Current Affairs 08 December 2022
CONTENTS RBI Hikes Key Interest Rate By 35 BPS Context: Signalling a further rise in lending and deposit rates, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of India on Wednesday (December 7) hiked the key policy rate, the repo rate or the rate at which the RBI lends funds to banks, by 35 basis […]
Current Affairs 07 December 2022
CONTENTS Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Context: Recently, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) floated a consultation paper seeking comments about the potential introduction of a Calling Name Presentation (CNAP) feature. Relevance: GS II: Government Policies and Interventions Dimensions of the Article: Stubble Burning Context: According to the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM), fire count […]
Current Affairs 06 December 2022
CONTENTS Sub-Categorisation of OBCs Context: After more than five years of its formation, the commission for the sub-categorization under Justice Rohini of the Other Backward Classes (OBC) is now in the final stages of finishing its task. Relevance: GS II- Polity and Governance Dimensions of the Article: World Soil Day (WSD) 2022 Context As soil […]
Current Affairs 05 December 2022
CONTENTS China Indian Ocean Region Forum Context: Recently, China’s top development aid agency convened the first “China-Indian Ocean Region Forum” in the southwestern Chinese city of Kunming. Relevance: GS II: International Relations Dimensions of the Article: Indian Railways Management Service (IRMS) Context: Recently, the Ministry of Railways announced that from 2023 onwards, recruitment to the […]
Current Affairs 03 December 2022
CONTENTS India and UNSC Context: On 1st December, India assumed the monthly rotating presidency of the UN Security Council (UNSC) for the second time in its two-year tenure as an elected member of the Council in 2021-22. Relevance: GS-III: Environment and Ecology, GS-II: International Relations Dimensions of the Article: United Nations Security Council Membership Functions and Powers of UNSC […]
Current Affairs 02 December 2022
CONTENTS Personality Rights Context: The Delhi High Court recently passed an interim order to prevent the unlawful use of Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan’s name, image and voice. The court, through its order, restrained persons at large from infringing the personality rights of the actor. Relevance: GS II: Polity and Governance Dimensions of the Article: What […]
Current Affairs 01 December 2022
CONTENTS Ransomware Attacks Context: Recently, e-services at the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) were crippled by what is being suspected to be a ransomware attack. Relevance: GS III: Security Challenges Dimensions of the Article: What is ransomware? What is Cyber Attack and Cyber Security? What are other similar types of Cyber Attacks? Which agencies […]