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Daily News7 Mar 2022

Daily Current Affairs 07.03.2022 (‘Operation Ganga’ is proof of India’s growing clout, says Modi, The effects of the Russia-Ukraine conflict on maritime trade)

1. ‘Operation Ganga’ is proof of India’s growing clout, says Modi Congress, NCP, Shiv Sena slam Prime Minister for politicising the evacuation The fact that India is able to evacuate its citizens out of war–torn Ukraine through “Operation Ganga” is proof of the country’s increasing influence around the globe, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on […]

Daily News6 Mar 2022

Daily Current Affairs 06.03.2022 (Mission creep: on NATO expansionism , Naval exercise MILAN concludes in Visakhapatnam, IAF decides to postpone Ex Vayu Shakti 2022)

1. Mission creep: on NATO expansionism Why did the North Atlantic Treaty Organization accept former Warsaw Pact states into the alliance? The story so far: When Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a military invasion of Ukraine on February 24, the purported reason behind this act of extraordinary territorial aggression was that the eastward expansion of […]

Daily News6 Mar 2022

Daily CUrrent Affairs 05.03.2022 (India abstains again in UN vote, ‘Geopolitical events have added to challenges for central banks’)

1. India abstains again in UN vote HRC panel to probe Russian actions India on Friday abstained on a vote at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva as the Council decided to set up an international commission of enquiry into Russia’s actions in Ukraine. The resolution, the strongest one to be adopted by the […]

Daily News4 Mar 2022

Daily Current Affairs 04.03.2022 (Sri Lanka reels under fuel crunch, power cuts, U.S. ‘spared no effort’ to push India on UN vote)

1. Sri Lanka reels under fuel crunch, power cuts Energy, Industries Ministers sacked after both criticised govt. response A crippling fuel shortage and consequent power cuts across Sri Lanka are threatening to worsen the island nation’s persisting economic crisis, while sparking protests from citizens. Long queues of vehicle users lining up outside fuel stations has […]

Daily News3 Mar 2022

Daily Current Affairs 03.03.2022 (Indians told to rush from war-hit Kharkiv, UN General Assembly asks Russia to pull back troops, 9 in 10 Indians think wife must always obey husband: study, IPCC sounds another climate warning)

1. Indians told to rush from war-hit Kharkiv In call with Putin, PM Modi discusses safe evacuation of Indians; exit route from Sumy being worked out Amid the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday evening. This was the second conversation between the […]

Daily News2 Mar 2022

Daily Current Affairs 02.03.2022 (The Ukraine war, India and a stand of non-alignment, Doubts over defence supplies to India, The history of the Kuki insurgency in Manipur)

1. The Ukraine war, India and a stand of non-alignment Very few sayings are as true as: “Truth is the first casualty in war”. Its corollary is: “No government tells the truth about war to its people”. Certainly not the whole truth. This is true of all governments at all times in all countries. India’s […]

Daily News1 Mar 2022

Daily Current Affairs 01.03.2022 (Ukraine’s situation, India’s national interest, IPCC warns of multiple climate hazards, Quad grouping is a diplomatic arrangement: U.S. Commander, Adopt Gati Shakti, Modi tells States, private sector)

1. Ukraine’s situation, India’s national interest While India needs to remind Russia that its actions violate the BRICS Delhi resolution, the UN can assist Ukraine The Russian President, Vladimir Putin, in his televised speech on the night of February 21, 2022, had announced a “special military operation to protect people who have been abused by […]

Daily News28 Feb 2022

Daily Current Affairs 28.02.2022 (NITI studying options to tackle obesity in country, Exclusion from SWIFT: what it entails)

1. NITI studying options to tackle obesity in country Taxation on foods high on fats, sugar, salt being looked into India can take actions such as taxation of foods high on sugar, fat and salt and front-of-the pack labelling to tackle rising obesity in the population, according to the annual report of NITI Aayog. The […]

Daily News28 Feb 2022

Daily Current Affairs 27.02.2022 (‘Disturbed’ India abstains from vote against Russia at UNSC, Govt. tweaks FDI policy ahead of LIC public offer, ‘Judiciary needs more HC judges, not just money’, Wait for cheetah to get longer, Having enemies makes you stronger, finds a study of flies, Why did Russian President Vladimir Putin bring up the ‘disintegration’ of the USSR prior to declaring war?)

1. ‘Disturbed’ India abstains from vote against Russia at UNSC ‘Saddened’ Ukraine refers to plight of Indians in country under Russian attack India, along with China and the UAE, abstained from the United Nations Security Coucil (UNSC) resolution sponsored by the U.S. and Albania on Saturday, and co-sponsored by nearly 80 countries that sought to […]

Daily News26 Feb 2022

Daily Current AFfairs 26.02.2022 (Inflection point for the West-led global order, Union Law Secretary elevated as Delhi HC judge, Radiation spike in Chernobyl: Ukraine)

1. Inflection point for the West-led global order Its future will be defined by how it responds to the crisis in Ukraine, and in the shadow of growing Russia-China ties The Ukraine crisis has come to a head with Russia biting the bullet and launching “a full-scale invasion of Ukraine.” Even as the United Nations […]

Daily News25 Feb 2022

Daily Current Affairs 25.02.2022 (World shocked by Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, The Russian Aggression on Ukraine and International Law, Understanding the Indus Waters Treaty)

1. World shocked by Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine Eight killed, nine wounded, says Ukraine official Russia launched an all-out invasion of Ukraine by land, air and sea on Thursday, the biggest attack by one state against another in Europe since the Second World War and confirmation of the worst fears of the West. Russian […]

Daily News24 Feb 2022

Daily CUrrent Affairs 24.02.2022 (Drafting a new Constitution is impossible , ‘Money laundering a global problem’, U.S. and allies unveil more Russia sanctions, Understanding the Draft India Data Accessibility & Use Policy, 2022, NASA’s plan to decommission the International Space Station)

1. Drafting a new Constitution is impossible That the Centre is suppressing the powers of the States is not reason enough for a new statute Recently, the Chief Minister of Telangana said India needs a new Constitution, as, according to him, governments at the Centre over the years have been suppressing the powers of the […]