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Daily News28 Jan 2022

Daily Current Affairs 28.01.2022 (Central Asia meet forms Afghan group,Air India back in Tata Group hangar Govt. transfers shares to Tata Sons unit Talace,India’s economy and the challenge of informality,Understanding the Budget formulation)

1. Central Asia meet forms Afghan group PM says countries ‘concerned about the developments in Afghanistan’; leaders discuss connectivity Overcoming the lack of land connectivity between India and Central Asia’s landlocked countries was one of the “main issues of discussion” during the first India-Central Asia Summit hosted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi with the Presidents […]

Daily News27 Jan 2022

Daily Current Affairs 27.01.2022 (Unlock India’s food processing potential,Remembering the Holocaust,India probes China, Vietnam over ‘dumping’ of vinyl tiles,The ‘racial profiling’ of the Chakmas and Hajongs,Invention and reinvention of ethnicity)

1. Unlock India’s food processing potential Growing populations and unrestricted use of natural resources must push nations to have an efficient food value chain What’s for dinner? The answer concerns every living being. Food connects us all and is tied to our community, traditions, our past and our future. The challenge to feed the 10 […]

Daily News26 Jan 2022

Daily Current Affairs 26.01.2022 (Why Republic Day is celebrated,The history of the Beating Retreat ceremony,Equality for what?)

1. Why Republic Day is celebrated India is a republic only when its laws result from free public discussion and pass open scrutiny The Preamble to the Constitution declares that India is a ‘Republic’. This self-description must be taken seriously: being a republic is integral to India’s political identity. Moreover, this is not just a […]

Daily News25 Jan 2022

Daily Current Affairs 25.01.22 (Pakistan sends India a plea by Hindu body for air pilgrimage,The challenge of antimicrobial resistance,Rights, duties and the Constitution)

1. Pakistan sends India a plea by Hindu body for air pilgrimage Officials in Delhi, Islamabad cautious, say government clearances may take time Despite a complete standstill in trade and travel between India and Pakistan, a new proposal by the Pakistan Hindu Council to allow Hindu, Muslim and Sikh pilgrims to travel by air has […]

Daily News24 Jan 2022

Daily Current Affairs 24.01.2021 (Omicron in community transmission: INSACOG,‘Govt. ignored Tokyo’s Renkoji temple offer’,Only Indian tunes at Beating Retreat: officials,A proposal for Indian Environmental Service,The need for shared parenting,Reining in the power of tech giants)

1. Omicron in community transmission: INSACOG ‘Most cases mild, but hospitalisations, ICU cases up’ Omicron is now in community transmission in India and has become dominant in multiple metros, where new cases have been rising exponentially, the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG) said in its latest bulletin on Sunday. INSACOG, jointly initiated by the Union […]

Daily News23 Jan 2022

Daily Current AFfairs 23.01.2022 (Kerala gets its first ever scientific bird atlas, Mahatma’s favourite hymn out of Beating Retreat list, National master plan portal to be ready by end of March, Two species of fungi associated with basal stem rot found, Why is 5G rollout a problem near U.S. airports?, Is suspension of MLAs up for judicial review?)

1. Kerala gets its first ever scientific bird atlas KBA is arguably Asia’s largest bird atlas in terms of geographical extent The Kerala Bird Atlas (KBA), the first-of-its-kind State-level bird atlas in India, has created solid baseline data about the distribution and abundance of bird species across all major habitats, giving an impetus to futuristic […]

Daily News22 Jan 2022

Daily Current AFfairs 22.01.2022 (Amar Jawan Jyoti now merged with War Memorial flame: govt, Researchers find anti-cancer activity in marine seagrass, Stop import of Iranian apples: dealers to Ministry)

1. Amar Jawan Jyoti now merged with War Memorial flame: govt. Congress and some veterans oppose removal of tribute to 1971 Bangladesh war The iconic Amar Jawan Jyoti, which was inaugurated after the 1971 Liberation War of Bangladesh by former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, was removed on Friday, even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced […]

Daily News21 Jan 2022

Daily Current Affairs 21.01.2022 (SC upholds OBC quota in NEET, Focus on rights made India weak, says PM, Vaccines preventing many deaths: govt., Drop the IAS cadre rules amendments, Should the government loosen its purse strings?, Assam, Meghalaya CMs meet Amit Shah on boundary issues, Extended range BrahMos tested, The question of OBC reservation in local bodies)

1. SC upholds OBC quota in NEET ‘Open exam only ensures formal equality, does not end ingrained inequalities’ The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the constitutional validity of reservation for Other Backward Classes (OBC) candidates in the All India Quota seats for the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) for undergraduate and postgraduate medical and dental courses, […]

Daily News16 Jan 2022

Daily Current AFfairs 16.01.2022 (Muscles starve in the absence of vitamin D, study of mice finds, 2. Why is India challenging WTO verdict on sugar?)

1. Muscles starve in the absence of vitamin D, study of mice finds The study examined the molecular nature of muscle dysfunction in mice, in the absence of vitamin D Skeletal muscles normally brim with energy, yet they starve in the absence of Vitamin D, says recent research led by Aneeshkumar A. G. of National […]

Daily News16 Jan 2022

Daily CUrrent Affairs 14.01.2022 (‘Suggestions sought on criminalising marital rape’, Forest, tree cover in India up by 2,261 sq. km in two years, Not possible to demilitarise Siachen, A pig heart transplant in Assam in 1997, India extends $900 mn aid to Sri Lanka, India, U.K. kick off talks for free trade agreement)

1. ‘Suggestions sought on criminalising marital rape’ Central government tells Delhi High Court it is considering a ‘constructive approach’ on the matter The Centre on Thursday told the Delhi High Court that it was considering a “constructive approach” to the issue of criminalising marital rape and had sought suggestions from the State governments, the Chief […]

Daily News13 Jan 2022

Daily Current Affairs 13.01.2022 (Qualification test of cryogenic engine for Gaganyaan successful,Reaping India’s demographic dividend,Somanath appointed new Chairman of ISRO,BARC ratings for news channels to resume soon,‘Alarmed by intolerance against minorities’,Russia, NATO lay out stark differences on Ukraine crisis,Squaring up to India’s education emergency)

1. Qualification test of cryogenic engine for Gaganyaan successful The performance during the 720-second trial met the objectives, says ISRO The Indian Space Research Organisation successfully conducted the qualification test, for 720 seconds, of cryogenic engine for the Gaganyaan programme at the ISRO Propulsion Complex at Mahendragiri. ISRO said the performance met the objectives and […]

Daily News12 Jan 2022

Daily Current AFfairs 12.01.2022 (Treating the planet well can aid progress, BrahMos advanced variant test fired, Govt. set to hold 35.8% in Vodafone Idea, Election Campaign Funding by political parties, The Government bailout of Vodafone Idea)

1. Treating the planet well can aid progress An integrated perspective is necessary as social and environmental problems cannot be addressed in isolation anymore The 2020 Human Development Report of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), titled “The Next Frontier – Human Development and the Anthropocene” proposed a planetary pressure-adjusted Human Development Index (HDI). Ever […]