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Uncategorized3 Aug 2022

Daily Current Affairs 03.08.2022 (The government package to revive BSNL fortunes, Has bail under PMLA become near-impossible?, Trade deficit soared past $31 bn in July, Making sense of the ‘freebies’ issue, A turning point in crypto regulation led by Europe, An avoidable crisis, Recalling India’s Antarctica activities)

1. The government package to revive BSNL fortunes What are the issues that have thwarted the telecom company’s expansion and growth? Last week, the Union Cabinet approved a ₹1.64 lakh crore revival package for BSNL with a cash component of ₹43,964 crore. In March 2020, BSNL had floated a tender to procure 4G equipment to […]

Uncategorized11 May 2022

Current Affairs Daily 11.05.2022(‘Plans under way on creation of Integrated Battle Groups’, ‘Govt. can’t speak on Parliament’s behalf’)

1. ‘Plans under way on creation of Integrated Battle Groups’ Army has identified formations to be converted: Gen. Pande The Army has identified a holding formation on the Western front and a Strike formation on the Northern borders to be converted into agile Integrated Battle Groups (IBG), Army chief Gen. Manoj Pande said while stating […]

Uncategorized5 May 2022

Daily Current Affairs 05.05.2022(RBI surprises with 40 bps rate increase, amid inflation ‘alarm’, The status of GST compensation dues, India’s position on the World Press Freedom Index, SC is loud and clear on noise pollution, Highest sex ratio at birth in Ladakh, Haflong Hindi, a fluent example of give and take, ‘Star rating for food may mislead buyers’, EU proposes phased Russian oil embargo, more sanctions, ‘Off-cycle move hints at more aggressive rate increases’)

1. RBI surprises with 40 bps rate increase, amid inflation ‘alarm’ ‘Inflationary pressures becoming acute’ The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), in a sudden move on Wednesday, raised the repo rate by 40 basis points (bps) to 4.4% citing inflation that was globally “rising alarmingly and spreading fast”. The repo rate increase was the first […]

Uncategorized2 May 2022

Daily Current Affairs 02.05.2022(e-Shram to help settle workers’ accident claims,Funding woes haunt Indian science,The Delhi dual governance conundrum,The recent woes of the jute industry in West Bengal)

1. e-Shram to help settle workers’ accident claims Direct benefit transfer via unique ID Top functionaries of the Union Labour and Employment Ministry said last week that the Ministry was working on a mechanism to process accident insurance claims by unorganised workers registered on the e-Shram portal, which has seen over 27 crore registrations so […]

Uncategorized29 Apr 2022

Daily Current Affairs 29.4.2022(Russian roulette with gas supplies, Meritorious candidates can get general seats: SC, Centre’s employment survey finds addition of four lakh jobs)

1. Russian roulette with gas supplies Why is Gazprom cutting off its supplies to the two NATO countries? How has the EU responded? Russian energy company Gazprom has announced that it has “completely suspended gas supplies” to Poland’s PGNiG and Bulgaria’s Bulgargaz citing their failure to pay in roubles. Poland, which gets 40% of its […]

Uncategorized25 Apr 2022

Daily Current Affairs 25.4.2022(Days of misery over, PM tells J&K youth, After a hiatus, household consumer spending survey to resume in July, Towards a resolution of the Arunachal-Assam border dispute, ‘Nagas without borders’ spreads message of unity)

1. Days of misery over, PM tells J&K youth Modi inaugurates projects estimated at ₹20,000 crore Prime Minister Narendra Modi said here on Sunday that Kashmiri youth of today would not suffer the miseries that the previous generations in the Valley had gone through. He was inaugurating development projects estimated at ₹20,000 crore aimed at […]

Uncategorized25 Apr 2022

Daily Current Affairs 24.4.2022(WTO may ease curbs on Indian grain exports, Doval to lead first international intelligence heads’ Delhi meet, ‘Army not against removal of AFSPA’, After talks with IMF, Pakistan agrees to reduce fuel subsidies, How quickly can India move away from coal?)

1. WTO may ease curbs on Indian grain exports Where there is hunger, there are grains to go, says Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General, World Trade Organization (WTO), is looking into resolving WTO rules that are making it difficult for India to export foodgrains to meet shortages in other countries, caused by the Russia-Ukraine war, according […]

Uncategorized22 Apr 2022

Daily Current Affairs 2.04.2022(Maldives bans ‘India Out’ campaign, This is India’s moment of reckoning, Expert body needed on man-animal conflict: House panel)

1. Maldives bans ‘India Out’ campaign President Solih calls it a ‘threat’ to national security, says it ‘exploited’ freedoms Maldivian President Ibrahim Mohamed Solihon Thursdayissued a decree banning the ‘India Out’ campaign, now led by former President Abdulla Yameen, terming it a “threat to national security”. Stating that the government’s policy was to provide freedom […]

Uncategorized19 Apr 2022

Daily Current Affairs 18.04.2022 (The functioning of the Enforcement Directorate, The status of India’s National Cyber Security Strategy)

1. The functioning of the Enforcement Directorate What are the powers of the ED under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act? The PMLA was brought in to prevent parking of money outside India and to trace out the layering and the trail of money. The ED got its power to investigate these crimes under Sections […]

Uncategorized15 Apr 2022

Daily Current Affairs 15.04.2022 (IMD forecasts ‘normal’ monsoon, no El Nino, Is Hindi or English beneficial as the link language?, Is the Reserve Bank doing enough to rein in inflation?, Understanding the sovereign debt crisis in Sri Lanka, Russia warns against NATO enlargement)

1. IMD forecasts ‘normal’ monsoon, no El Nino Met Dept. updates long period average rainfall to 87 cm The India Meteorological Department (IMD), while forecasting a “normal” southwest monsoon for this year also, revised downwards the definition of what constitutes average rainfall. At a press briefing on Thursday, the agency said India would get 99% […]

Uncategorized9 Apr 2022

Daily Current Affairs 09.04.2022(Shah pitches for Hindi use, Opposition cries foul, RBI holds benchmark interest rates, SC upholds new restrictions on receiving foreign funds, Bodoland State demand revived, Strict regime necessitated by experience of abuse: SC, RBI to ‘focus’ on inflation, lifts estimates)

1. Shah pitches for Hindi use, Opposition cries foul Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s statement that people from various States speaking different languages should communicate with each other in Hindi instead of English has triggered widespread criticism from Opposition leaders, who dubbed it “Hindi imperialism”. A statement from the Ministry of Home Affairs quoted Mr. […]

Uncategorized6 Apr 2022

Daily Current Affairs 06.04.2022(Gotabaya govt. loses majority in Parliament, Strengthen secularism, save the republic, The Indian Antarctic Bill and its various provisions, ‘BrahMos sale to Philippines a bilateral deal’, ‘IPCC report endorses India’s position on climate finance’, ‘Rural India will create 1.2 cr. jobs in dairy sector’)

1. Gotabaya govt. loses majority in Parliament Over 40 MPs of Sri Lanka’s ruling alliance sit separately Sri Lanka’s President Gotabaya Rajapaksa lost his parliamentary majority on Tuesday, as a group of lawmakers from the ruling party and its allies sat independently in the House, deserting the government that faces enormous public criticism for “mishandling” […]