Current Affairs 03 January 2023

CONTENTS

1. Supreme Court’s verdict on demonetisation
2. Deep tech startups
3. Crypto Awareness Campaign
4. SAIME Initiative
5. Satyendra Nath Bose

Supreme Court’s Verdict on Demonetisation

Context:

Recently, A majority of four judges on a Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court  found no flaw in the Union government’s process to demonetise ₹500 and ₹1,000 banknotes through a Gazette notification issued on November 8, 2016.

Relevance:

GS-III: Indian Economy (Fiscal Policy, Government Policies and Initiatives)

Dimensions of the Article:

1. What is the Supreme Court’s verdict on demonetisation?
2. Why was demonetisation challenged?
3. About the Demonetization in 2016
4. Impact of demonetization

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Deep Tech Startups

Context:

Government will launch the Digital India Innovation Fund to support deep tech startups.

Relevance:

GS III: Science and Technology

Dimensions of the Article:

1. About Deep Tech:
2. State of India’s Deep Tech Startups
3. Problems with Deep Technology

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Crypto Awareness Campaign

Context:  

The Investor Education and Protection Fund (IEPF) will launch an outreach programme soon to create awareness of cryptocurrencies.

Relevance:

GS III- Indian Economy

Dimensions of the Article:

1. What are cryptocurrencies?
2. How are they different from actual currency?
3. How do cryptocurrencies derive their value?
4. What is the state of cryptocurrency right now?
5. What are the RBIs Concerns?
6. About Investor Education and Protection Fund (IEPF)

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SAIME Initiative

Context:

In Sundarbans, a new shrimp farming initiative offers hope for mangrove restoration.

Relevance:

GS III: Science and Technology

Dimensions of the Article:

1. About SAIME Initiative
2. Significance of the Sundarbans Delta
3. Mangrove Forests: Presence and Significance

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Satyendra Nath Bose

Context:

Born on January 1, 1894, Bose collaborated with Einstein to develop what we now know as the Bose-Einstein statistics. We take a look at the Indian physicist’s illustrious legacy and stellar achievements.

Relevance:

GS I: History

Dimensions of the Article:

1. About Satyendra Nath Bose
2. Association with Einstein
3. Invention of Boson
4. Return to India

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