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Daily News7 Oct 2021

Daily Current Affairs 05.10.2021 (Taproots to help restore India’s fading green cover, Need to double infra spending: Seth)

1.Taproots to help restore India’s fading green cover In forest restoration, the participation of local communities and adequate financing and incentives are essential Covering nearly 30% land surface of the earth, forests around the globe provide a wide variety of ecosystem services and support countless and diverse species. They also stabilise the climate, sequester carbon […]

Daily News7 Oct 2021

Daily Current Affairs 04.10.2021 (Reimagining food systems with lessons from India, Chinese transgressions are testing India, say officials)

1.Reimagining food systems with lessons from India With an alarming escalation in global hunger unfolding, reaching the goal of an equitable livelihood is a necessity The first and historic United Nations Food Systems Summit (UNFSS) 2021 which was held in September this year, concluded after an intense ‘bottom-up’ process conceived in 2019 by UN Secretary-General […]

Daily News4 Oct 2021

Daily Current Affairs 03.10.2021 (A tiny plant that can ‘digest’ low density plastic sheets)

1.A tiny plant that can ‘digest’ low density plastic sheets From the murky waters of a lake in Chennai, researchers isolated an alga that breaks down low density polyethylene Researchers from University of Madras and Presidency College, Chennai, have isolated an alga species that shows promise as an agent of biodegradation of plastic sheets. It […]

Daily News2 Oct 2021

Daily Current Affairs 01.10.2021 (NEET: OCI candidates can appear in general category, 2.Hidden debt rising for partners of China’s BRI plan)

1.NEET: OCI candidates can appear in general category Court says they need not be treated on a par with NRIs The Supreme Court on Thursday permitted Overseas Citizens of India (OCI) candidates to participate in the NEET-UG 2021 counselling in the general category. A Bench of Justices S. Abdul Nazeer and Krishna Murari was hearing […]

Daily News2 Oct 2021

Daily Current Affairs 30.09.2021 (The Government’s claim that the PM CARES Fund is not a public authority is unacceptable)

1.A fund without a care for the RTI The Government’s claim that the PM CARES Fund is not a public authority is unacceptable It may not be an exaggeration to say that when it comes to seeking answers and information under the Right to Information (RTI) Act, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) is consistent in […]

Daily News29 Sept 2021

Daily Current Affairs 29.09.2021 (Germany as a development actor in a post-Merkel era, How to grease the wheels of justice)

1.Germany as a development actor in a post-Merkel era The new Chancellor must enable global cooperation policies for a sustainable future with India and the world The era of Angela Merkel, as Chancellor of Germany for the past 16 years, is coming to an end while the battle of a number of global crises is […]

Daily News29 Sept 2021

Daily Current Affairs 28.09.2021 (ICRA raises FY22 growth estimate to 9%)

1.ICRA raises FY22 growth estimate to 9% Potential third wave, efficacy of existing vaccines against possible new variants remain key risks: Nayar Rating agency ICRA has bumped up GDP growth forecast for 2021-22 to 9% from 8.5%, citing better prospects for the second half of the year due to a ramp-up in COVID-19 vaccination and […]

Daily News29 Sept 2021

Daily Current Affairs 27.09.2021 (These investigations are a face without a heart, ect Focus on information, action)

1.These investigations are a face without a heart There is no longer any respect for the citizen’s rights but only a single-minded assertion of unaccountable authority Gasping for breath — that is how our investigating agencies leave our citizens and now the press. Two recent cases clearly demonstrate that our investigating agencies are a face […]

Daily News28 Sept 2021

Daily Current Affairs 26.09.2021 (India is the mother of all democracies, PM says at UNGA, India, U.S. find alignment on Indo-Pacific, fighting terrorism, mRNA vaccine manufacturers loath to share know-how)

1.India is the mother of all democracies, PM says at UNGA Targets Pakistan, China for exporting terror, ignoring rules-based global order Terming India the “mother of all democracies”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a defence of the state of democracy in India at the United Nations General Assembly on Saturday, referring to his own journey […]

Daily News27 Sept 2021

Daily Current AFfairs 25.09.2021 (When global firms disengage, employment suffers)

1.When global firms disengage, employment suffers While inward FDI in India does create jobs, the magnitude and quality of job generation need scrutiny The most recent labour statistics, for August 2021, released by the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) shows that the unemployment rate has increased from around 7% in July to 8.3% for […]

Daily News27 Sept 2021

Daily Current Affairs 24.09.2021 (A disease surveillance system, for the future, A climate change narrative that India can steer, ‘CoWIN adheres to WHO specifications’)

1.A disease surveillance system, for the future Diseases and outbreaks are realities and a well-functioning system can help reduce their impact A defining moment in the history of epidemiology was the removal of the handle of a water pump. This is a spectacular story. In 1854, when a deadly outbreak of cholera affected Soho area […]

Daily News25 Sept 2021

Daily Current Affairs 22.09.2021 (The big deal behind the ruckus over AUKUS, ADB cuts India’s 2021-22 growth forecast to 10%, U.S. not seeking a new Cold War: Biden)

1.The big deal behind the ruckus over AUKUS China’s economic and military capacities as well as its belligerence have led to a shift in regional security paradigms The announcement of the new Australia-U.K.-U.S. (AUKUS) trilateral security pact has naturally generated animated debate in strategic circles, coming as it does just days before the first in-person […]