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Daily News21 Jul 2022

Daily Current Affairs 21.07.2022 (The sweltering heat wave across Europe, Reflecting the spirit of Delhi, Cheetahs likely to arrive in Kuno before August 15, ‘RBI to initiate CBDC in wholesale, retail sectors’, Revamp India’s school health services, India-Vietnam ties, from strong to stronger, Saving mothers, The cost of misrepresenting inflation)

1. The sweltering heat wave across Europe How has the ‘heat apocalypse’ wrecked devastation throughout Western Europe? On July 19, the U.K. posted its highest temperature ever recorded — crossing 40°C, resulting in the government issuing its first ever red alert for extreme heat. Dozens of towns and regions across Europe reeled under what has been […]

Daily News20 Jul 2022

Daily Current Affairs 20.07.2022 (The outrage over the new ‘National Emblem’, The judgment on the Burkapal Maoist attack, Wormhole, Chile marks a notch in global constitutionalism, Tunnel vision that is endangering India’s history, A stinging indictment, A new legislation that mirrors the old)

1. The outrage over the new ‘National Emblem’ What are the various allegations raised against the revised sculpture atop the new Parliament House? The first look at the national emblem atop the New Parliament House disappointed many with its alleged inaccuracies in depiction. The Congress Party has called it a “deviation” from the original. Four […]

Daily News19 Jul 2022

Daily Current Affairs 19.07.2022 (The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation and its stature in the modern world, The Pakistan and IMF talks: What lies ahead?, Crypto law needs global teamwork: FM, Sharing power with the next generations, Growth and welfare, India’s climate imperative)

1. The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation and its stature in the modern world What is the SCO and how does the grouping impact India? Is it set up to counter the West? Founded in June 2001 as the ‘Shanghai Five’, the grouping consisted of Russia, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. They came together in the post-Soviet […]

Daily News18 Jul 2022

Daily Current Affairs 18.07.2022 (Why is Kerala protesting Supreme Court’s ESZ notification, Navy decommissions Sindhudhvaj, A lacklustre presidential race in the making)

1. Why is Kerala protesting Supreme Court’s ESZ notification Why is the notification controversial in the State? What were the earlier efforts of the State to draft ESZ notifications? How have the people of the State reacted to the directive? Nearly 30% of Kerala is forested land and the Western Ghats occupies 48% of the […]

Daily News16 Jul 2022

Daily Current Affairs 16.07.2022 (Rise in unvaccinated children in India, Iran, Belarus to be newest SCO members, Stamp out this hate speech-manufacturing network, Time for vigilance, Fishing in uncertain waters)

1. Rise in unvaccinated children in India Their number doubled to over two million owing to pandemic, says data published by WHO, UNICEF The number of children in India who were unvaccinated or missed their first dose of diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (DTP) combined vaccine doubled due to the pandemic, rising from 1.4 million in 2019 to 2.7 […]

Daily News13 Jul 2022

Daily Current Affairs 13.07.2022 (Mediation Bill: Not getting the Act together, Centre has no new data on child labour, NASA telescope dives deep into the universe, A new judicial device for ‘complete justice’, Rightful challenge, The scale of municipal finances is inadequate)

1. Mediation Bill: Not getting the Act together While it contains many pluses, the Bill needs improvement in some crucial places The Bill recognises that mediation has come of age and needs to be treated as a profession, which is a huge improvement over the part-time honorarium basis it had in the court-annexed mediation schemes. […]

Daily News12 Jul 2022

Daily Current Affairs 12.07.2022 (The search for dark matter, The new guidelines to prevent unfair trade practices, Failing the forest, The scam Faultline is damaging Indian banking, Safety in the sky, Far apart, Why the world needs peace in Ukraine)

1. The search for dark matter What are distance scales? How do they help in proving the existence of dark matter? Dark matter is made up of particles that do not have a charge. So, these particles are “dark”, namely because they do not emit light, which is an electromagnetic phenomenon, and “matter” because they […]

Daily News11 Jul 2022

Daily Current Affairs 11.07.2022 (Twitter’s petition on Section 69A of the IT Act , The ongoing dialogue between Pakistan and the TTP, Sown area of paddy rises marginally, IIT-K setting up air-quality sensors, What ails the current approach to Ayurveda)

1. Twitter’s petition on Section 69A of the IT Act What is main point of contestation between the microblogging platform and the Central government? On July 5, Twitter moved the Karnataka High Court seeking to set aside multiple blocking orders of the Central government as well as to alter their directions to identify specific violative […]

Daily News10 Jul 2022

Daily Current Affairs 10.07.2022 (20 red pandas to make a home in the forests, Artificial diet, feeding device for mosquitoes, Study finds three asymptomatic monkeypox cases, A multilateral platform in a polarised world)

1. 20 red pandas to make a home in the forests In first rewilding programme of these animals, Darjeeling zoo to release them in Singalila National Park The Singalila National Park, the highest protected area in West Bengal, will soon get new denizens. A zoo in the picturesque Darjeeling Hills has started an ambitious programme […]

Daily News9 Jul 2022

Daily Current Affairs 09.07.2022 (Man seeks NOC to export embryos, A plan that is much more than just planting trees, Beating the heat)

1. Man seeks NOC to export embryos He moves Delhi HC over ICMR delay A married man has moved the Delhi High Court seeking to expedite the process of obtaining a no-objection certificate (NOC) for exporting embryos to a surrogate mother abroad. Justice Yashwant Varma issued notice to the Centre, the National Assisted Reproductive Technology […]

Daily News8 Jul 2022

Daily Current Affairs 08.07.2022 (Monsoon getting hotter than summer: study, The proposal for an India-specific norm for assessing vehicular safety in collision, A community and a health issue of concern, Just fine, Making sense of the rupee slump)

1. Monsoon getting hotter than summer: study ‘Average temperatures during the season are 0.3 degrees Celsius higher than the average summer figures’ The monsoon has usually meant respite from the heat, but temperatures during these months — June to September — are seeing a rise, says an analysis by the Centre for Science and Environment […]

Daily News7 Jul 2022

Daily Current Affairs 07.07.2022 (‘MSP should continue till markets become efficient’, RBI eases rules to boost forex inflows, The new rules to keep advertisements in check, Understanding the all-time high in India’s trade deficit, Words from Bandung to relive in Bali and Delhi, A ‘no’ to pharma freebies, a ‘yes’ for public good)

1. ‘MSP should continue till markets become efficient’ NITI Aayog members’ comment on procurement irks SKM Ahead of the nationwide protests by the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) demanding a law to ensure minimum support price, NITI Aayog member Ramesh Chand said here on Wednesday that the MSP should continue till markets become competitive and efficient. […]