Current Affairs 30 July 2022
CONTENTS Replacement level fertility India’s first International Bullion Exchange Coffee promotion bill Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project Manas Tiger Reserve Replacement Level Fertility Context: According to a recent study from the Indian government, up to 31 States and Union Territories now have total fertility rates of 2.1 or below, meaning that India has reached replacement level […]
Current Affairs 29 July 2022
CONTENTS Suspension of MPs Election freebies Universal Service Obligation Fund Kangaroo court Suspension of MPs Context: Over this week, the two Houses of Parliament have suspended 27 MPs between them, the latest being two AAP MPs and an independent MP from Rajya Sabha . Lok Sabha has suspended four Congress MPs, and Rajya Sabha 23 MPs. The Rajya Sabha suspensions […]
Current Affairs 28 July 2022
CONTENTS Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) Forest Rights Act 2006 Flag Code of India What is Cryptojacking? India’s role in UN Peacekeeping Missions Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) Context: Recently, The Supreme Court upheld the core amendments made to the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), which gives the government and the Enforcement […]
Current Affairs 27 July 2022
CONTENTS Ramsar Site International Space Station China-Pakistan Economic Corridor Raja Ravi Varma Sakurajima Volcano Ramsar Site Context: India has added five more Ramsar sites, or wetlands of international importance, bringing the number of such sites in the country to 54 These are the Karikili Bird Sanctuary, Pallikaranai Marsh Reserve Forest and Pichavaram Mangrove in Tamil […]
Current Affairs 26 July 2022
CONTENTS: Supreme Court Collegium Kargil Vijay Diwas Human-Elephant Conflicts Lumpy Skin Disease Supreme Court Collegium Context: In a significant step to fill vacancies in the higher judiciary, the Supreme Court Collegium headed by Chief Justice N.V. Ramana on Monday approved and recommended to the Centre the proposal for the elevation of 20 advocates and 15 […]
Current Affairs 25 July 2022
CONTENTS National Legal Services Authority Women have Right to Safe Abortion: SC Snow leopard Public Safety Act (PSA) National Legal Services Authority Context: Recently, the Minister of Law and Justice informed the details of funds allocated by NALSA (National Legal Services Authority) to Legal Services Authorities to organise Legal Aid Programmes in India. Relevance: GS II- Polity […]
Current Affairs 23 July 2022
CONTENTS Indian Antarctic Bill Direct Seeding of Rice Environmental Impact Assessment Private Member’s Bill Indian Antarctic Bill 2022 Context: Recently, Lok Sabha passed the Indian Antarctic Bill, 2022 amid clamour from the Opposition to have more discussion. Relevance: GS II- Government policies and Interventions Dimensions of the Article: What is the Antarctica Bill? What is […]
Current Affairs 22 July 2022
CONTENTS 15th President of India One year since the Pegasus spyware revelations NITI Aayog’s India Innovation Index, 2022 Synthetic Biology Serotonin theory of depression 15th President of India Context: Former Jharkhand Governor and National Democratic Alliance (NDA) candidate Droupadi Murmu was elected the 15th President of India, the first tribal woman to be appointed to […]
Current Affairs 21 July 2022
CONTENTS Heat wave Re introduction of Cheetahs India’s law on abortion Micronesia Heat Wave In Eupore Context: Large swathes of Europe, the U.K. and the U.S. are sweltering under extreme heat wave conditions. Devastation due to extreme weather has been particularly acute in western Europe, which has been hit by raging wildfires, drought, and hundreds […]
Current Affairs 20 July 2022
CONTENTS The outrage over the new ‘National Emblem’ RBI Seeks Ban on cryptocurrency Minimum Support Price Fast Radio Bursts (FRB) The Outrage Over the New ‘National Emblem’ Context: Prime Minister recently gave the nation a first glimpse of the national emblem atop the new Parliament House coming up as part of the Central Vista Project. […]