Daily Editorial Analysis for 01st July 2022
Road Safety in India GS Paper 2: Governance Important for Prelims exam level: Not much Mains exam Level: Road safety in India The story so far: In spite of several years of policymaking to improve road safety, India remains among the worst performing countries in this area Eye-opening data • With a toll of 1, […]
Daily Current Affairs for 30th June 2022
GST rate hike for household items GS Paper 3: Indian Economy and issues relating to Planning, Mobilization of Resources Important for: Prelims exam level: GST and its various tax slabs Mains exam Level: Not Much Why in News From July 18, tax hikes will kick in for over two dozen goods and services, ranging from […]
Daily Editorial Analysis for 30th June 2022
Direct approach to conservation GS Paper 3: Conservation, Environmental Pollution and Degradation, Environmental Impact Assessment. Important for: Prelims exam level: Not much Mains exam Level: Environmental Conservation Incentives for biodiversity protection • Incentives for biodiversity protection and sustainable use include biodiversity-relevant taxes, fees, levies, tradeable permits, and Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES). • Through these […]
Daily Current Affairs for 29th June 2022
The G7’s infrastructure investment plan to counter China’s Belt and Road Initiative GS Paper 2: International Relations Important for: Prelims exam level: Not Much Mains exam Level: Countering China Context The G7 countries, who are meeting during the ongoing Leaders’ Summit in Germany, have officially launched the Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment (PGII), a […]
Daily Editorial Analysis for 29th June 2022
GST reform needs a new grand bargain GS Paper 3: Indian Economy and issues relating to Planning, Mobilization of Resources Important for: Prelims exam level: GST and its various components Mains exam Level: GST reforms, Fiscal Federalism The story so far Three years ago, the Centre and the States of the Union of India struck […]
Daily Current Affairs for 27th June 2022
Swachh Bharat Mission- Urban GS Paper 2: Government policies and interventions Important for: Prelims exam level: Related ministry, objective and achievement Mains exam Level: Objective and achievement of policy and its impact Why in news Recently Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), has launched the revised Swachh Certification Protocols for ODF, ODF+, ODF++, and […]
Daily Editorial Analysis for 27th June 2022
Bringing MSMEs into inclusive and sustainable global value chains GS Paper 3: Effects of Liberalization on The Economy, Changes In Industrial Policy and their effects on Industrial Growth Important for: Prelims exam level: MSMEs: Definition, MSME Act Mains exam Level: MSMEs and their role in Indian Economy Context MSMEs are the ones that have faced […]
Daily Current Affairs for 25th June 2022
Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban GS Paper 2: Government Policies, Poverty Important for: Prelims exam level: PM Awas Yojna Mains exam Level: Initiatives taken for poverty eradication Why in News The scheme has completed its 7 years. About the scheme • Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Urban (PMAY-U), a flagship Mission of Government of India being […]
Daily Current Affairs for 24th June 2022
Sao Joao festival GS Paper 1: Art & Culture Important for: Prelims exam level: Sao Joao festival Mains exam Level: Not Much Context As in every monsoon, Catholics in Goa celebrate Sao Joao, the feast of St John the Baptist. What is Sao Joao? • In Goa, Catholics celebrate all the feasts of the Roman […]
Daily Current Affairs for 23th June 2022
Four new corals recorded from Indian waters GS Paper 3: Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment. Important for: Prelims: General issues on Environmental Ecology, Biodiversity and Climate Change – Corals and Coral bleaching Mains Level: Not Much Why in News • Scientists have recorded four species of azooxanthellate corals for the first time […]
Daily Editorial Analysis for 25th June 2022
Brick by brick: On the 14th BRICS Summit GS Paper 2: important global organizations Important for: Prelims exam level: BRICS and other global Groupings, NDB Mains exam Level: Possible impacts on India Context: The 14th BRICS Summit, which concluded on June 24, revealed much about the grouping of five emerging nations. Strong convergence of interests […]
Daily Editorial Analysis for 24th June 2022
Preparing soil for the future GS Paper 3: Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment. Important for: Prelims level: Soil, Soil Salinization, Fertilizers, Soil health Card scheme Mains Level: Food Security, Soil Conservation • Healthy soils are essential for healthy plant growth, human nutrition, and water filtration. Healthy soil supports a landscape that is […]
Daily Editorial Analysis for 23th June 2022
Nutritional security And TB Context: Two silent epidemics, of tuberculosis (TB) and undernutrition, have been working together and devastating India for decades. Why does this happen? • This is because the mere presence of the bacteria may not itself trigger active TB disease. But other ‘risk factors’ and ‘comorbidities’, among which feature undernutrition, can increase […]
Daily Editorial Analysis for 22th June 2022
Anti-defection law Why in News In light of the events unfolding in Maharashtra, with the government facing internal dissent from a block of 22 MLAs, the anti-defection law has again come into the spotlight. The Law • The anti¬defection law was included in the Constitution as the Tenth Schedule in 1985 to combat the “evil […]
Daily Current Affairs for 22th June 2022
One Nation One Ration Card (ONORC) Why in news Assam has become the 36th State/UT to implement One Nation One Ration Card (ONORC). With this, the ONORC plan is successfully implemented in all the 36 states/UTs, making food security portable throughout the country. About ONORC • The Union Government launched the ‘One Nation, One Ration […]
Daily Current Affairs for 21th June 2022
EX KHAAN QUEST – 2022 Why in news The Multinational Peacekeeping Exercise “Ex Khaan Quest -2022” culminated at the Peace Support Operations Training Centre in Ulaanbaatar in Mongolia. About Khaaan Quest-2022 ● Khaan Quest 2022 is a regularly scheduled, multinational exercise co-sponsored by U.S. Indo-Pacific Command and hosted annually by the Mongolian Armed Forces. Khaan […]
Daily Editorial Analysis for 21th June 2022
Textbook errors Distorted learning outcomes! • The proposal by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) to “rationalise” textbooks of Classes 6 to 12 by removing large and consequential chunks of Indian history is likely to seriously distort learning outcomes for a generation of school children. NCERT’s justificaion • The NCERT has justified […]
Daily Editorial Analysis for 20th June 2022
Monsoon’s increasing unpredictability is cause for concern Excess rainfall after a long dry spell last year along with the hit to wheat yields from the sudden rise in temperatures after mid-March, was the clearest evidence of the challenges posed by climate change: To policymakers, breeders and, of course, farmers. A sputtering start • The southwest […]
Daily Editorial Analysis for 18th June 2022
Vaccine Equity and Intellectual Property (IP) waiver A shot in the arm for the principle of vaccine equity: • The global trade agency’s 12th Ministerial in Geneva went into extra time to arrive at the decision where a proposal to waive patents on Covid-19 vaccines has been approved by the World Trade Organisation (WTO). • […]
Daily Editorial Analysis for 17th June 2022
India and Iran reaffirms resolve to strengthen ties Context Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian’s three-day visit to India, last week, was the first ministerial-level visit from Iran since Ebrahim Raisi assumed the Iranian presidency in August last year. India-Iran relations: • The sanctions imposed by the US on Iran after Tehran withdrew from the nuclear […]
Daily Current Affairs for 20th June 2022
ADIP Scheme Why in news A ‘Samajik Adhikarita Shivir’ for distribution of aids and assistive devices to ‘Divyangjan’ under the ADIP Scheme of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has been organized by the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD) in association with ALIMCO and District Administration Biswanath Chariali in Biswanath Chariali […]
Daily Current Affairs for 18th June 2022
Banni Grassland Why in news? MoEF&CC (Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change) has organised Desertification and Drought Day on 17th June. The event showcased presentations on various aspects of desertification such as on Initiative taken on restoration of Banni grassland, experience on Indian eco-restoration of deserts, forestry certification & achieving land degradation neutrality. About […]
Daily Current Affairs for 17th June 2022
Mitticool refrigerator Why in news? Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) develops an Indian Standard for ‘Non-electric cooling cabinet made of clay’. About Mitticool refrigerator • Mansukhlal Prajapati produces Mitticool in a tiny village near Rajkot in rural Gujarat. Mitticool is made of clay, which utilizes the age-old principle of ‘Surahi’ i.e. ‘cooling through evaporation’. • […]
Daily Current Affairs for 16th June 2022
FATF Why in News? The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the international watchdog monitoring money laundering, terror financing, and other threats to global financial networks, is expected to decide whether to take Pakistan off the ‘grey’ list at the end of its ongoing plenary session in Berlin. What is the FATF? • The FATF is […]
Daily Editorial Analysis for 16th June 2022
Good and bad freebies What constitutes “freebies”? • They constitute a sub-set of goods and services distributed by the government. • What is a “freebie” depends on the nature of the commodity or the services distributed. The two categories of Freebies • Providing support to low-income households for augmenting their consumption of selected goods and […]
Daily Editorial Analysis for 15th June 2022
Malnutrition in India is a worry in a modern scenario Good nutrition has the power to empower the present and future generations. India’s greatest national treasure is its people — especially women and children — but even after 75 years of independence, a majority of them do not get the required diet to meet their […]
Daily Editorial Analysis for 14th June 2022
Tackling the crisis of rising global food prices What is the Food Crisis and its causes? • Global food prices are characterised by year-to-year volatility and periodic sharp spikes. • Steep and severe periodic price shocks can lead to some sort of a crisis at the global and national levels. • The crisis can emerge […]
Daily Editorial Analysis for 13th June 2022
Child Labour Definition of child and child labour • As per the Child and Adolescent Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986, amended in 2016 (“CLPR Act”), a “Child” is defined as any person below the age of 14, and the CLPR Act prohibits employment of a Child in any employment including as a domestic help. […]
Daily Editorial Analysis for 10th June 2022
The Indian patent regime The U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) said in a report that India was one of the most challenging major economies as far as IP protection and enforcement is concerned. Countries on Watchlist: It has decided to retain India on its Priority Watch List along with six other countries- Argentina, Chile, China, Indonesia, […]
Daily Current Affairs for 15th June 2022
Mumbai Samachar Why in news? Prime Minister participates in Dwishatabdi(200) Mahotsav of Mumbai Samachar, a newspaper which has been published continuously for 200 years. About Mumbai Samachar ● The printing of Mumbai Samachar, then called Bombay Samachar, as a weekly was started on July 1, 1822, by Fardunjee Marzbanji, a Parsi scholar. It became a […]
Daily Current Affairs for 14th June 2022
Rice Fortification Why in news: The Union Food Secretary has informed that 90 LMT of the 175 LMT fortified rice required this year already produced for distribution till now under the rice-fortification programme. Fortified Rice Distribution PM had announced the fortification of rice in his Independence Day speech in 2021. In April 2022 Cabinet Committee […]
Daily Current Affairs for 13th June 2022
When can a Rajya Sabha vote be rejected? Why in News: Recently, Elections for 57 Rajya Sabha seats across 15 states have concluded. How Raj Sabha members are elected? • Members of the Rajya Sabha are elected through single transferable votes via an open ballot. • Members of a state’s Legislative Assembly vote in the […]
Daily Current Affairs for 101th June 2022
RBI doubles home loan limits of co-op banks Why in News? The Reserve Bank of India doubled the limit on housing loans from cooperative banks and also permitted rural cooperative banks (RCB) to finance residential real estate projects to support affordable housing and inclusive growth. What has been done? • The limit on housing loans […]
Daily Current Affairs for 11th June 2022
Coking Coal Mission Why in news • The Ministry of Coal has finalized an Action Plan Document for the year 2022-23. About coking coal mission • The coking coal mission aims to bump up production by around three times from 45 million tones 2020-21 to 140 mt by 2029-30, the coal ministry said in its […]
Daily Current Affairs for 9th June 2022
Uniform Civil Code Why in News: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami recently set up a committee to prepare a draft Uniform Civil Code (UCC) for the State. Several leaders of BJP-ruled States have batted for a UCC in India. What is UCC? • Article 44 of the Constitution deals with uniform civil code. But […]
Daily Current Affairs for 8th June 2022
New rules for CDS post Why in News: Setting the stage for appointment of the next Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), the government has amended Service Rules of the Army, Navy and Air Force, Who have been allowed? • Retired Service Chiefs and three-star officers eligible for consideration for the country’s top military post. • […]
Daily Current Affairs for 7th June 2022
Who was Sant Kabir, the extraordinary poet-saint of the Bhakti movement? Why In News: The President inaugurated the Sant Kabir Academy and Research Centre Swadesh Darshan Yojana and paid tribute to the Bhakti saint, Kabir at Maghar (Uttar Pradesh). Kabir and the Bhakti movement • The Bhakti movement, which began in the 7th century in […]
Daily Editorial Analysis for 9th June 2022
Healthcare in India is ailing. Here is how to fix it Context: The lesson emerging most unequivocally from the pandemic experience is that if India does not want a repeat of the immeasurable suffering and the social and economic loss, we need to make public health a central focus. The virus is still around. We […]
Daily Editorial Analysis for 8th June 2022
Bad Bank The story so far: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman recently announced that the National Asset Reconstruction Company (NARCL) along with the India Debt Resolution Company (IDRCL) will take over the first set of bad loans from banks and try to resolve them. NPA Data & trends: The health of the balance sheets of Indian […]
Daily Editorial Analysis for 7th June 2022
Taking steps to ensure sex workers’ rights Context: Recently, in Budhadev Karmaskar v. State of West Bengal & Ors, while issuing interim directions to States and Union Territories, the Supreme Court re-asserted that sex workers and their children cannot be deprived of their right to live with dignity and human decency. What has the court […]
Daily Editorial Analysis for 4th June 2022
Asset Monetisation Context: • The Union government’s asset monetization plan seems to be facing resistance from government departments and public sector enterprises (PSEs). Key point • According to a news report, PSEs in the oil and gas sector, such as Hindustan Petroleum Corporation, Indian Oil Corporation, and GAIL, may not go ahead with the pipeline […]
Daily Current Affairs for 4th June 2022
Puneet Sagar Campaign why in discussion • NCC has launched the latest phase of its nationwide flagship campaign ‘Puneet Sagar Abhiyan’ on 30th May 2022 and will continue till 5th June 2022, World Environment Day. main point • About 74,000 cadets from 10 states and 4 union territories will participate in the latest phase of […]
Daily Current Affairs for 2nd June 2022
E-Concurrence Module Why in News • As a significant step towards the Digital India vision of the Government, Government e-Marketplace (GeM) has developed an IT module for Ministry of Defence, for integration of competent financial authorities and Internal Financial Advisers (IFA) for online e-concurrence and approval of procurement proposals on GeM portal. Key point • […]
Daily Editorial Analysis for 2nd June 2022
A job in hand Context • A study commissioned by the Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council has recommended an urban job guarantee scheme on the lines of MGNREGA. While the term ‘jobs guarantee’ may seem a misnomer, an in-principle case for an urban safety net can be easily made more so in the wake of […]
Daily Current Affairs for 1st June 2022
‘Poor Welfare Conference’ Why in News • Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi addressed ‘Garib Kalyan Sammelan’ in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. Key point • This unique public event is being organized in state capitals, district headquarters and Krishi Vigyan Kendras across the country to commemorate the completion of eight years of the government led by Prime […]
Daily Editorial Analysis for 1st June 2022
Still in the woods Context • The NSO’s latest provisional estimates of India’s GDP growth for Q4 and full-year 2021-22 are largely devoid of negative surprises. GDP growth • The top-line numbers, which peg India’s real GDP growth at 8.7 percent and nominal growth at 19.5 percent for FY22 are unerringly close to the NSO’s […]
Daily Editorial Analysis for 31th May 2022
Questions about Aadhaar Context • The government’s withdrawal in just two days of an advisory warning citizens not to share photocopies of their Aadhaar card with hotels, cine mas, or organisations that lacked a user licence from the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), citing risk of misuse, has raised more misgivings about the security […]
Daily Editorial Analysis for 28th May 2022
Sex as a work Context • The long-standing demand of sex workers that their work be freed from crime has been partially met with the Supreme Court passing an order on May 19 that respect and equal protection under the Adult Sex Workers Act. Court’s opinion • Directing the police to respect the rights of […]
Daily Editorial Analysis for 26th May 2022
India-first approach of Quad and PM Context • The firm establishment of the Quad has been one of the major diplomatic achievements of the Government of India. Its second in-person summit has just taken place in Tokyo. The Quad Group brings together the key relationships that developed after the end of the Cold War. But […]
Daily Current Affairs for 31th May 2022
अंतर्राष्ट्रीय योग दिवस चर्चा में क्यों • अंतर्राष्ट्रीय योग दिवस का 8वां संस्करण “मानवता के लिए योग” विषय के साथ मनाया जाएगा। आयुष मंत्रालय ने 21 जून 2022 को भारत और दुनिया भर में आयोजित होने वाले 8वें अंतर्राष्ट्रीय योग दिवस 2022 के लिए इस विषय को चुना है। मुख्य बिंदु • अंतर्राष्ट्रीय योग दिवस […]