1. New e-waste rules threaten jobs, collection network System involving producer responsibility organisations dismantled; responsibility of recycling now with a handful of authorised recyclers A proposed framework by the Centre for regulating e-waste in India has upset a key link of India’s electronic waste collection system and threatens the livelihood of thousands of people. Electronic […]
1. Core sector output expands by 12.7% Crude oil output dropped 1.7% from a year earlier India’s eight core sectors’ output growth moderated to 12.7% in June, from 18.1% in May, with all sectors except crude oil registering an uptick in production. Coal, cement, electricity and refinery products rose 15% or more, compared with the […]
1. After the referendum: The challenges of a power grab in Tunisia What led to the political turmoil in Tunisia? Why did President Kais Saied bring in the new Constitution and what are its prominent features? The Arab Spring protests began in Tunisia in December 2010, leading to the fall of the regime of Zine […]
1. Warehousing Act However, the SKM fears it will help corporate houses gain more control The Union Food and Public Distribution Ministry has suggested major amendments to the Warehousing (Development and Regulation) Act of 2007. While the Ministry says that the aim is to help farmers get access to the services of quality warehouses, the […]
1. Power tariff revisions and the state of DISCOMs Why are power distribution companies swimming in losses? Why are States reluctant to hike power prices? On July 13, the Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (Tangedco) filed a general retail power tariff revision petition with the Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission proposing to hike power […]
1. The private sector boost in India’s space industry How does a strong space sector contribute to overall development? Why are private players being encouraged to invest? Principal Scientific Adviser Ajay Kumar Sood stated earlier this month that the government would soon come up with a new space policy to increase private sector participation in […]
1. A recap of the monkeypox outbreak By declaring monkeypox a public health emergency of international concern, how does the WHO plan to tackle and contain its spread? Ever since the first case of monkeypox in humans was identified in 1970, in the present Democratic Republic of the Congo, the virus has become endemic in […]
1. The sweltering heat wave across Europe How has the ‘heat apocalypse’ wrecked devastation throughout Western Europe? On July 19, the U.K. posted its highest temperature ever recorded — crossing 40°C, resulting in the government issuing its first ever red alert for extreme heat. Dozens of towns and regions across Europe reeled under what has been […]
1. The outrage over the new ‘National Emblem’ What are the various allegations raised against the revised sculpture atop the new Parliament House? The first look at the national emblem atop the New Parliament House disappointed many with its alleged inaccuracies in depiction. The Congress Party has called it a “deviation” from the original. Four […]
1. The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation and its stature in the modern world What is the SCO and how does the grouping impact India? Is it set up to counter the West? Founded in June 2001 as the ‘Shanghai Five’, the grouping consisted of Russia, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. They came together in the post-Soviet […]
1. Why is Kerala protesting Supreme Court’s ESZ notification Why is the notification controversial in the State? What were the earlier efforts of the State to draft ESZ notifications? How have the people of the State reacted to the directive? Nearly 30% of Kerala is forested land and the Western Ghats occupies 48% of the […]
1. Rise in unvaccinated children in India Their number doubled to over two million owing to pandemic, says data published by WHO, UNICEF The number of children in India who were unvaccinated or missed their first dose of diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (DTP) combined vaccine doubled due to the pandemic, rising from 1.4 million in 2019 to 2.7 […]
1. Mediation Bill: Not getting the Act together While it contains many pluses, the Bill needs improvement in some crucial places The Bill recognises that mediation has come of age and needs to be treated as a profession, which is a huge improvement over the part-time honorarium basis it had in the court-annexed mediation schemes. […]
1. The search for dark matter What are distance scales? How do they help in proving the existence of dark matter? Dark matter is made up of particles that do not have a charge. So, these particles are “dark”, namely because they do not emit light, which is an electromagnetic phenomenon, and “matter” because they […]
1. Twitter’s petition on Section 69A of the IT Act What is main point of contestation between the microblogging platform and the Central government? On July 5, Twitter moved the Karnataka High Court seeking to set aside multiple blocking orders of the Central government as well as to alter their directions to identify specific violative […]
1. 20 red pandas to make a home in the forests In first rewilding programme of these animals, Darjeeling zoo to release them in Singalila National Park The Singalila National Park, the highest protected area in West Bengal, will soon get new denizens. A zoo in the picturesque Darjeeling Hills has started an ambitious programme […]
1. Man seeks NOC to export embryos He moves Delhi HC over ICMR delay A married man has moved the Delhi High Court seeking to expedite the process of obtaining a no-objection certificate (NOC) for exporting embryos to a surrogate mother abroad. Justice Yashwant Varma issued notice to the Centre, the National Assisted Reproductive Technology […]
1. Monsoon getting hotter than summer: study ‘Average temperatures during the season are 0.3 degrees Celsius higher than the average summer figures’ The monsoon has usually meant respite from the heat, but temperatures during these months — June to September — are seeing a rise, says an analysis by the Centre for Science and Environment […]
1. ‘MSP should continue till markets become efficient’ NITI Aayog members’ comment on procurement irks SKM Ahead of the nationwide protests by the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) demanding a law to ensure minimum support price, NITI Aayog member Ramesh Chand said here on Wednesday that the MSP should continue till markets become competitive and efficient. […]
1. Centre asks States to boost paddy sowing There has been a 27% fall in the sown area to 43.45 lakh hectares till July 1 this season, show data The Centre has asked the State governments to take steps to increase the sowing of paddy in the wake of reports that the sown area has […]
Current affairs decide a large share of marks in UPSC Prelims, Mains and the Interview, and in TNPSC exams. Every morning our faculty publish the day’s important news from The Hindu, PIB, Indian Express and other sources — explained, organised by GS paper, and linked to the syllabus.
What each daily post includes
The key news of the day, grouped by GS Paper 1, 2, 3 and 4
Background and the static syllabus topic each story connects to
