Current Affairs 19 July 2022
CONTENTS Shanghai Cooperation Organisation The Pakistan and IMF talks One Sun One World One Grid Minority Status in India is State-dependent: Supreme Court Marburg virus Anayoottu Ritual Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Context: Iran and Belarus could soon become the newest members of the China and Russia-backed Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO). Relevance: GS II- International relations Dimensions […]
Current Affairs 18 July 2022
CONTENTS Juvenile Justice Board Tropical Ozone Hole Kala-Azar Great Indian Bustard Wildfires intensifying in Europe Juvenile Justice Board Context: Recently, The Supreme Court asked the central government, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) and the State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (SCPCR) to consider issuing guidelines or directions to assist and […]
Current Affairs 16 July 2022
CONTENTS National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2022 Fundamental duties Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao Scheme Shanghai Cooperation Organization National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2022 Context: The Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IIT-M), is yet again the top higher educational institute in the country . This is the seventh consecutive edition of NIRF. Relevance: GS II- Education […]
Current Affairs 15 July 2022
CONTENTS Forest Conservation Rules 2022 Draft eco-sensitive area norms for Western Ghats Reform in Bail Law Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) Increase in Current Account Deficit Forest Conservation Rules 2022 Context: Recently, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has issued the Forest (Conservation) Rules, 2022. Relevance: GS III- Science and Technology Dimensions of the […]
Current Affairs 14 July 2022
CONTENTS Global Gender Gap Index, 2022 Centre’s Push for Labour Codes Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA) I2U2 Initiative Cervavac Global Gender Gap Index, 2022 Context: India ranks 135 among a total of 146 countries in the Global Gender Gap Index, 2022, released by the World Economic Forum. The country is the worst performer in the […]
Current Affairs 13 July 2022
CONTENTS NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope G20 Foreign Ministers Meeting Parliamentary Committee opposes Mediation Bill National Child Labour Project Red Panda NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Context: Recently, The United States space research agency NASA said in a release that its James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has produced the deepest and sharpest infrared image of the […]
Current Affairs 12 July 2022
CONTENTS United Nations’ World Population Prospects New guidelines to prevent unfair trade practices Sarfaesi Act Dark matter United Nations’ World Population Prospects Context: The 2022 edition of the United Nations’ World Population Prospects (WPP) was released. India is projected to surpass China as the world’s most populous country in 2023. Relevance: GS II- Population & […]
Current Affairs 11 July 2022
CONTENTS Section 69 (A) of the Information Technology Act, 2000 Metaverse Standards Forum Monkeypox Mission Vatsalya Scheme Sannati site Section 69 (A) of the Information Technology Act, 2000 Context: Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY) issued orders under Section 69 (A) of the Information Technology Act, 2000 to take down certain posts from Twitter (Microblogging Site). Twitter has […]
Current Affairs 09 July 2022
CONTENTS What is CAATSA? Guidelines to Curb Unfair Advertisements Who are the Pasmanda? Cloudbursts What is CAATSA? Context: Recently, US Democratic Representative said the US government must not impose sanctions on India under the Countering America’s Adversaries through Sanctions Act (CAATSA) for its purchase of S-400 missile weapons system from Russia. Relevance: GS-II: International Relations (Foreign […]
Current Affairs 08 July 2022
CONTENTS Exit of Foreign Portfolio Investors Sub-categorisation of OBCs Direct Seeding of Rice Bharat NCAP What is a derecho? Exit of Foreign Portfolio Investors Context: June 2022 witnessed the worst Foreign Portfolio Investor (FPI) selloff since March 2020 when India announced a nationwide lockdown at Rs. 50,000 crore. June was also the ninth on the trot that FPIs had […]