samateh said that […]
Daily Current Affairs 18.10.2022 (Hindi imposition and its discontents, How does tokenisation prevent online card fraud?, About 41.5 crore Indians out of multi-dimensional poverty since 2005-06, Today’s weapon of choice its expanding dimensions, Recovery analysis that points out what India got wrong, Tread carefully, Gone girls, Strengthening dollar shrinks foreign reserves across nations)
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1. Hindi imposition and its discontents What are the reported recommendations of the Parliamentary Committee on Official Language? When did the linguistic row initially start? What is the history of the ‘anti-Hindi’ agitations in Tamil Nadu? How have regional leaders reacted? The reported recommendation of the Parliamentary Committee on Official Language to use Hindi as […]
Daily Current Affairs 17.10.2022 (Understanding the Global Hunger Index, Why does the SC Collegium hold primacy over transfers?, Food day as a reminder to ‘leave no one behind’, The bigger picture of intermediation financial crises, Questionable urgency, Making a case for the Old Pension Scheme)
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1. Understanding the Global Hunger Index On what indicators is the GHI computed? Why did the Ministry of Women and Child Development reject the report and call it “an erroneous measure of hunger”? Why are child-centric metrics used to calculate global hunger? The Ministry of Women and Child Development on Saturday rejected the Global Hunger […]
Daily Current Affairs 16.10.2022 ( PM for use of regional languages in legal system to bring ease of justice , ‘Rule of law is defence against oppressive systems like casteism’ , Rural women warming up for Chhattisgarhiya Olympics ,Centre considering Sri Lanka’s proposal to translocate gaurs, U.S.-India Trade Policy Forum set for Nov. 8, modest outcomes likely ,T.N. and U.P. have highest number of UG medical colleges in the country, Start-ups to tap potential of lab-grown meat ,Norms for foreign universities to set up campus in GIFT City, Xi set for third term, China to unveil new leadership , Envoy summoned after Biden calls Pakistan ‘most dangerous nation’)
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1. PM for use of regional languages in legal system to bring ease of justice Delay in justice delivery big challenge, says Modi. ‘People’s faith in constitutional institutions gets strengthened when justice is delivered’ People’s faith in constitutional institutions gets strengthened when justice is seen to be delivered, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday […]
Daily Current Affairs 15.10.2022 (Global Hunger Index is out India in ‘serious’ category at rank 107, Do not ignore the role of the woman livestock farmer, Indian Deep Tech and a case for a strategic fund, No time for placebo, Smash hit)
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1. Global Hunger Index is out, India in ‘serious’ category at rank 107 The country ranks below Sri Lanka (64), Nepal (81), Bangladesh (84) and Pakistan (99); Afghanistan is the only South Asian country that lags behind India in the listing India ranks 107 out of 121 countries on the Global Hunger Index in which […]
Daily Current Affairs 14.10.2022 (A report on the north-east Delhi riots, Centre to help set up paddy straw pellet units to arrest stubble burning, The democratisation of India the Mandal way, Falling reserves and the bogey of the RBI’s role, Does India need a population policy?)
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1. A report on the north-east Delhi riots What are the main findings of the report titled ‘Uncertain Justice: A Citizens Committee Report on the North-East Delhi Violence 2020’ released last week commissioned by the Constitutional Conduct Group? Unlike previous fact-finding reports on the February 2020 riots, the ‘Uncertain Justice’ report is authored by a […]
Daily Current Affairs 13.10.2022 (China’s “wolf warrior” era, The grandeur of the Chola Empire one of the longest ruling dynasties in South India, August industrial production shrinks 0.8% inflation drags, Inflation accelerates to 7.41% highest since April, The Court and the problem with its collegium, The war against illegal goods as India’s fight, Winter is coming, We need a forest-led COP27)
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1. China’s “wolf warrior” era Xi Jinping’s worldview carries with it an inherent contradiction — that of a world that is simultaneously China’s to lead and one that is apparently full of external threats. This paradox, more than any other factor, has shaped China’s diplomacy in the past decade China’s foreign policy appears to be […]
Daily Current Affairs 12.10.2022 (IMF cuts India’s growth forecast to 6.8% this year,Three lakh and counting: RTI pleas pile up at information commissions across India,Blaming technology for deaths by suicide is misguided,A nation achieves glory when it takes pride in its heritage, says PM in Ujjain,Non-traditional livelihoods skilling of girls included in Beti Padhao scheme,Chandrachud nominated as next Chief Justice of India, UN Secretary-General, PM to launch initiative on environment in Gujarat ,Technology is a tool for inclusion not exclusion, says Modi at UN Congress, Farmers’ outfits question delay in announcing MSP for ongoing Rabi season ,G7 vows support for Ukraine after Russian forces launch mass strikes, Urban poverty triples in Sri Lanka amid enduring economic crisis ,Israel and Lebanon reach an agreement on maritime border)
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1. IMF cuts India’s growth forecast to 6.8% this year The Fund cites Ukraine war, record-high inflation and effects of pandemic as key reasons; itexpects inflation in the country to return to the tolerance band in the fiscal year 2023-24 The world, including India, will experience an overall slowdown in the next year owing to […]
Daily Current Affairs 11.10.2022 (How Xi remade China’s Party-State, Throttled at the grass roots: how to strengthen decentralised governance, Fed ex-Chair Ben Bernanke shares Nobel with 2 other U.S. economists, Russia’s continued defiance of international law, The ‘October surprise’ and the November election, Building resilient mineral supply chains)
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1. How Xi remade China’s Party-State While Xi Jinping’s rapid accumulation of power through various policies such as a strict anti-corruption campaign and a remake of the Party-State system may have brought him firm unchallenged control, it has removed any and all space for dissent Since taking over the reigns of the Party in 2012 […]
Daily Current Affairs 10.10.2022 (The action plan against Delhi’s air pollution, The programming languages running the crypto- economy, All that Gauri Lankesh stood for: culturally rooted secularism and pro-people politics, Indian Navy to join Malabar exercise and International Fleet Review in Japan in Nov, Why India Inc. is not taking a Hanuman leap, The fate of chips will determine the fate of nations, Status beyond faith, Peace Prize Politics, The coalition of the world, Inflation peaks in Europe as Russia squeezes oil supply)
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1. The action plan against Delhi’s air pollution How does the Graded Response Action Plan work? What are the four stages planned under it and in what circumstances will they be implemented? How are the planned measures different this year? A revised action plan to fight the serious challenge of air pollution in Delhi and […]
Daily Current Affairs 09.10.2022 (Technology eases path for the weary, IAF all set to create a new weapon systems branch, says Air chief , As prisons overflow, BSF lets migrants with clean record return to Bangladesh ,China defends policy on Xinjiang, asserts it’s not about rights, Chandrayaan-2 gauges sodium content on Moon’s surface, What lies at the heart of the Physics Nobel? ,Does palaeogenomics explain our origins?)
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1. Technology eases path for the weary The nomadic communities of J&K have been offered smart cards and free transport to aid their biannual migration For centuries, Jammu and Kashmir’s nomadic community, known as Gujjars and Bakerwals, have undertaken arduous journeys on foot as part of their seasonal migration to find better pastures for their […]
Daily Current Affairs 08.10.2022 (‘India can lead G20 on education, climate and debt sustainability’, Respect and guarantee human rights to Uighurs of Xinjiang, says MEA, The growth and limitations of Dravidian urbanism, The atrophy of the neo-Buddhist movement in India, Slow lane driving, Where the stars must not twinkle)
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1. ‘India can lead G20 on education, climate and debt sustainability’ World Bank President David Malpass points to India’s involvement in restructuring debts in Sri Lanka and it being a major creditor to African nations, calls the country a leader in education Debt sustainability, education and climate action are three areas of potential for India […]
Daily Current Affairs 07.10.2022 (Is it time for the gig economy?, The Indian-made LCH ‘Prachand’ and its significance, ‘Can read, talk’: Vyommitra’s skills get a lift-off with digital grey matter, Domestic ideologies in external settings, Strengthening the CSR framework is a profitable idea)
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1. Is it time for the gig economy? What is moonlighting and how is it affecting the companies in India? Is it a punishable offence under the law? How has the work-from-home culture affected the gig economy of our country? Moonlighting is a state where employees work for remuneration with entities other than their employers. […]
Daily Current Affairs 04.10.2022 (The Mediation Bill, 2021, What are the changes in the UAE’s immigration rules?, Induction of indigenously built Light Combat Helicopter marks a new chapter: Air chief, 69% houses under PMAY in rural India are owned by women, says govt, MGNREGS to fund work to reverse desertification of land across the States, With the rupee under pressure: what next, Every drop counts, A decisive shift in the discourse on abortion rights, Is TN’s breakfast scheme populist or pertinent?)
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The Mediation Bill, 2021What are the changes which the Parliamentary Standing Committee has recommended to the draft Bill introduced in the Rajya Sabha last year? Will pre-litigation mediation be mandatory for all disputes before filing a suit in court? The Mediation Bill, 2021 was introduced in the Rajya Sabha on December 20, 2021, with the […]
Daily Current Affairs 03.10.2022 (The rise of the far-right in Italy, What happened to the Nord Stream pipelines?, The race to provide exhaustive satellite broadband services in India, ‘62% rural houses have tap water connections’, Telangana scoops Swachh Survekshan Gramin, 2022 award, Choose ‘safe surrender’ over infant abandonment, The U.K. is staring into an economic abyss, Boxed in, Mahatma Gandhi, the peacemaker, Iran’s indices, and the immediate causes of protests)
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1. The rise of the far-right in Italy How did the Brothers of Italy, a party formed only in 2012, gain such popular support? What are the factors which led to its rise to power? How is the European Union looking at the developments in the country, known for its political volatility? In Italy, the […]
Daily Current Affairs 02.10.2022 (Indore bags cleanest city award for sixth year, M.P. ranks first among States, Does scrapping of awards signal misplaced priorities?, How can India reduce its impact on global warming, Did the ban spare PFI’s political wing?, What the Party Congress means for China, How has the SC expanded abortion rights?)
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1. Indore bags cleanest city award for sixth year, M.P. ranks first among States President Droupadi Murmu presents awards as part of Azadi@75 Swachh Survekshan 2022; she invites citizens to join in the source segregation campaign and commit to the cause of cleanliness Indore has been adjudged the cleanest city of India for the sixth […]
Daily Current Affairs 01.10.2022 (Reserve Bank raises rates by 50 bps brings down growth outlook to 7%, Letting go of a chance to democratise telecom services, As India ages keeping an eye on the elderly, No discrimination)
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1. Reserve Bank raises rates by 50 bps, brings down growth outlook to 7% The Reserve Bank of India’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) on Friday raised the policy repo rate by 50 basis points (bps) to 5.9%, with RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das citing the ‘persistence of high inflation that necessitated the withdrawal of monetary accommodation […]