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Daily News9 Feb 2022

Daily Current Affairs 09.02.2022 (Haryana Cabinet nod for anti-conversion Bill,T.N. Assembly re-adopts NEET Bill,Posts on Kashmir unacceptable: Centre,Hijab-saffron row turns violent in Karnataka,‘NEET is discriminatory, against social justice’,Step up agri-spending, boost farm incomes,Sri Lanka to launch its own ‘Aadhaar’,13 million face severe hunger in Africa: UN,The Governor’s role in approving a Bill)

1. Haryana Cabinet nod for anti-conversion Bill ‘Umpteen cases of religious conversions recorded’ The Haryana Cabinet on Tuesday approved the draft of the Haryana Prevention of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Bill, 2022, which seeks to prohibit religious conversion effected through misrepresentation, force, undue influence, coercion, allurement or by any fraudulent means or by marriage or […]

Daily News8 Feb 2022

Daily Current Affairs 08.02.2022 (Majoritarianism is wearing the veil of debate, Govt. issues new media accreditation guidelines, Iran nuclear deal talks to resume in Vienna: EU, Public borrowing won’t crowd out private investment: FM, RBI’s digital currency plans, The BrahMos deal and India’s defence exports, The theory of the Islamic State)

1. Majoritarianism is wearing the veil of debate Right-wing groups are holding hostage the rights of Muslim women to education and dignity Along coastal Karnataka, many colleges have caved in to the demand by right-wing groups, including the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), the student wing of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), that Muslim women cannot […]

Daily News7 Feb 2022

Daily Current Affairs 07.02.2022 (Nation mourns its ‘nightingale’,The interpretative answer to the hijab row,India’s ‘return’ to Central Asia,A new form of untouchability,SC to weigh between ‘national security’, judicial scrutiny,China, Pakistan hit out at ‘unilateral’ Kashmir moves,Redrawing the electoral map of the Union Territory of J&K)

1. Nation mourns its ‘nightingale’ Lata Mangeshkar passes away at 92; Centre announces 2-day national mourning Lata Mangeshkar, affectionately called a “Nightingale of India”, who died on Sunday after a brief illness, was cremated with state honours in Shivaji Park here. She was 92. The legendary singer, whose voice enthralled millions for nearly eight decades, […]

Daily News6 Feb 2022

Daily Current Affairs 06.02.2022 (Many seats redrawn in J&K delimitation draft, Sariska wears the stripes of success, U.S. restores sanction waiver to Iran, Crypto riddle: tax first, recognition later?, Why are India’s imports from China rising?, When will new Vande Bharat trains be launched?)

1. Many seats redrawn in J&K delimitation draft NC rejects interim report, calls it unconstitutional The J&K Delimitation Commission has come out with a fresh interim report proposing the redrawing of many Assembly and the lone Lok Sabha constituencies in Kashmir, besides the allocation of one more seat to the division and six more to […]

Daily News5 Feb 2022

Daily Current Affairs 5.02.2022 (Remove penal clauses from population control Bill: BJP MP,22nd Law Commission to study UCC,RS debates use of private Bills to amend Preamble to Constitution,Aware of data theft concerns on e-passports: Jaishankar,Villagers resist sanctuary tag for langur habitat)

1. Remove penal clauses from population control Bill: BJP MP Several members raise concerns during discussion in the Rajya Sabha The Rajya Sabha on Friday discussed a private member Bill on population regulation moved by the Bharatiya Janata Party’s Rakesh Sinha. During the discussion, another BJP member Vikas Mahatme sought the removal of penal clauses […]

Daily News4 Feb 2022

Daily Current Affairs 04.02.2022 (Indian diplomats to boycott Beijing games,A border move that will only bolster China,WHO site shows India without J&K, says MP)

1. Indian diplomats to boycott Beijing games Selection of PLA’s Galwan soldier as torchbearer sparks row Terming China’s decision to field a People’s Liberation Army (PLA) soldier involved in the June 2020 Galwan clashes as the torchbearer for the Winter Olympics Games in Beijing “regrettable”, India announced a diplomatic boycott of the games just ahead […]

Daily News3 Feb 2022

Daily Current Affairs 03.02.2022(Process on to amend criminal laws: govt., HC directs State to frame scheme for removing Seemai Karuvelam, Electoral bonds worth ₹1,213 cr. sold in January, U.S., NATO offer trust-building steps to Russia, say leaked files, The sub-lineages of the Omicron variant, Ethnocentrism)

1. Process on to amend criminal laws: govt. Clarify stand on criminalising marital rape, says CPI The government has started the process of comprehensive amendments to criminal laws, Minister for Women and Child Development Smriti Irani told Parliament on Wednesday in response to a question on marital rape, but warned against condemning every man as […]

Daily News2 Feb 2022

Daily Current Affairs 02.02.2022 (5G services to roll out in FY23: Sitharaman,Firms’ exit process to get shorter,Battery-swapping policy on anvil,Budget gives MEA funds for Taliban-ruled Afghanistan,‘Green bonds’ target carbon neutrality,Digital rupee to arrive in new fiscal, to use blockchain tech,E-passports to be rolled out soon,Push for promotion of drones through start-ups,Agri-tech: drones, start-up fund in focus,Govt. proposes new SEZ law,MGNREGS allocation cut by 25% to ₹73,000 cr.)

1. 5G services to roll out in FY23: Sitharaman TRAI setting auction terms: Vaishnaw Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said the government would auction telecom spectrum in 2022, which will facilitate private players to roll out 5G services before March 2023. “Telecommunication in general, and 5G technology in particular, can enable growth and […]

Daily News1 Feb 2022

Daily Current Affairs 01.02.2022 (Survey pegs growth at 8-8.5% in ’22-23,The mind and the state of Russia’s President, A hazy picture on employment in India, India, Russia hold discussion on UN Security Council agenda,‘Demand for MGNREGA work softens’,‘Vaccination was key to reviving economy’,Ethanol blending of 8.1% achieved, target was 10%,‘Centre has adopted MSP, but States must facilitate crop shift’,The limits of the legislature’s power to suspend a member)

1. Survey pegs growth at 8-8.5% in ’22-23 Forecast assumes oil prices at $70-75, no pandemic disruptionsGrowth estimate a conservative projection, says CEA NageswaranConcerns remain over hardening inflation, liquidity woes India’s GDP is expected to grow by 9.2% this year and 8% to 8.5% in 2022-23, though hardening inflation and energy prices along with tightening […]

Daily News31 Jan 2022

Daily Current Affairs 31.01.2022 (Mahatma Gandhi, the out-of-the-box thinker, A year on from Myanmar’s ‘annus horribilis’, Another BrahMos deal in the pipeline, SC judges irked by the use of social media to troll their work, Amid chill in relations, new PLA history returns spotlight to 1962 war, The importance of the Nord Stream pipeline)

1. Mahatma Gandhi, the out-of-the-box thinker Since Gandhiji does not fit into any hard and fast category, he continues to disturb us The 74th anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi’s death provides us an opportunity to think about his character and contributions as an important figure of world history. Usually, to praise a historical figure, one tries […]

Daily News30 Jan 2022

Daily Current AFfairs 30.01.2022 (Parasitic plant found in Nicobar eco hotspot, Faster spread of Omicron is not due to higher viral load, Scientists spot a blinking star’s ‘totally unexpected’ behaviour, Can a Russia-Ukraine conflict be averted?)

1. Parasitic plant found in Nicobar eco hotspot Septemeranthus partially depends on its host but also has leaves capable of photosynthesis A new genus of a parasitic flowering plant has recently been discovered from the Nicobar group of islands. The genus Septemeranthus grows on the plant species Horsfieldia glabra (Blume) Warb. The parasitic flowering plants have a modified […]

Daily News29 Jan 2022

Daily Current Affairs 29.01.2022 (SC quashes a year’s suspension of 12 Maharashtra BJP MLAs, States must decide on SC/ST quota in promotions: court, 6% of MSMEs owned by SC entrepreneurs, Study raises concerns on NeoCov)

1. SC quashes a year’s suspension of 12 Maharashtra BJP MLAs ‘Illegal to suspend beyond a session; governments can manipulate numbers’ The Supreme Court on Friday revoked the one-year suspension of 12 MLAs from the Maharashtra Assembly, calling it an “irrational” act that would impact the democratic set-up, leave constituencies unrepresented and help governments on […]