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Daily News29 Dec 2021

Daily CUrrent AFfairs 29.12.2021 (Put out the data, boost the dose of transparency,It is time to encourage fishermen to adopt sustainable practices to put an end to the Palk Bay conflict,‘Indianising’ the legal system and SC’s views,The James Webb Space Telescope)

1. Put out the data, boost the dose of transparency The Government must make COVID-19 data including that for vaccine regulatory approvals and policy available On December 25, the Prime Minister of India announced two key decisions. First, all children in the 15-17 age bracket will be eligible to receive COVID-19 vaccines from January 3, […]

Daily News28 Dec 2021

Daily Current AFfairs 28.12.2021 (Why the Aadhaar-voter ID link must be stopped, Is the freedom of speech absolute,The Log4j vulnerability)

1. Why the Aadhaar-voter ID link must be stopped Aadhaar use to construct elector databases has resulted in exclusion and will help in profiling the voter The Election Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2021 that was passed in haste in the winter session in the Lok Sabha, and which facilitates amendment to the Representation of People’s Act, […]

Daily News28 Dec 2021

Daily Current AFfairs 26.12.2021 (Kashmiri apples face Iranian kiwi pests, A telescope on million-mile voyage, Study of distant magnetar reveals facets of the exotic star)

1. Kashmiri apples face Iranian kiwi pests The valley’s apple dealers write to horticulture experts and the Ministry of Agriculture The import of Iranian kiwis from Afghanistan to India has posed a major concern for apple dealers in Kashmir following a contagious quarantine pest threat found earlier this month in New Delhi. Majid Aslam Wafai, […]

Daily News26 Dec 2021

Daily Current AFfairs 24.12.2021 (‘Population not the sole factor in J&K delimitation’, Do Indians need insurance for bank deposits)

1. ‘Population not the sole factor in J&K delimitation’ A provision in delimitation Acts from 1952 onwards, which says that other than population, factors like physical features, boundaries of administrative units, communication facilities and public convenience should be taken into account while drawing constituency boundaries, has led to the Opposition’s concerns over the ongoing delimitation […]

Daily News23 Dec 2021

Daily Current Affairs 23.12.2021 (Galwan Clash, Marriage age for women changed)

1. ‘Aggressive and passive steps taken after Galwan clash’1971 win against Pak. was India’s finest moment: Lt.Gen. A. Arun After the 2020 Galwan Valley skirmish, India has put in place aggressive and passive measures that have made such a clash near impossible hereafter, according to Lt. Gen. A. Arun, General Officer Commanding, Dakshin Bharat Area. […]

Daily News30 Oct 2021

Daily CUrrent Affairs 29.10.2021 (The perils of ideological certitude, Key U.S. lawmakers bat for CAATSA sanctions waiver)

1.The perils of ideological certitude There seems an order of priorities in place for much of the electorate instead of the bread and butter governance issues Trend, fashions or ideas float in all societies. When does a trend become an ideology? What motivates an individual to commit itself to it? An ideology is understood to […]

Daily News30 Oct 2021

Daily Current Affairs 28.10.2021 (Don’t use new law to justify LAC moves, India tells China, Energy cooperation as the backbone of India-Russia ties)

1.Don’t use new law to justify LAC moves, India tells China ‘It will have no bearing on present boundary arrangements’ China must not use its new “Land Boundary Law” to justify any actions that alter the situation at the Line of Actual Control (LAC), said India, in a strongly worded statement that expressed “concern” over […]

Daily News29 Oct 2021

Daily CUrrent affairs 27.10.2021 (Why India shouldn’t sign on to net zero)

1.Why India shouldn’t sign on to net zero Doing so would be to accede to further over-appropriation of the global carbon budget by a few Despite the net zero campaign by a number of countries and non-state actors, the timing of the world’s carbon dioxide emissions reaching net zero is not the critical parameter for […]

Daily News29 Oct 2021

Daily CUrrent Affairs 26.10.2021 (A reminder that India still trails in the hunger fight, ‘CO2 emissions in 2020 above decadal average’)

1.A reminder that India still trails in the hunger fight The Government’s objection to the methodology of the Global Hunger Index is not based on facts The Global Hunger Report (GHR) has once again made headlines in India for the country’s poor ranking in terms of the Global Hunger Index (GHI). The report ranks India […]

Daily News28 Oct 2021

Daily Current AFfairs 24.10.2021 (‘Kashmir has become a laboratory for all forces’, Himachal’s women farmers expand their horizons, without hurting nature, More studies show the superiority of hybrid immunity)

1.‘Kashmir has become a laboratory for all forces’ Militancy and civilian killings continuing despite the withdrawal of Article 370, says senior J&K politician and CWC member The Congress Working Committee (CWC), in a strongly worded political resolution, expressed concern over the rise in violence in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) and linked it with events such […]

Daily News28 Oct 2021

Daily CUrrent AFfairs 23.10.2021 (India weighs ‘net zero’ target ahead of CoP, ‘Energy transition poses inflation risks’)

1.India weighs ‘net zero’ target ahead of CoP It will insist that developed nations keep their pledges India has not entirely ruled out the possibility of agreeing to a “net zero” climate target, though it will not budge on demanding that developed nations make good their commitments, such as providing an annual $100 billion to […]

Daily News23 Oct 2021

Daily Current Affairs 21.10.2021 (The carbon markets conundrum at COP26, The outlines of a national security policy,High oil prices will sap global recovery)

1.The carbon markets conundrum at COP26 Success in Glasgow hinges to a great extent on the conclusion of one of the most technical and highly contentious issues If climate negotiations are compared to a game of diplomatic chess, Article 6 of the Paris Agreement would be the king to be checkmated and captured for concluding […]