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Daily News27 Apr 2023

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 )

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 […]

Daily News17 Apr 2023

Daily Current Affairs 17.04.2023 ( Army may build Bailey bridges in Kaziranga to protect rhino’s domain, G-7 Ministers commit to work for carbon-free electricity by 2035, On democratising tiger conservation, Diplomacy, with a change in terms of reference, The past cannot be undone through a rechristening, The 2023 Pentagon leaks have fuelled insecurity between the U.S. and its allies )

1. Army may build Bailey bridges in Kaziranga to protect rhino’s domain Vital change: These bridges will essentially replace wooden structures in flood-prone vulnerable pockets of the park. The Army may help build Bailey bridges in the Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve for faster movement of forest guards in strategic, vulnerable pockets of the one-horned […]

Daily News15 Apr 2023

Daily Current Affairs 14.04.2023 ( Goods exports grew 6%, imports 16.5% in 2022-23, BBC India’s ‘foreign exchange violations’ under ED scanner, ‘Lok Ayukta cannot probe selection of poll candidates’, Is the current regulatory system equipped to deal with AI? )

1. Goods exports grew 6%, imports 16.5% in 2022-23 Monthly exports contracted for the fourth time in six months this March with a 13.9% drop amid faltering global demand; the goods trade deficit for 2022-23 rose almost 40% from previous year India’s goods exports declined for the second successive month in March, falling a sharp 13.9% […]

Daily News12 Apr 2023

Daily Current Affairs 11.04.2023 ( Efforts on to open Zojila Tunnel ahead of deadline: Gadkari , Centre told to frame policy for menstrual hygiene in schools, China military ‘ready to fight’ after exercises near Taiwan, States’ subsidy accounting must be transparent: CAG , India must balance conservation efforts with the rights of forest dwellers , Wider, transparent consultations are needed in shaping the curriculum )

1. Efforts on to open Zojila Tunnel ahead of deadline: Gadkari All-weather link: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, along with J&K Lt. Governor Manoj Sinha, inspecting the tunnel work in Ganderbal. Union Minister for Transport and Roadways Minister Nitin Gadkari, who inspected the strategically important Zojila Tunnel that connects the Kashmir Valley with the Union Territory of […]

Daily News12 Apr 2023

Daily Current Affairs 12.04.2023 ( Data Protection Bill in Monsoon Session, Arunachal was, is, will be integral part of India: MEA , IMD predicts ‘normal’ monsoon as El Nino effect looms large this year , 6 GHz spectrum pits wireless telcos against fixed-line broadband entities , The Governor-Chief Minister face-off can be avoided with some reasoning on both sides )

1. Data Protection Bill in Monsoon Session It will be tabled in Parliament in July, govt. informs Supreme Court, which is hearing petitions against WhatsApp sharing users’ data with FB firms The Union government informed the Supreme Court on Tuesday that a new law, namely the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2022, to enforce individual privacy […]

Daily News10 Apr 2023

Daily Current Affairs 09.04.2023 ( Murmu becomes third President to fly a sortie on a Sukhoi fighter jet, SC to hear petition on protecting copyright of live-streamed cases , Trials can be transferred only in exceptional cases: SC , Networks, content players diverge on converged norms )

1. Murmu becomes third President to fly a sortie on a Sukhoi fighter jet President Droupadi Murmu takes a sortie on the IAF’s fighter aircraft Sukhoi-30MKI at the Tezpur Air Force Station on Saturday. President and Supreme Commander of the armed forces Droupadi Murmu took a sortie on an Indian Air Force (IAF) Sukhoi-30MKI fighter […]

Daily News10 Apr 2023

Daily Current Affairs 10.04.2023 ( India’s tiger population tops 3,000, shows census , Telecom authorities block 120 sender IDs for bulk messaging over China link , India to bridge language gap with neighbours , Centre plans revamp of livestock insurance scheme to raise coverage , No scientific data to oppose same-sex marriage, says psychiatrists’ body , New amendment rules on intermediary guidelines amount to censorship )

1. India’s tiger population tops 3,000, shows census The population has grown the most in the Shivalik hills and Gangetic flood plains, but there is a decline in the Western Ghats numbers, though ‘major populations’ are said to be stable India has at least 3,167 tigers, according to estimates from the latest tiger census made public […]

Daily News8 Apr 2023

Daily Current Affairs 08.04.2023 ( NGT sets up panel to revisit clearance given to Great Nicobar Island project, Himachal considering legalising cultivation of cannabis, says CM , House panel apprised of collusive threat from China and Pakistan , Efforts on to get satellite radio collar for ‘Arikompan’ before translocation , Mission to map rural India’s cultural assets covers over one lakh villages , Common medical devices face risk of malware attacks, Database on 10,000 genomes to be ready for research access , Drugmakers get more time to join ‘Track and Trace’ system for exports , LIGO-India must contribute to the communities it needs sustenance from )

1. NGT sets up panel to revisit clearance given to Great Nicobar Island project A view of the Great Nicobar Island. The eastern Bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on April 3 ordered a stay on the ₹72,000-crore Great Nicobar Island (GNI) project and set up a committee to revisit the environmental clearance granted […]

Daily News7 Apr 2023

Daily Current Affairs 07.04.2023 ( Online platforms must take down PIB-flagged ‘fake news’, MHA recommends CBI probe against Oxfam India for FCRA violations, Govt. amends rules regulating online real money gaming, Govt. releases pre-draft of National Curriculum Framework for schools, Govt. nod for Space Policy; private players set to gain, FTP opens doors for some second-hand goods imports, Supreme Court strikes a blow for both media freedom and fair procedure )

1. Online platforms must take down PIB-flagged ‘fake news’ Centre amends IT law; intermediaries cannot bank on Section 79 that now gives them immunity for content put up by users; they have to remove anti-government posts once PIB sends out alert Social media platforms and other intermediaries on the Internet are now required to make sure […]

Daily News4 Apr 2023

Daily Current Affairs 04.04.2023 ( A garbage dump that was recast into a lush mini-forest, Only govt. can take call on plea on disqualified lawmakers, EC tells SC , ‘Just 9.3% of loans under PM SVANidhi given to vendors from minority communities’ , Price of 651 essential drugs down by 6.73% from April 1, says Centre, ’Manufacturing PMI rose to three-month high in March’, Time to put a price on carbon emissions, Why India should cut down on its salt intake )

1. A garbage dump that was recast into a lush mini-forest Major facelift: Biji Abraham with visiting students at the Christian College’s mini-forest at Chengannur. Visiting the lush green Shanthisthal at a quiet corner of the 22-acre Christian College campus at Chengannur in Alappuzha district, it is hard to imagine that the place was once a […]

Daily News3 Apr 2023

Daily Current Affairs 03.04.2023 (On same-sex union, faith leaders show rare unity, In a first, Eravikulam National Park gets a fernarium, 1930 helpline stands between online fraudsters and gullible customers, Cheetah strays into field in M.P.; efforts on to send it back into wild, ISRO’s Reusable Launch Vehicle landing test succesful, All eyes on border talks between Bhutan, China as King begins India visit , . India wants to become a $1-tn tourism economy by 2047, says Kishan Reddy, Govt. must find innovative solutions to help people with rare diseases , India needs a national programme on autism, Same-sex marriages: A matter for Parliament )

1. On same-sex union, faith leaders show rare unity Muslim, Jain, Sikh and Christian leaders, along with the RSS, are opposing same-sex marriage as the SC takes up the case, arguing that it contravenes scriptures, societal values and natural order. Religious leaders across different faiths have joined hands to oppose the plea for recognition of same-sex […]

Daily News31 Mar 2023

Daily Current Affairs 31.03.2023 ( Bountiful beginnings, Drugs for rare diseases get customs duty relief, ISRO releases images of Earth captured by its EOS-06 satellite, Closure of Indira Canal to affect parched Rajasthan, Ahead of tribunal’s launch, SOP for GST investigations to minimise fresh disputes, Disinvestment facing many challenges: Govt. , Vaikom, a satyagraha, and the fight for social justice )

1. Bountiful beginnings Hailing the harvest: Tiwa tribesmen taking part in a dance to celebrate the Yangli festival at Gobha village in Morigaon district of Assam on Thursday. Yangli, an occasion to celebrate a bountiful harvest, is an important festival of the Tiwas as agriculture is the mainstay of their economy. 2. Drugs for rare diseases […]