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Daily News29 Dec 2022

Daily Current Affairs 29.12.2022 (A failed attempt at decriminalisation, Putting off caste census will only benefit the privileged groups, ‘FDI chasing services sector despite manufacturing push’, India must build awareness on population control, Laboured wages)

1. A failed attempt at decriminalisation What is the Jan Vishwas Bill tabled by the Union government in Parliament and what are its objectives? Is it the solution to the problem of overcriminalisation? What are the shortcomings of the Bill and how can it be overcome? Last week, the Union Government tabled the Jan Vishwas […]

Daily News28 Dec 2022

Daily Current Affairs 28.12.2022 (Centre yet to make its stand clear on Ram Setu petition, Parliamentary panel pulls up govt. for failure to create Tourism Council, EC to begin delimitation exercise in Assam, to use Census figures of 2001, Staying prepared India needs to scale up the pace of its genome sequencing, A retelling of the Indian migrant worker’s plight)

1. Centre yet to make its stand clear on Ram Setu petition The statement by the Union government in Parliament that satellite imagery cannot provide “direct information” about the origin and age of the structure in the Ram Setu region comes even as a prolonged litigation initiated by former Rajya Sabha member Subramanian Swamy to […]

Daily News27 Dec 2022

Daily Current Affairs 27.12.2022 (President inaugurates ‘PRASAD’ project to create a slew of facilities at Srisailam, Expedite classification of nomadic tribes in quota lists, panel tells Centre, NCPCR warns NGOs over depiction of vulnerable children for fundraising, A holistic heritage conservation plan, The volume and variety of contraband seized in India)

1. President inaugurates ‘PRASAD’ project to create a slew of facilities at Srisailam President Droupadi Murmu inaugurated the ‘PRASAD’ project at the tourism facilitation centre in the pilgrim town of Srisailam in Andhra Pradesh on Monday. She was accompanied by Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan. The hill town will get a pilgrim complex, amenities centres at […]

Daily News26 Dec 2022

Daily Current Affairs 26.12.2022 (The emerging Omicron sublineages, CPCB report shows fewer polluted river stretches but worst ones remain unchanged, Constitutional silences unconstitutional inaction, A welcome move, Forest rights and heritage conservation)

1. The emerging Omicron sublineages What led to the recent outbreak of COVID-19 cases in China? What are the SARS-CoV-2 lineages circulating in the country? Which Omicron sublineages has the WHO put under the ‘Omicron subvariants under monitoring’ category? Since the initial outbreak in 2019 in Wuhan, China, the world has seen multiple repeated waves […]

Daily News25 Dec 2022

Daily Current Affairs 25.12.2022 (Scientists freeze Great Barrier Reef coral in world-first trial, Diabetes remission through intermittent calorie-restricted diet, Nutrient supplements alone will not make children smarter, Is the economy driving with the brakes on?, What is the threat from global COVID rise?, A 225-km yatra to save the endangered sacred groves of Rajasthan)

1. Scientists freeze Great Barrier Reef coral in world-first trial Scientists working on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef have successfully trialled a new method for freezing and storing coral larvae they say could eventually help rewild reefs threatened by climate change. Scientists are scrambling to protect coral reefs as rising ocean temperatures destabilise delicate ecosystems. The […]

Daily News23 Dec 2022

Daily Current Affairs 23.12.2022 (India and China to keep dialogue channels open,‘Both nations not patrolling several points as agreed’,Airports to resume testing 2% of international flyers for COVID-19 from tomorrow,India abstains from UNSC vote on Myanmar, calls for quiet and constructive diplomacy,India’s neighbourhood remains volatile and uncertain: IAF chief,Bill seeks to promote ease of doing business,Centre rules out an increase in MSP for cotton, but farmers seek more,Sahitya Akademi Awards announced, Anuradha Roy among 23 winners, Japan reverses nuclear plan adopted post Fukushima crisis ,Need taxonomy, definitions to avoid ‘greenwashing’: Rao)

1. India and China to keep dialogue channels open The 17th round of senior-level military talks was held on December 20 ‘in an open, constructive manner’, 10 days after the two Armies clashed in the Yangtse area of Arunachal Pradesh India and China held the 17th round of Corps Commander-level talks on December 20, at the […]

Daily News21 Dec 2022

Daily Current Affairs 21.12.2022 (Three more sites added to tentative list of UNESCO, A new global biodiversity framework, How the great gamble on the price cap on Russian oil might just fumble, Upholding the autonomy of the Election Commission, The new normal in the Indo-Pacific contestation, Fluid boundaries, Vegetable prices in India are on a rollercoaster ride)

1. Three more sites added to tentative list of UNESCO Gujarat’s Vadnagar town, the iconic Sun Temple at Modhera, and the rock cut sculptures of Unakoti in Tripura have been added to the tentative list of UNCESO World Heritage Sites. The UNESCO tentative list is an “inventory of those properties which each State Party intends […]

Daily News20 Dec 2022

Daily Current Affairs 20.12.2022 (COP-15 summit adopts historic biodiversity deal, Monetary policy is hostage to veg prices: PMEAC member, The minimum tax on big businesses, What are carbon markets and how do they operate?, A planet in crisis, Criminalising consensual relationships)

1. COP-15 summit adopts historic biodiversity deal Kunming-Montreal Agreement is aimed at saving the lands, oceans and species from pollution, degradation and climate change, and is being compared to the landmark Paris Agreement After four years of fractious talks, nearly 200 countries, including India, approved a historic Paris-style deal on Monday to protect and reverse dangerous […]

Daily News19 Dec 2022

Daily Current Affairs 19.12.2022 (Citizenship path to be eased for 6 minority groups from 3 nations, Missile destroyer INS Mormugao commissioned into Indian Navy, India pushes for new biodiversity fund, Decriminalisation of offences under GST, Decriminalisation of offences under GST, India’s crushing court backlogs out-of-the box reform)

1. Citizenship path to be eased for 6 minority groups from 3 nations Hindus, Sikhs, Parsis, Christians, Buddhists, Jains from Pak., Afghanistan and Bangladesh will be allowed to produce expired passports, visas The Union government is all set to ease grant of citizenship to members of six minority communities from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh whose passports […]

Daily News18 Dec 2022

Daily Current Affairs 18.12.2022 (Rajasthan sanctuary gets protection against ESZ shrinking, Genes for long lifespan of banyan peepal trees identified, NASA set to conduct first global water survey from space, Reasons for treatment resistance in prostate cancer found, The challenges of quantum computing, How can mRNA vaccines help fight cancer?, ‘e-bus ambitions hit financing speed bump’)

1. Rajasthan sanctuary gets protection against ESZ shrinking The famous Tal Chhapar blackbuck sanctuary in Churu district of Rajasthan has received a protective cover against a proposed move of the State government to reduce the size of its eco-sensitive zone. The World Wildlife Fund for Nature (WWF) has also taken up a major project for […]

Daily News17 Dec 2022

Daily Current Affairs 17.12.2022 (Crude oil imports rose 52.6% to $147 bn in April-November, Election results and the dangers of false explanations, Countering terror, Dangerous gamble)

1. Crude oil imports rose 52.6% to $147 bn in April-November Commerce Ministry data shows coal and coke imports almost doubled in the period to $37.25 bn; in exports, shipments of petroleum grew by 58.9% to $62.65 bn, gems & jewellery increased by 2% India’s imports of crude oil rose by 52.6% to $146.57 billion during […]

Daily News16 Dec 2022

Daily Current Affairs 16.12.2022 ( States can enact laws on uniform civil code Law Minister tells Rajya Sabha, Need a new appointment system to fill vacancies in higher judiciary: Rijiju, SC to hear plea against poll bond scheme next month, Curbing air pollution in India needs efforts across South Asia: WB report, What are Kerala’s University Laws (amendment) Bills?, Is the RTI Act fulfilling its purpose?)

1. States can enact laws on uniform civil code, Law Minister tells Rajya Sabha The States are empowered to enact personal laws that decide issues such as succession, marriage and divorce, in their endeavour to secure a uniform civil code (UCC), Law Minister Kiren Rijiju informed the Rajya Sabha on Thursday. The Minister made these […]