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Daily News3 Apr 2022

Daily Current Affairs 03.04.2022(India-Australia deal seeks to double bilateral trade in 5 years, Nepal PM seeks steps to resolve border dispute, Northeast part of ‘mainstream’: Rijiju, As war depletes wheat granaries across the world, India looks to fill the void, Evolution can happen at shorter timescales, Why is Sri Lanka under a state of Emergency?, Roubles for fuel, defence deals with Russia, How has BIMSTEC fine tuned its agenda?)

1. India-Australia deal seeks to double bilateral trade in 5 years Significant economic pact for New Delhi amid Canberra’s tensions with Beijing India and Australia signed an Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (ECTA) on Saturday in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his counterpart in Canberra Scott Morrison, with an eye on doubling […]

Daily News3 Apr 2022

Daily Current Affairs 2.4.2022(CJI flags ‘falling credibility’ of CBI, Centre introduces Antarctica Bill, Record nesting of Olive Ridley turtles)

1. CJI flags ‘falling credibility’ of CBI Justice Ramana calls for umbrella probe body to avoid multiple proceedings Chief Justice of India N.V. Ramana on Friday said that with the passage of time, like every other institution of repute, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had also come under deep public scrutiny. Its actions and […]

Daily News31 Mar 2022

Daily CUrrent Affairs 31.03.2022 (key partner sides with Opposition in pakistan, Modi moots free trade agreement for BIMSTEC, Social media platforms must be held accountable: Centre to HC, ISRO to step up tracking of space debris, Explaining Sri Lanka’s economic crisis, The Assam-Meghalaya boundary dispute resolution)

1. key partner sides with Opposition Opposition leader Shehbaz Sharif will be next PM, says Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari Pakistan’s embattled Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday effectively lost majority in Parliament after a key partner of the ruling coalition joined the ranks of the Opposition, which has tabled a no-confidence motion against his government in the […]

Daily News30 Mar 2022

Daily Current Affair 30.3.2022 (Indian power projects replace Chinese ventures in Sri Lanka, Assam and Meghalaya ink pact to end border row, Rhino population up by 200 in Kaziranga, What is wrong with saffronising education, Bridging the bay in quest of a stronger BIMSTEC, Myanmar’s continued suspension of democracy, Facebook and fake news)

1. Indian power projects replace Chinese ventures in Sri Lanka Concerns were raised over projects’ proximity to T.N. India will set up hybrid power projects in three islands off Jaffna, effectively replacing the Chinese venture cleared by Colombo last year. The MoU for the project was among those signed during a meeting between visiting External […]

Daily News29 Mar 2022

Daily Current Affairs 29.03.2022 (Protest in LS as Bill envisages lifting biometrics of detainees,A subregional grouping that must get back on course,The phenomenon of coral bleaching ,Detecting microplastics in human blood, The Startup India initiative)

1. Protest in LS as Bill envisages lifting biometrics of detainees New Criminal Procedure Bill violates rights: MPs The Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill, 2022, that would allow the police and prison authorities to collect, store and analyse physical and biological samples, including retina and iris scans, was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Monday amid […]

Daily News28 Mar 2022

Daily Current Affairs 28.03.2022 (The era of an unemployed India, Poverty rose but income inequality fell, India’s ‘space economy’ valued at ₹36,794 crore, Modi pitches for ‘local for global’, SC seeks foolproof norms to identify STs, States can identify minorities: govt., The move to ease voting for overseas citizens)

1. The era of an unemployed India There are many indices of proof that seriously contradict the tall claims of employment generation in India Reports on and the visuals of the recent agitations by railway job applicants reveal a widespread problem of massive job insecurity among India’s youth. Alarming figures of unemployment have been recurrent […]

Daily News28 Mar 2022

Daily Current Affairs 27.03.2022 (How mitochondria adapted to living within cells)

1. How mitochondria adapted to living within cells Billions of years ago, a prokaryotic organism called archaea captured a bacterial endosymbiont An organism that has been around from 2 billion years ago has given biologists from Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad (CCMB), a clue as to how mitochondria became an inseparable part of […]

Daily News26 Mar 2022

Daily Current Affairs 26.03.2022 (India’s complex position on Islamophobia, Online voting for NRIs under consideration, says Kiren Rijiju, Sri Lanka to set up special North-East fund, RBI sets geo-tagging rules for payment touch points)

1. India’s complex position on Islamophobia India’s assertion criticising the OIC Resolution on Islamophobia was valid, but could have made a reference to Indian Muslims Last week, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) adopted a consensus Resolution declaring March 15 annually as the ‘International Day to Combat Islamophobia’. Introducing the draft document on behalf of […]

Daily News24 Mar 2022

Daily Current Affairs 24.03.2022 (Exports cross $400-bn annual target as goods shipments jump,American mathematician Sullivan wins Abel prize,The Artemis programme, NASA’s new moon mission

1. Exports cross $400-bn annual target as goods shipments jump Prime Minister congratulates farmers, weavers and MSMEs on the achievement India’s annual goods exports crossed the $400-billion mark for the first time ever, the government announced on Wednesday, buoyed by an increase in shipments of merchandise, including engineering products, apparel and garments, gems and jewellery […]

Daily News23 Mar 2022

Daily CUrrent Affairs 23.03.2022 (Sri Lankan Tamil families flee to India citing economic crisis, No illegality in floating LIC IPO through Money Bill: Madras HC, Needed, an Indian Legislative Service, SC clarifies on BS-VI vehicles’ registration, The National Land Monetisation Corporation)

16 people clandestinely reach Rameswaram in two batches 1. Sri Lankan Tamil families flee to India citing economic crisis The economic crisis in Sri Lanka has forced at least 16 Tamils to flee the country illegally and seek shelter in coastal Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu on Tuesday. The first batch comprising two families — six […]

Daily News21 Mar 2022

Daily CUrrent Affairs 21.03.2022 (Beleaguered Imran pats India, flays Pak. Army, ‘Japan still hopes India will join RCEP’, ‘Quad has accepted Indian stand’, India hopes to put down roots in Arctic, The complexities of introducing African cheetahs to India )

1. Beleaguered Imran pats India, flays Pak. Army Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday criticised the Pakistan Army and the Opposition as his government faces a no-confidence motion on March 25. “My country’s foreign policy should be for the welfare of our people. Today, I congratulate our neighbour India because they always maintained an […]

Daily News20 Mar 2022

Daily Current Affairs 20.03.2022 (Geography gives India an advantage: Navy, Indianise education: Venkaiah, Study reveals major decline in golden langur habitat, Overlooking ‘reasonable accommodation’, Will the war in Ukraine rattle India’s banks?, Will the war in Ukraine rattle India’s banks?, What is the NPPA’s role in fixing drug prices?, How Russia’s bankruptcy law can punish foreign companies)

1. Geography gives India an advantage: Navy ‘We are building capacity to counter whatever capacity China can bring,’ it says The basic advantage is India’s geography in the Indian Ocean and “we are utilising that”, a Navy representative told the parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence recently. The Navy said it was building capacity to ensure […]