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Daily Current Affairs – 27 April 2023
The day’s news that matters for Prelims and Mains, organised by GS paper, with practice questions.
Daily Current Affairs 25.04.2023 ( After death of two cheetahs, M.P. seeks new site for the felines, The many benefits of marriage equality, How to check relative humidity on a hot day to keep yourself cool , Nuclear liability issues not yet resolved for Jaitapur project: French firm EDF, India, China hold ‘frank and in-depth’ talks , Malaria set to be notifiable disease across India even as cases show a decline )
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1. After death of two cheetahs, M.P. seeks new site for the felines On Sunday, the Kuno Park had its second cheetah fatality in less than a month. The Madhya Pradesh Forest Department has asked the Central government for an “alternative” site for cheetahs currently introduced at the Kuno National Park (KNP), which has seen […]
Daily Current Affairs 24.04.2023 ( Eye on polls, Gehlot targets gig workers with welfare law , . India as most populous can be more boon than bane, The EU’s new crypto-legislation, How can a juvenile be tried as an adult in Court? , Network of sensors to monitor groundwater quality, Centre will clamp down on Ponzi apps, says FM )
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1. Eye on polls, Gehlot targets gig workers with welfare law With nearly six months left for the Assembly election, the Rajasthan government is working overtime to deliver the Rajasthan Platform-based Gig Workers (Registration and Welfare) Bill, 2023, which has stringent provisions against errant aggregators, including barring them from operating in the State. Chief Minister […]
Daily Current Affairs 23.04.2023 ( ISRO launches PSLV-C55 with two Singapore satellites , Pushkaralu festival returns to the Ganga after a gap of 12 years , Reviving a ‘dead’ river: a cultural event to celebrate legacy of Yamuna, . Microbes at the top of the world , Seven worst years for polar ice melting in past decade: study )
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1 ISRO launches PSLV-C55 with two Singapore satellites Successful take off: PSLV-C55 lifts off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, on Saturday. The Indian Space Research Organisation’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C55) carrying two Singapore satellites, TeLEOS-2 as primary satellite and Lumelite-4 as co-passenger, took off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, at 2.19 […]
Daily Current Affairs 21.04.2023 ( Sloth bear falls into well, drowns after being darted during rescue mission, PSLV-C55 mission: ISRO to carry out in-orbit scientific experiments using spent PS4, Create economic opportunities to reap India’s demographic dividend, A new edge to the fight against tuberculosis )
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1. Sloth bear falls into well, drowns after being darted during rescue mission Tragic incident: The sloth bear which drowned after falling into a well at Vellanad in Thiruvananthapuram on Thursday. A sloth bear that fell into a well on a private property at Vellanad in the district drowned on Thursday morning. The sloth bear, protected […]
Daily Current Affairs 20.04.2023 ( India’s population to edge ahead of China’s by mid-2023, says UN , Batting for bats, Kerala institute strives to dispel myths , In a first, Meghalaya schools shut due to prevailing heatwave , Caste census, even if morally flawed, can help in targeting of quota benefits , FSSAI needs an energy shot to regulate processed food, Conservationists in Sri Lanka slam plan to export monkeys to China )
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1. India’s population to edge ahead of China’s by mid-2023, says UN India’s population projected to reach 142.86 cr. against China’s 142.57 cr.; contrary to alarm bells, population trends point to slower growth and ageing societies, says report; family planning targets can lead to gender-based discrimination, it says India is set to overtake China to […]
Daily Current Affairs 19.04.2023 ( Arunachal hosts Buddhist meeting at Dalai Lama’s first halt in 1959 , The future of India’s civil society organisations , Deadline for Aadhaar-based payment under MGNREGS extended till June 30 )
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1. Arunachal hosts Buddhist meeting at Dalai Lama’s first halt in 1959 Zemithang, the first stop of the 14th Dalai Lama during his flight from China-occupied Tibet in 1959, hosted a major Buddhist conference on April 17. The importance of the place in Tawang district was not lost on some 600 delegates, including Tibetan spiritual […]
Daily Current Affairs 18.04.2023 ( Chinese shenanigans on Arunachal Pradesh, Dealing with extreme heat, How coastal species are living on plastic debris in the ocean, Pittas find new haven in Odisha districts, India to host summit on Buddhism )
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1. Chinese shenanigans on Arunachal Pradesh The views expressed are personal The State represents the finest of India’s cultural and civilisational heritage, and there is absolutely no basis to the Chinese claim over any part of Arunachal Pradesh For the third time in recent years, China’s Ministry of Civil Affairs, on April 2, made a […]
Daily Current Affairs 27.04.2023 ( Despite court stay, OTT platforms face pressure on content, SC modifies order on ESZ around protected forests , Fruits of labour, Mahanadi row: experts question timing of Chhattisgarh’s release of water into river, Centre tells States to scrap levies on power generation , Rajasthan’s initiative on a gig workers’ welfare board heralds good tidings )
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1. Despite court stay, OTT platforms face pressure on content OTT, or over-the-top, streaming services such as Netflix and Amazon Prime Video are facing pressure to comply with the Information Technology Rules, 2021, and to exercise further restraint in streaming mature content. This is despite the fact that two High Courts have stayed provisions of […]