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Daily News23 Jun 2023

Daily Current Affairs 23.06.2023 (G-20 Education Ministers agree on equitable use of AI, Amid search for Titan, lessons for proposed Indian submersible dive, Obama says India may ‘pull apart’ over minority rights, GE Aerospace, HAL sign MoU for manufacture of jet engines in India)

1. G-20 Education Ministers agree on equitable use of AI G-20 members have agreed on the need to work together for a resilient, equitable, inclusive and sustainable future via education; they seek to overcome age, gender, socio-economic challenges A meeting of the Education Ministers of G-20 countries held in Pune agreed to equitable and inclusive use […]

Daily News22 Jun 2023

Daily Current Affairs 22.06.2023 ( Poor living conditions have exacerbated the effects of heatwaves, Senate Caucus to push for ‘NATO plus five’ status for India ,India climbs eight places to 127 in global gender index: WEF report, Industry eyes access to Gati Shakti portal to boost capex in connectivity )

1. Heat and state Poor living conditions have exacerbated the effects of heatwaves In the brutal heatwave beating down on Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, one district in U.P., Ballia, reported the most deaths. The medical superintendent at the local government hospital was reportedly transferred after ascribing the deaths to the heat, followed by a visit […]

Daily News21 Jun 2023

Daily Current Affairs 21.06.2023 ( Semiconductor fab: the unfinished agenda, SC refuses urgent hearing on plea seeking Army protection for Kukis, Central teams to visit States reeling under heat stress, Childline 1098 to be merged with 112 line in 9 States, NaBFID eyes ₹60,000 crore loan book by March 2024, Climate breakdown: the Arctic Ocean could beice-freeby the 2030s )

1. Semiconductor fab: the unfinished agenda Ajay Kumar, former Defence Secretary, is Distinguished Visiting Professor, IIT Kanpur. To set up a semiconductor fabrication plant in India is not mere hubris. There is a growing market. There are also strategic reasons: India’s susceptibility to coercion increases due to its dependence on the import of semiconductors. Therefore, […]

Daily News20 Jun 2023

Daily Current Affairs 20.06.2023 ( Archaeologist finds Mesolithic-era rock painting in Andhra’s Guntur, India’s regulators must ensure quality and safety of drugs, India gifts INS Kirpan to Vietnam, focuses on enhancing defence relations, security, Uniform Civil Code part of Directive Principles of State Policy, says Rajnath Singh, President’s Rule is the last option in Manipur; govt. will wait and watch’, Ladakh leaders meet Union Minister, demand statehood, FM calls for efforts to push farmers to cultivate millets )

1. Archaeologist finds Mesolithic-era rock painting in Andhra’s Guntur Painting of a man tilling land found at cave shelters at Orvakallu village in Guntur district. A Mesolithic period rock painting depicting a person tilling a piece of land has been found by D. Kanna Babu, former Superintending Archaeologist of the Temple Survey Project (Southern Region) […]

Daily News19 Jun 2023

Daily Current Affairs 19.06.2023 ( Experts warn of a severe dengue outbreak in Kerala, call for improved clinical surveillance, India escaped the fury of the cyclone because of early warnings from the IMD, Responsibility and the complexities of climate leadership, Gita Press, Gorakhpur, awarded Gandhi Peace Prize for 2021 )

1. Experts warn of a severe dengue outbreak in Kerala, call for improved clinical surveillance Taking precaution: Mass fogging to chase away dengue-causing mosquitoes being held in Thiruvananthapuram. Public health experts have called for close monitoring and surveillance of dengue cases admitted in Kerala hospitals for possible change in clinical patterns, like unexpected liver failure, as […]

Daily News17 Jun 2023

Daily Current Affairs 17.06.2023 (Railway safety — listen to the voices from below, Warming oceans make it harder to forecast cyclones in Arabian Sea, Generic drugs for diabetes, gastric issues, cardiovascular ailments see high demand, Some GST registrations used ‘identity theft’, FM calls for stronger processes)

1. Railway safety — listen to the voices from below Nothing focuses the nation’s collective attention on the Indian Railways as a major accident. The triple train collision at Bahanaga Bazar railway station, near Balasore in Odisha on June 2, which led to the tragic loss of over 280 lives, has evoked all the expected […]

Daily News1 Jun 2023

Daily Current Affairs 01.06.2023 ( GDP expanded 6.1% in 2022-23’s last quarter , Biodiversity is us and we are biodiversity , Amend law to make necrophilia an offence, says HC , A parliamentary democracy or an executive democracy , China’s military diplomacy in Southeast Asia , OTT platforms mandated to show anti-tobacco warnings , Treatment worth ₹61,501 cr. provided under PM-JAY scheme , World’s largest grain storage plan: Centre to implement pilot project in 10 districts )

1. GDP expanded 6.1% in 2022-23’s last quarter Full-year manufacturing GVA slid to 1.3% from 11.1%; only three of eight sectors, including farming and services, recorded higher GVA for FY23; despite Q4 uptick, consumption remained tepid India’s GDP growth accelerated to 6.1% in the January to March 2023 quarter, lifting the economy’s expansion in 2022-23 […]

Daily News31 May 2023

Daily Current Affairs 31.05.2023 ( Scientist team discovers new exoplanet with mass 13 times that of Jupiter , Population-based delimitation unfair to southern States: KTR , IRDAI’s plans to expand risk protection levels need government backing , Unboxing the ‘export turnaround’ in India’s toy story , Using Buddhism as a tool of soft power ,Fresh excavation reveals pre-Mauryan era signs in Delhi’s Purana Qila site , India’s growth momentum likely to sustain in FY24: RBI )

1. Scientist team discovers new exoplanet with mass 13 times that of Jupiter A new Jupiter-size exoplanet with the highest density known till this date and mass 13 times than that of Jupiter, has been discovered by an international team of scientists led by Prof. Abhijit Chakraborty at the Exoplanet Research Group of the Physical […]

Daily News30 May 2023

Daily Current Affairs 30.05.2023 ( India must use its supercomputers beyond weather forecasts , Religious rituals at the opening of new Parliament building defied propriety , Performance review: How Parliament has functioned till now , What has India done to curb unnecessary hysterectomies? , Northeast gets its first Vande Bharat Express , Muslims lag behind all communities in higher education; U.P. shows worst decline, says study , ISRO’s GSLV rocket takes navigation satellite into transfer orbit successfully , January-April imports from China rise 4.6% to $37.86 bn )

1. Faster, stronger India must use its supercomputers beyond weather forecasts Later this year, India will have a new ‘supercomputer’ or, more correctly, an upgraded ‘high performance computing (HPC)’ system that will arguably be its fastest. This system is to be made and installed by the French corporation, Atos — an information technology service and […]

Daily News29 May 2023

Daily Current Affairs 29.05.2023 ( Why is the 1.5 degree Celsius target critical? , India sees reduction in stunting; but wasting, obesity are concerns: report , ‘From prevalence in eight States in 2001, dengue now a nationwide infection’ , Delhi HC sets up panel to implement Centre’s rare diseases policy )

1. Why is the 1.5 degree Celsius target critical? Intense heat: A man crosses the dry and cracked bed of the Koparli dam in Peth Taluka village, Nashik, Maharashtra on May 26. What do the recent reports by the World Meteorological Organization say about the future of climate change? Why did international climate dialogues switch from […]

Daily News28 May 2023

Daily Current Affairs 28.05.2023 (Army chief begins two-day visit to Manipur to assess ground situation, Sengol a symbol of transfer of power, but it didn’t get due respect until now, says PM, Odisha produces over 13 million tonnes of foodgrains, In Udaipur, court injunction a new deterrent against child marriages, ‘Ukrainian drones attack Russian oil pipeline stations’)

1. Army chief begins two-day visit to Manipur to assess ground situation Army chief General Manoj Pande reached Manipur on Saturday on a two-day visit. He will interact with the local formation commanders and obtain a first-hand account of the situation on the ground, the Army said. The Army and the Assam Rifles launched multiple […]

Daily News26 May 2023

Daily Current Affairs 26.05.2023 (All-in-one policy plan to spread insurance in India, Two more cheetah cubs die at Kuno Park; one unwell, Food grains, oilseed harvests will break records, says Centre, New committee to keep watch on cheetah project, Economics that looks at the lower half of the pyramid)

1. All-in-one policy plan to spread insurance in India IRDA is devising an affordable product covering health, life, property, accident risks to give citizens protection, expedite claim settlements by linking death registries onto one industry platform If India’s insurance regulator’s plans fructify, households across the country could soon be able to get an affordable single policy […]