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Daily Current Affairs – July 2023
The day’s news that matters for Prelims and Mains, organised by GS paper, with practice questions.
Daily Current Affairs 31.07.2023 (Two Indian military aircraft visit Australia’s strategic Cocos Islands, PSLV puts 7 satellites in orbit; four more missions this year, Hurdles to overcome before becoming ‘Digital India’, Railways to study route viability for introducing Vande Bharat trains, Cell-free DNA promises to transform how we find diseases in advance)
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1. Two Indian military aircraft visit Australia’s strategic Cocos Islands The planes were at Cocos Island for a week, which can be an important base for refuelling and operational turnaround for Indian armed forces; India aims to increase its military-to-military engagement, deepening interoperability in the region Expanding the strategic reach of the Indian military and improving […]
Daily Current Affairs 28.07.2023 ( Govt. may extend PLI scheme to chemicals, petrochemicals, No accurate count, says of PwD population parliamentary panel, At 120, Kerala reports most deaths from heatwave this year, Weighing in on the National Research Foundation Bill, The hornets’ nests in the Forest Amendment Bill )
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General Studies-03: Economy 1. Govt. may extend PLI scheme to chemicals, petrochemicals Nirmala Sitharaman urges industry to reduce its reliance on imports of chemicals that can be made in India; Industry should adopt new technology to benefit from global players, she adds Large global investors like BASF, Adnoc, Rosneft and Aramco are looking for joint venture […]
Daily Current Affairs 27.07.2023 (530 districts reported as free of manual scavenging: Centre, UNESCO endorses banning smartphones in schools, West Bengal government announces a ‘mangrove cell’, India’s rice export ban impacts Asian and African nations most)
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1. 530 districts reported as free of manual scavenging: Centre Ministry says manual scavenging is no longer practised in India; T.N., Chhattisgarh, Bihar among States with all districts reporting free status Jammu and Kashmir, Manipur, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, and Jharkhand are among the States and Union Territories that have the highest number of districts […]
Daily Current Affairs 26.07.2023 ( IMF: India’s rice curbs could spur inflation, Political parties feel RTI may reveal their internal decisions, IMF lifts India growth forecast a tad to 6.1%, Lok Sabha passes contentious Biological Diversity Bill amid din, Himachal floods: a man-made disaster?, Drawn from gig workers’ struggles, hewn in Rajasthan, Final orbit-raising manoeuvre of Chandrayaan-3 completed )
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General Studies-02: International Relations 1. IMF: India’s rice curbs could spur inflation India’s move to restrict exports of certain types of rice could help exacerbate food price inflation and should be reversed, International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief economist Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas said on Tuesday. Mr. Gourinchas said India’s move would have an effect similar to the […]
Daily Current Affairs 25.07.2023 ( Supreme Court stays ASI scientific survey at Gyanvapi mosque till tomorrow evening, Social security for gig workers in Rajasthan, ISRO to launch PSLV-C56 carrying Singapore’s new imaging satellite, ASEAN, a persistence with dialogue, on a trodden path, India’s ties with Sri Lanka are bound by the Tamil question, House panel expresses concern over slow documentation of antiquities, Semiconductors: what exactly is India going to manufacture? )
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General Studies-02: Indian Culture 1. Supreme Court stays ASI scientific till tomorrow evening survey at Gyanvapi mosque Security personnel outside the mosque on Monday. The Supreme Court on Monday ordered the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to maintain status quo till 5 p.m. on Wednesday, giving the Gyanvapi mosque management “breathing time” to approach the […]
Daily Current Affairs 23.07.2023 ( Invasive weed threatens elephant habitats in T.N., INS Kirpan decommissioned from Indian Navy, handed over to Vietnam as a present, Captive-bred vultures take wing in forest expanses, What has to be done to get to Zero Hunger? )
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General Studies-03: Environment 1. Invasive weed threatens elephant habitats in T.N. Women plucking tea leaves as an elephant and a gaur graze in a swamp at Valparai. An aquatic weed native to some countries in Central and South America, including Peru, is threatening elephant habitats and foraging areas in Valparai, a Tamil Nadu hill station […]
Daily Current Affairs 22.07.2023 ( Online gaming investors flag risks to jobs, investments in SOS to PM on GST, Can’t ask govt. to recognise a language as official one: SC, Portal launched to report violation of ban on e-cigarettes, . Impose President’s Rule in Manipur, Cong. urges Murmu )
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General Studies-02: Governance 1. Online gaming investors flag risks to jobs, investments in SOS to PM on GST Top investors in India’s gaming sector have written to PM Narendra Modi for a review of the GST Council’s recent decision to levy 28% tax on the full value of bets placed by users, terming it the […]
Daily Current Affairs 21.07.2023 ( SC urges Centre to transfer cheetahs to another location, Centre bans export of non-basmati white rice to control price rise in India, Fresh consultation on UCC was initiated considering its importance: Meghwal, First day of Monsoon Session a washout, Why is Kerch Bridge attack significant?, India’s data protection law needs refinement, India’s private sector must be incentivised to see value in invention )
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General Studies-03: Environment 1. SC urges Centre to transfer cheetahs to another location The SC has asked the law officer to submit an affidavit on the death of cheetahs. The Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday told the Union government that the deaths of 40% of the 20 cheetahs brought from South Africa and Namibia to […]
Daily Current Affairs 20.07.2023 ( Putin will not travel to South Africa for BRICS summit, 40% of districts do not have nursing colleges, Health Ministry data show, . Manufacturing ecosystem for Airbus C-295 aircraft taking shape in India, . SC agrees to list pleas to criminalise marital rape before 3-judge Bench, SC agrees to list pleas to criminalise marital rape before 3-judge Bench, More than court action, revisit the Indus Waters Treaty )
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General Studies-02: International Relations 1. Putin will not travel to South Africa for BRICS summit Mutual accord: Vladimir Putin with Cyril Ramaphosa at the Constantine Palace, outside St. Petersburg on Monday. Russian President Vladimir Putin will not travel to South Africa to attend the upcoming BRICS summit, his spokesperson has announced. Instead, Mr. Putin will participate […]
Daily Current Affairs 19.07.2023( A fascinating fusion of rock art in A.P.’s Rudragiri, Selective prosecution Probe agencies should not allow politics to colour their investigation, A push for GM mustard disregarding science, the law Aniket Aga is an anthropologist and author of ‘Genetically Modified Democracy: Transgenic crops in contemporary India’, The India-UAE deal to trade with rupees, Govt. opens portal to refund small investors of Sahara, India reports a record 93% DPT3 immunisation coverage in 2022: WHO, Monsoon’s uneven march could fuel food inflation, caution economists)
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General Studies-01: History-Art & Culture 1. A fascinating fusion of rock art in A.P.’s Rudragiri Captivating scene: Drawing depicting the intense battle between the Vanara brothers — Vali and Sugriva. Special Arrangement Rudragiri hillock, located in the village of Orvakallu, Atchampet mandal, in Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh, boasts a celebrated historical past and remarkable archaeological monuments. […]
Daily Current Affairs 16.07.23 (India and UAE set to use rupee, dirham for trade, .Modi and Maharashtra govt. ‘gifted’ Dharavi project to Adani Group firm, says Cong, Specific issues should not define ties: China, Unethical to continue using polio-causing oral vaccines)
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General Studies – 2 (International Relations) 1.India and UAE set to use rupee, dirham for trade President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed al-Nahyan welcomes Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a reception in Abu Dhabi. AFP The agreement brings the country a step closer to increasing circulation of the rupee in the Gulf countries; the two nations also agree […]
Daily Current Affairs-15.07.23 ( India’s third lunar odyssey commenceswith perfect launch, Jaishankar raises ‘outstanding issues’ along LAC with China’s top diplomat, Indian contingent marches in Paris to Sare Jahan Se Accha, Data Protection Bill poses severe restrictions to RTI Act, NCPRI cautions govt )
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GENERAL STUDIES -3 (SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY) 1.India’s third lunar odyssey commenceswith perfect launch Ambitious mission: The rocket carrying Chandrayaan-3 lifts off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota on Friday. PTI Spacecraft enters elliptic parking orbit; soft landing likely on August 23; India’s third moon mission, Chandrayaan-3, was successfully launched onboard a Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (LVM-3) […]
Daily Current Affairs 14.07.23 ( India’s third moon mission all set to be launched today , With PM flying to Paris, India approves plan to buy 26 Rafale-M jets , .River water permeates city roads as swollen Yamuna widens its embrace , Maamannan: a mirror to the ideological bankruptcy of Dravidian politics , India’s January-June trade with China declines amid slowdown )
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1. India’s third moon mission all set to be launched today Chandrayaan-3 at the launch pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre on Thursday.PTI Chandrayaan-3 will lift off at 2.35 p.m.; the ISRO has completed all pre-launch activities and the 25.30-hour countdown commenced at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre on Thursday India’s third moon mission, Chandrayaan-3, […]
Daily Current Affairs 13.07.23 ( June inflation quickens to 4.8% as food prices climb, IIP rises 5.2%, led by infrastructure, . 293 people stranded in Lahaul-Spiti district, rescue operations continue, Yamuna water level breaches 60-year record; Kejriwal seeks Centre’s help, Government rejects EU Parliament move to discuss Manipur situation )
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1.June inflation quickens to 4.8% as food prices climb Food price inflation increases to 4.5% from less than 3% in the previous month due to rising costs of items such as cereals, pulses and tomatoes; retail inflation below RBI’s upper threshold limit Retail inflation hardened in June to a three-month high of 4.81%, from May’s 4.31%, […]
Daily Current Affairs 12.07.2023 ( Centre’s view on Kashmir situation has no bearing on Article 370 case: says SC, GST Council to impose 28% tax on online gaming firms, Changes to conservation laws must be backed by scientific evidence, Demographic transition and change in women’s lives, 415 million Indians came out of multidimensional poverty in 15 years, says UNDP study )
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1. Centre’s view on Kashmir situation has no bearing on Article 370 case: says SC A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court on Tuesday said a fresh affidavit submitted by the Union government saying Jammu and Kashmir is witnessing an “unprecedented era of peace, progress and prosperity” after its special status under Article 370 was […]
Daily Current Affairs 11.07.23( Record rainfall: Chandigarh, Kullu see wettest days in history, Rain continues to pound North India, toll rises to 25, . Yamuna inching closer to ‘danger mark’, govt. starts evacuation work, SC asks Manipur about status of stolen police weapons )
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1. Record rainfall: Chandigarh, Kullu see wettest days in history In July this year, 10 tributaries in Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand surpassed their highest-ever flood levels Over the last few days, torrential rainfall has wreaked havoc in north India, particularly in parts of Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, and Chandigarh. It has triggered landslides and […]
Daily Current Affairs 10.07.2023 (Objections overruled, Forest Bill goes to House unchanged, LVM-3: the other ISRO rocket, Report highlights impact of pandemic on education, How to choose the right fund to boost returns, Global tropical primary forest cover continued to decline unabated in 2022)
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1. Objections overruled, Forest Bill goes to House unchanged Parliamentary committee endorses proposed amendments to Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 in its entirety; Environment Ministry denies charge that changes dilute various protections in the law A parliamentary committee, set up to examine the controversial proposed amendments to the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980, has endorsed the amendment Bill […]
Daily Current Affairs 09.07.23 ( Coming, women-only courts for alternative dispute resolution, Lift ban on Internet services with safeguards, Manipur HC tells State, Deliberations on to increase rate of permanent intake through Agnipath scheme, States fail to get top grade in school education, Drug resistant fungus found in hospitalised stray dogs )
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1. Coming, women-only courts for alternative dispute resolution The Union government is set to launch an initiative under which women-only courts will be set up at the village-level as an alternative dispute resolution forum for issues such as domestic violence and property rights, and to counter the patriarchal system. The scheme will be launched on […]
Daily Current Affairs 08.07.23 (Artist, sculptor Namboodiri leaves behind a legacy of indelible images, Ominous signs – India must calibrate its diplomacy on Khalistan issue to better effect, Govt. to share PM Gati Shakti data, ‘Selective ban’ of messaging apps may be looked at: TRAI, Delhi to host test run of hydrogen fuel-cell buses later this year )
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Daily Current Affairs 08.07.23 1. Artist, sculptor Namboodiri leaves behind a legacy of indelible images 1 of 2 Namboodiri, and, right, one of the artist’s paintings. Special Arrangement Karuvatta Mana Vasudevan Namboodiri, beloved to readers of Malayalam as Artist Namboodiri, passed away on Friday at Kottakkal in Malappuram. Artist, illustrator, cartoonist, art director and sculptor, he was at […]
Daily Current Affairs 06.07.2023( Services Dept. makes L-G’s call official: 437 appointments by AAP govt. declared ‘void’, Bombay HC notice to State govt. on panel on interfaith marriage, ‘A global rupee may raise volatility’ )
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1. Services Dept. makes L-G’s call official: 437 appointments by AAP govt. declared ‘void’ L-G V.K. Saxena had ordered terminating services of the consultants, Raj Niwas officials said on Monday. FILE PHOTO The Services Department on Wednesday issued an order that 437 private persons appointed as advisers, fellows and consultants by the AAP government are “void […]
Daily Current Affairs 05.07.2023 ( SCO calls for multipolar world order as Iran joins grouping, Court seeks minor wrestler’s reply on police closure report, Understanding leptospirosis, a disease that surges during the monsoon, Bunker-clearing exercise to begin in Manipur today )
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1. SCO calls for multipolar world order as Iran joins grouping Indicating a lack of consensus, India stays out of statements on economic cooperation and on China’s Belt and Road Initiative, owing to projects in PoK; SCO calls for cooperation on digital payments and countering radicalisation The formation of a “more representative” and multipolar world order […]
Daily Current Affairs 07.07.2023 ( India needs a Uniform Civil Code, Food inflation threatens to undermine efforts to ensure price stability, Internationalizing the rupee without the ‘coin tossing’, SC asks NGO to move Centre against issue of sarpanch-patism in politics, Chandrayaan-3 launch on July 14, lunar landing on August 23 or 24, FinMin pushes for reforms to spur FDI, ‘India will need at least 20 lakh deep tech engineers by 2030’)
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1. India needs a Uniform Civil Code M. Venkaiah Naidu is a former Vice President of India. India, being a diverse nation, is home to many religions, each with its distinct personal laws governing marriage, divorce, adoption, inheritance and succession. It would be accurate to say that the absence of a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) […]
Daily Current Affairs 04.07.2023 ( Pending for two years, SC to take up pleas against dilution of Article 370 on July 11, India must give a bigger push to scheme to deliver potable water, India should refuse America’s ‘NATO Plus’ bait, ‘Human error’ led to Balasore train tragedy, report says, pinning blame on signal dept, Manufacturing growth eased in June’ )
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1. Pending for two years, SC to take up pleas against dilution of Article 370 on July 11 A Constitution Bench, led by Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud, will take up on July 11 a series of petitions challenging the dilution of Article 370 of the Constitution, which deprived Jammu and Kashmir of its special privileges […]
Daily Current Affairs 03.07.2023 ( Kerala govt. to move SC against Governor sitting on many Bills, Including disability in the NFHS-6 will serve the government well, India, China ramp up infra on north bank of Pangong lake, MPs on Standing Committee given paper that says UCC is ‘not necessary or desirable’ )
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1. Kerala govt. to move SC against Governor sitting on many Bills Faced with an unprecedented constitutional crisis following the Kerala Governor “sitting” on nine Bills passed by the State Legislature, the State government is all set to move the Supreme Court. The government will approach the top court once it resumes functioning after the […]
Daily Current Affairs 02.07.2023 ( Water mission may miss 2024 target, India adds 664 animal species to its fauna database, 339 taxa to its flora, UCC push turns spotlight on SC’s query on religious freedom, Crowdsourced data help identify flooded areas instantly, What is China’s new law on foreign relations?)
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1. Water mission may miss 2024 target Only three out of four rural households are likely to have drinking water tap connections by 2024; work has not even begun in 5% of homes The government’s ambitious ‘Har Ghar Jal’ initiative to provide all rural households in India with potable water connections by 2024 under its […]
Daily Current Affairs 01.07.2023 (Centre to issue norms against ‘dark patterns’ in online advertisements, In talk with Putin, Modi calls for ‘dialogue and diplomacy’ to end war in Ukraine, May core sector growth pace brakes to 4.3%, from 19.3%, Centre invites ideas from public to curb tomato prices, India backs 2016 ruling favouring the Philippines in South China Sea)
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1. Centre to issue norms against ‘dark patterns’ in online advertisements The Union Consumer Affairs Ministry has urged consumers to flag such manipulative online practices on the National Consumer Helpline; asks online platforms not to engage in ‘unfair trade practices’ or manipulate consumer choice Concerned over the increasing “dark patterns” of misleading advertisements, creating false […]