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Daily News21 Oct 2022

Daily Current Affairs 21.10.2022 (Saving the vultures of Tamil Nadu, How is the energy crisis in Europe shaping up?, Pandemic and a free press: how the largest democracy reported on COVID, Forest Conservation Rules infringe upon land rights of tribespeople: NCST chief, ‘Low exports share lends opportunities not gloom’, This Hindi – and Hindi alone – counsel is flawed, Addressing north India’s burning issue sustainably, Checks, no balance, Should Dalit Muslims and Dalit Christians be given SC status?)

1. Saving the vultures of Tamil Nadu Which regions of the State have vulture populations? What are the reasons for the decline in vulture numbers? Are they man-made or natural? What steps do experts recommend in order to save the four species found in the State? What are the measures being taken by the State […]

Daily News20 Oct 2022

Daily Current Affairs 20.10.2022 (Held up by the Chinese, Why is Japan’s Unification Church being investigated?, Reading and understanding China in all its complexity and wonder, Nurture diversity by condemning hate speech unequivocally: UN chief, Tamil Nadu launches mission to save critically endangered vultures, Pressure on rupee may rise if U.S. raises rates further: Fitch, Turkish foreign policy the East-West divide, A new lease of LIFE for climate action, The politics of the madrasa survey)

1. Held up by the Chinese Why does China keep blocking the names India suggests for listing under the United Nations Security Council’s list of terrorists who are affiliated to the Al Qaeda and ISIS? Which was the most recent event? What is the mandate of the 1267 Committee that was set up in 1999 […]

Daily News19 Oct 2022

Daily Current Affairs 19.10.2022 (Gambia child deaths and cough syrups, The illusion of being faster than light: how a star problem was solved, Giraffes brought to India by British may belong to endangered species, The dire need to talk about 1962, Whose pleasure?)

1. Gambia child deaths and cough syrups Why is the West African nation reporting cases of kidney failure in children mostly below five? Are India-manufactured paracetamol syrups responsible for these deaths? What has the World Health Organization said? Have similar cases been reported elsewhere? On October 8, Gambia’s Health Minister Ahmadou Lamin Samateh said that […]

Daily News18 Oct 2022

Daily Current Affairs 18.10.2022 (Hindi imposition and its discontents, How does tokenisation prevent online card fraud?, About 41.5 crore Indians out of multi-dimensional poverty since 2005-06, Today’s weapon of choice its expanding dimensions, Recovery analysis that points out what India got wrong, Tread carefully, Gone girls, Strengthening dollar shrinks foreign reserves across nations)

1. Hindi imposition and its discontents What are the reported recommendations of the Parliamentary Committee on Official Language? When did the linguistic row initially start? What is the history of the ‘anti-Hindi’ agitations in Tamil Nadu? How have regional leaders reacted? The reported recommendation of the Parliamentary Committee on Official Language to use Hindi as […]

Daily News16 Oct 2022

Daily Current Affairs 16.10.2022 ( PM for use of regional languages in legal system to bring ease of justice , ‘Rule of law is defence against oppressive systems like casteism’ , Rural women warming up for Chhattisgarhiya Olympics ,Centre considering Sri Lanka’s proposal to translocate gaurs, U.S.-India Trade Policy Forum set for Nov. 8, modest outcomes likely ,T.N. and U.P. have highest number of UG medical colleges in the country, Start-ups to tap potential of lab-grown meat ,Norms for foreign universities to set up campus in GIFT City, Xi set for third term, China to unveil new leadership , Envoy summoned after Biden calls Pakistan ‘most dangerous nation’)

1. PM for use of regional languages in legal system to bring ease of justice Delay in justice delivery big challenge, says Modi. ‘People’s faith in constitutional institutions gets strengthened when justice is delivered’ People’s faith in constitutional institutions gets strengthened when justice is seen to be delivered, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday […]

Daily News15 Oct 2022

Daily Current Affairs 15.10.2022 (Global Hunger Index is out India in ‘serious’ category at rank 107, Do not ignore the role of the woman livestock farmer, Indian Deep Tech and a case for a strategic fund, No time for placebo, Smash hit)

1. Global Hunger Index is out, India in ‘serious’ category at rank 107 The country ranks below Sri Lanka (64), Nepal (81), Bangladesh (84) and Pakistan (99); Afghanistan is the only South Asian country that lags behind India in the listing India ranks 107 out of 121 countries on the Global Hunger Index in which […]

Daily News14 Oct 2022

Daily Current Affairs 14.10.2022 (A report on the north-east Delhi riots, Centre to help set up paddy straw pellet units to arrest stubble burning, The democratisation of India the Mandal way, Falling reserves and the bogey of the RBI’s role, Does India need a population policy?)

1. A report on the north-east Delhi riots What are the main findings of the report titled ‘Uncertain Justice: A Citizens Committee Report on the North-East Delhi Violence 2020’ released last week commissioned by the Constitutional Conduct Group? Unlike previous fact-finding reports on the February 2020 riots, the ‘Uncertain Justice’ report is authored by a […]

Daily News13 Oct 2022

Daily Current Affairs 13.10.2022 (China’s “wolf warrior” era, The grandeur of the Chola Empire one of the longest ruling dynasties in South India, August industrial production shrinks 0.8% inflation drags, Inflation accelerates to 7.41% highest since April, The Court and the problem with its collegium, The war against illegal goods as India’s fight, Winter is coming, We need a forest-led COP27)

1. China’s “wolf warrior” era Xi Jinping’s worldview carries with it an inherent contradiction — that of a world that is simultaneously China’s to lead and one that is apparently full of external threats. This paradox, more than any other factor, has shaped China’s diplomacy in the past decade China’s foreign policy appears to be […]

Daily News12 Oct 2022

Daily Current Affairs 12.10.2022 (IMF cuts India’s growth forecast to 6.8% this year,Three lakh and counting: RTI pleas pile up at information commissions across India,Blaming technology for deaths by suicide is misguided,A nation achieves glory when it takes pride in its heritage, says PM in Ujjain,Non-traditional livelihoods skilling of girls included in Beti Padhao scheme,Chandrachud nominated as next Chief Justice of India, UN Secretary-General, PM to launch initiative on environment in Gujarat ,Technology is a tool for inclusion not exclusion, says Modi at UN Congress, Farmers’ outfits question delay in announcing MSP for ongoing Rabi season ,G7 vows support for Ukraine after Russian forces launch mass strikes, Urban poverty triples in Sri Lanka amid enduring economic crisis ,Israel and Lebanon reach an agreement on maritime border)

1. IMF cuts India’s growth forecast to 6.8% this year The Fund cites Ukraine war, record-high inflation and effects of pandemic as key reasons; itexpects inflation in the country to return to the tolerance band in the fiscal year 2023-24 The world, including India, will experience an overall slowdown in the next year owing to […]

Daily News11 Oct 2022

Daily Current Affairs 11.10.2022 (How Xi remade China’s Party-State, Throttled at the grass roots: how to strengthen decentralised governance, Fed ex-Chair Ben Bernanke shares Nobel with 2 other U.S. economists, Russia’s continued defiance of international law, The ‘October surprise’ and the November election, Building resilient mineral supply chains)

1. How Xi remade China’s Party-State While Xi Jinping’s rapid accumulation of power through various policies such as a strict anti-corruption campaign and a remake of the Party-State system may have brought him firm unchallenged control, it has removed any and all space for dissent Since taking over the reigns of the Party in 2012 […]

Daily News10 Oct 2022

Daily Current Affairs 10.10.2022 (The action plan against Delhi’s air pollution, The programming languages running the crypto- economy, All that Gauri Lankesh stood for: culturally rooted secularism and pro-people politics, Indian Navy to join Malabar exercise and International Fleet Review in Japan in Nov, Why India Inc. is not taking a Hanuman leap, The fate of chips will determine the fate of nations, Status beyond faith, Peace Prize Politics, The coalition of the world, Inflation peaks in Europe as Russia squeezes oil supply)

1. The action plan against Delhi’s air pollution How does the Graded Response Action Plan work? What are the four stages planned under it and in what circumstances will they be implemented? How are the planned measures different this year? A revised action plan to fight the serious challenge of air pollution in Delhi and […]

Daily News9 Oct 2022

Daily Current Affairs 09.10.2022 (Technology eases path for the weary, IAF all set to create a new weapon systems branch, says Air chief , As prisons overflow, BSF lets migrants with clean record return to Bangladesh ,China defends policy on Xinjiang, asserts it’s not about rights, Chandrayaan-2 gauges sodium content on Moon’s surface, What lies at the heart of the Physics Nobel? ,Does palaeogenomics explain our origins?)

1. Technology eases path for the weary The nomadic communities of J&K have been offered smart cards and free transport to aid their biannual migration For centuries, Jammu and Kashmir’s nomadic community, known as Gujjars and Bakerwals, have undertaken arduous journeys on foot as part of their seasonal migration to find better pastures for their […]