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Daily News23 Sept 2022

Daily Current Affairs 23.09.2022 (Analysing the Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan conflict, The case of nikah halala in India, and a long court battle, Lancet panel criticises WHO for acting ‘too slowly’ during pandemic)

1. Analysing the Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan conflict What are the reasons behind the current clashes between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan? What led to the flare-up between both nations? How can the dispute be resolved? How can the international community help? The two landlocked countries, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, share a 1,000-km long border, a large part of which is […]

Daily News22 Sept 2022

Daily Current Affairs 22.09.2022 (Rules for identifying criminals, What ails the current approach to Ayurveda and what needs to be done, With ₹19,500-crore PLI plan, sun shines on solar cell units, ADB pares India FY23 GDP growth forecast to 7%, from 7.5%, The ambit of fraternity and the wages of oblivion, A risky new status quo)

1. Rules for identifying criminals What do the recently notified rules of the Criminal Procedure (Identification) Act, 2022 state? Is there scope for misuse? On September 19, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) notified the rules governing The Criminal Procedure (Identification) Act, 2022. The Act was passed in March by the Parliament. Until rules are […]

Daily News22 Sept 2022

Daily Current Affairs 21.09.2022 (The lumpy skin disease, The complexity of caste, its analysis and its reading today, Positioning India in a chaotic world, The growing peril of Bengaluru’s missing drains)

1. The lumpy skin disease How will the spread of the disease affect the diary industry of India? Are there vaccinations for the vector-borne disease? The Mumbai Police have ordered the prohibition of cattle transportation in the city to prevent the spread of the lumpy skin disease (LSD). The order came into force on September […]

Daily News20 Sept 2022

Daily Current Affairs 20.09.2022 (Scandinavian social democracy, The significance of Ethereum’s Merge for the future of cryptocurrencies, No negotiations at the cost of food security, says Tomar at agriculture conference, The hijab case and the essential practices doctrine, It is the people of Pakistan who are suffering, Knowing the killer, From Lodha to Ramana: The Chief Justices of the Modi era)

1. Scandinavian social democracy The Nordic model of social democracy offers lessons to the developing world, including countries like India despite the myriad complexities of diversities The rise of the Sweden Democrats (SD), a party with origins in the neo-Nazi movement in the country, to the mainstream of the Swedish polity has much to do […]

Daily News19 Sept 2022

Daily Current Affairs 19.09.2022 (The ban on the export of broken rice, The process of inclusion/exclusion from the Scheduled Tribes list, Losing a nation in seven acts, Punjab farmers demand aid to stop stubble burning, Geopolitics without geoeconomics, a fool’s errand, The gender pay gap, hard truths and actions needed, Era of war is over, Crisis in Caucasus, A disruptive nexus of China and Pakistan)

1. The ban on the export of broken rice How is the ethanol blending programme connected to the rice export ban? How have rice-importing countries reacted? On September 9, the Centre instituted a ban on the export of broken rice. Additionally, it mandated an export duty of 20% on rice in husk (paddy or rough), […]

Daily News18 Sept 2022

Daily Current Affairs 18.09.2022 (‘Crime scripts’ to unravel illegal trade of marine species, How climate change is altering Indian monsoon, Using ‘spooky action at a distance’ to link atomic clocks, Matching ecology with agricultural economics, Has the emissions deadline been extended?, Will the future of the Commonwealth change?)

1. ‘Crime scripts’ to unravel illegal trade of marine species Detailed analysis conducted by WCS-India showed that Tamil Nadu recorded most seizures between 2015 and 2021 An analysis of the illegal trade of marine species in India between 2015 and 2021 pointed out that sea cucumbers were the most frequently seized marine species group. Tamil […]

Daily News17 Sept 2022

Daily Current Affairs 17.09.2022 (IAF to fly AN-32 on blended biodiesel for 200 hours, Front-loaded rate hikes needed to tame inflation: RBI officials, The consequences of declining fertility are many, Remember Periyar with a pledge to embrace dissent, Eat and learn, Caught in a zero-COVID trap)

1. IAF to fly AN-32 on blended biodiesel for 200 hours Performance very satisfactory, says Air Vice-Marshal As part of efforts to reduce its carbon footprint, the Indian Air Force (IAF) is looking to fly an AN-32 transport aircraft modified to operate on 10% blended biodiesel for 200 flight hours in the next six months, […]

Daily News16 Sept 2022

Daily Current Affairs 16.09.2022 (The Eastern Economic Forum and India’s balancing act, Tamil Nadu’s new breakfast scheme in schools, Parliamentary business and an essential pit stop, Climate action that runs on cooperative federalism, Arbitrary, exclusionary, Should India choose manufacturing over services?)

1. The Eastern Economic Forum and India’s balancing act What are the benefits of investing in the Russian Far East? Which all countries are currently investing in the region? The Eastern Economic Forum was established in 2015 to encourage foreign investments in Russia’s Far East. As of 2022, almost 2,729 investment projects are being planned […]

Daily News15 Sept 2022

Daily Current Affairs 15.09.2022 (Understanding Ukraine’s counter-offensive, The lowdown on the essential medicines list, Wholesale inflation slowed to an 11-month low at 12.4% in Aug, The future of old times in India, India’s growing water crisis, the seen and the unseen, Engage with caution, Tax on the poor, Imagining an alternative scenario in Ayodhya)

1. Understanding Ukraine’s counter-offensive What are the territorial gains made by the Ukrainian forces? How has Kremlin reacted? Ukrainian forces have pushed back Russian soldiers from most of Kharkiv Oblast, retaking thousands of square kilometres of territory. Russia has confirmed the retreat, saying it withdrew troops for “regrouping”. Ukraine says it has retaken some 3,500 square […]

Daily News14 Sept 2022

Daily Current Affairs 14.09.2022 (The fall in natural rubber prices in India, Understanding windfall tax, India to hold G-20 summit in 2023, 384 drugs on essential medicines list, For India, the buzzword now is ‘all-alignment’, Connecting the dots to boost the patent ecosystem, An improved Bill, but still contentious)

1. The fall in natural rubber prices in India Why are natural rubber farmers protesting against the government? What has led to the decline in prices? After a moderate post-pandemic revival, the price of natural rubber (NR) has crashed to a 16-month low of ₹150 per kg (RSS grade 4) in the Indian market. Under […]

Daily News13 Sept 2022

Daily Current Affairs 13.09.2022 (States told to implement adoption rules, Centre is trying to curb lumpy skin disease: PM, India has lost its way in the use of international law, Three to tangle, Great G20 power, great responsibility)

1. States told to implement adoption rules The instructions come despite concerns over jurisdiction of District Magistrates The Ministry of Women and Child Development has written to State governments, asking them to immediately implement the revised adoption rules requiring adoption orders to be passed by District Magistrates (DMs) instead of courts with effect from September […]

Daily News12 Sept 2022

Daily Current Affairs 12.09.2022 (The tedious process of adoption, The Indira Gandhi Urban Employment Guarantee Scheme in Rajasthan, Behind the Pakistan F-16 deal, a tale of many wheels, ‘Adopt a TB patient’ drive finds mitras, Third stealth frigate of Project 17A Taragiri launched in Mumbai, India-Bangladesh ties, a model for bilateral cooperation, Nose dose, We need civil society engagement in Kashmir)

1. The tedious process of adoption What laws determine adoption rules in India? Why is referring cases to District Magistrates cause for concern? From September 1, District Magistrates (DM) have been empowered to give adoption orders instead of courts. All cases pending before courts have to be now transferred. The revised rules have parents, activists, […]