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Daily News12 Jun 2021

Daily Current Affairs 12.06.2021 (Myanmar violence escalating, creating rights catastrophe: UN, Russia to supply hi-tech satellite to Iran: report, ‘USFDA move won’t affect India’, Online module to map out-of-school kids)

1. Myanmar violence escalating, creating rights catastrophe: UN At least 860 civilians killed, says rights office, citing reports The UN rights chief said on Friday that violence was escalating across Myanmar, warning that the country had plunged into a “human rights catastrophe” since the February 1 coup. Pointing to reported military build-up in several regions […]

Daily News11 Jun 2021

Daily Current AFfairs 11.06.2021 (MEA hints at talks with Taliban, Restrain online platforms from carrying Islamophobic content, Govt. agencies can analyse WhatsApp chats, NCB tells HC, Biden, Johnson seek to sign ‘new Atlantic Charter’)

1. MEA hints at talks with Taliban ‘In touch with various stakeholders’ India is in contact with “various stakeholders” in Afghanistan, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said in response to specific questions about whether the government has opened direct talks with the Taliban. While the MEA did not confirm the talks, which would represent […]

Daily News10 Jun 2021

Daily Current Affairs 10.06.2021 (Centre announces hike in MSP for paddy, pulses, oilseeds, Anup Chandra Pandey is Election Commissioner, U.S. Senate passes huge innovation Bill, Quad vaccine partnership goal still on track: U.S. official)

1. Centre announces hike in MSP for paddy, pulses, oilseeds Farmer groups unhappy with the increase in paddy price The Central government has hiked the minimum support price (MSP) for common paddy to ₹1,940 a quintal for the coming kharif season, less than 4% higher than last year’s price of ₹1,868. The decision was taken […]

Daily News9 Jun 2021

Daily Current Affairs 09.06.2021 (Centre places fresh orders for 44 cr. COVID-19 vaccine doses, Crackdown on fake medicines- Operation Pangea, Rengma Nagas demand autonomous council)

1. Centre places fresh orders for 44 cr. COVID-19 vaccine doses Govt. also books 30 crore doses of vaccine under trial The Centre has placed fresh orders for 44 crore vaccine doses of Covishield and Covaxin, which will be available from August-December. It has also placed an order for 30 crore doses from Hyderabad-based Biological […]

Daily News9 Jun 2021

Daily Current Affairs 08.06.2021 (SC urged to stop illegal adoption, China hosts ASEAN Foreign Ministers, Maldives wins UNGA election, India seeks close cooperation, Second wave may delay resolutions, increase haircuts)

1. SC urged to stop illegal adoption Details of children orphaned by the COVID-19 The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to intervene after the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) sounded the alarm on a spate of complaints about illegal adoption of COVID orphans through private individuals and organisations. The NCPCR informed a […]

Daily News7 Jun 2021

Daily Current Affairs 07.06.2021 (More anti-bodies produced by Covishield than Covaxin: study, Since February pact, it’s all quiet on the Line of Control, Punjab, T.N. and Kerala top education index ranking, Govt. keen on implementing labour codes, NPR slips valid for long-term visas: MHA)

1. More anti-bodies produced by Covishield than Covaxin: study It tracked 515 vaccinated people across 22 cities Two doses of Covishield vaccine produced more antibodies than Covaxin doses, but there were relatively fewer instances of ‘breakthrough infections’ after the latter, reports a study of healthcare workers (HCW) in India. The study is being peer-reviewed and […]

Daily News6 Jun 2021

Daily Current Affairs 06.06.2021 (G7 nations agree on uniform minimum corporate tax, ‘COVID-diabetes link needs study’, Pakistan makes progress on terror finance ratings, ‘China’s internal security is Xi’s biggest concern’, Emergence of order from chaos in turbulent systems and Bose-Einstein condensation, First human infection of the H10N3 bird flu)

1. G7 nations agree on uniform minimum corporate tax MNCs to pay taxes where they operate A group of the world’s richest nations reached a landmark deal on Saturday to close cross-border tax loopholes used by some of the world’s biggest companies. The Group of Seven said it would back a minimum global corporation tax […]

Daily News5 Jun 2021

Daily Current Affairs 05.06.2021 (Delta variant led to most post-vaccine infections in Delhi, DAC nod for building 6 conventional submarines, Serum Institute gets DCGI’s nod to produce Sputnik V, INS Sandhayak decommissioned)

1. Delta variant led to most post-vaccine infections in Delhi Strain more transmissible: CSIR, NCDC Variant Delta (B.1.617.2), the most pervasive variant of the coronavirus in India, constituted nearly three in four breakthrough infections in Delhi, according to a research study by scientists in Delhi. The variant was also characterised by high transmissibility, an accelerated […]

Daily News4 Jun 2021

Daily Current Affairs 04.06.2021 ( Significant progress in SDGs on clean energy, health: NITI index, Journalists need protection against sedition charges, Govt. advised the split in MGNREGA wage benefit, WhatsApp is indulging in anti-user practices: govt.)

1. Significant progress in SDGs on clean energy, health: NITI index Goalposts changed on inequality, with omission of key economic indicators India saw significant improvement in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) related to clean energy, urban development and health in 2020, according to the NITI Aayog’s 2020 SDG Index. However, there has been a major […]

Daily News3 Jun 2021

Daily Current AFfairs 03.06.2021 (Caste categories for NREGS pay, UNGA head: India to vote for Maldives, Norms for foreign-made vaccines eased, Remembering the Tulsa race massacre 100 years later)

1. Caste categories for NREGS pay It will complicate payment system, may lead to a reduction in funding: experts The Centre has asked the States to split wage payments under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) scheme into separate categories for the Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Tribes and others from this financial […]

Daily News2 Jun 2021

Daily Current Affairs 02.06.2021 (BRICS will help India in fighting COVID-19, says China Minister, DM Act is of 2005 vintage, was first enforced during pandemic, China’s population norms serve as warning for India, NCPCR tracks data on orphans)

1. BRICS will help India in fighting COVID-19, says China Minister Foreign Ministers express ‘grave concern’ over the impact of the pandemic The Foreign Ministers of the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) grouping on Tuesday expressed “grave concern” with regard to the global COVID-19 pandemic. Addressing a virtual meeting, Chinese Foreign Minister […]

Daily News2 Jun 2021

Daily Current Affairs 01.06.2021 (Justice Mishra likely to head NHRC, As births decline, China to allow couples to have third child, Saudi talks under way in ‘good atmosphere’: Iran, ‘Vaccination key to health of economy’, It’s time to define limits of sedition: SC)

1. Justice Mishra likely to head NHRC Plea to include member from marginalised groups rejected by selection panel Former Supreme Court Justice Arun Kumar Mishra is likely to be the new Chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) after a high-powered recommendation committee proposed his name on Monday, a source informed The Hindu. Former […]