Daily Current Affairs for 31th January 2023
Polar Vertex Why in News? It has been a cold January in Asia from China, Japan, and the Korean Peninsula where heavy snow and blizzards temporarily shut down highways, to unusually chilly weather across South Asia,including many parts of India. Key Highlights Asia’s extreme cold is largely the result of the so-called ‘polar vortex’. Theterm […]
Daily Current Affairs for 30th January 2023
Safe abortion Why in News? Delhi High Court has allowed a raped minor to terminate her 25-week pregnancy, and framed guidelines forofficersinvestigating cases of rape and sexual assault where the pregnancy exceeds 24 weeks. How did abortion laws come about in India? In the 1960s, in the wake of a high number of induced abortions […]
Daily Current Affairs for 27th January 2023
Indus treaty notice to Pak Why in News? New DelhiI has issued a notice to Islamabad seeking modification of the more than six decade old Indus Waters Treaty that governs the sharing of waters of six rivers in the Indus system between the two countries. Key Highlights Notice follows Pakistan’s continued “intransigence” in implementing the […]
Daily Current Affairs for 25th January 2023
Ken-Betwa river link project Why in News? Recently, the Steering Committee of the KenBetwa Link Project (KBLP) held its third meeting in New Delhi. What is Ken-Betwa Link? The link will be in the form of a canal that will be fed by the new Daudhan Dam on the Ken, to be built within the […]
Daily Current Affairs for 24th January 2023
IMMUNE IMPRINTING Why in News? Recent studies have shown that a phenomenon in our body, called immune imprinting, might be making new boosters for coronavirus less effective than expected. Key Point Bivalent boosters made to counter both the Omicron strains and the original corona virus strain don’t generate significantly greater antibody responses than an additional […]
Daily Current Affairs for 23th January 2023
Dry, cold winter and rabi crop Why in News? 2021-22 was the Year of Climate Change for Indian agriculture. Every single month from September 2021 to January 2022 recorded excess rain, which significantly damaged the post-monsoon kharif crop at the time of harvesting Key Highlights 2022-23 has been quite different.Rainfall was 37.4% below the all-India […]
Daily Current Affairs for 21th January 2023
Annual Status of Education Report Why in News? The Annual Status of Education Report (Rural) for 2022 was released by the Pratham Foundation. About ASER The first ASER was conducted in 2005 and repeated annually for ten years. ASER is a rural survey, and urban areas are not covered in it. ASER 2022 reached almost […]
Daily Current Affairs for 16th January 2023
Marriage of Underage Muslim Girl Why in News? The Supreme Court on Friday (January 13) agreed to examine a decision of the Punjab and Haryana High Court holding that a Muslim girl can marry a person of her choice after attaining puberty. A bench headed by Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud said the […]
Daily Current Affairs for 12th January 2023
National Youth Festival 2023 Why in News? The 26th edition of National Youth Festival will be held from January 12 to 16, 2023, at Hubballi-Dharwad, Karnataka, and is being organised by the Union Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports in partnership with Government of Karnataka. Key Points Theme – ‘Viksit Yuva Viksit Bharat’ The National […]
Daily Current Affairs for 11th January 2023
DELEGATED LEGISLATION Why in News? IN UPHOLDING the Centre’s 2016 decision on demonetisation, one of the key questions to decide for the Supreme Court was whether Parliament gave excessive powers to the Centre under the law to demonetise currency. While the majority ruling upheld the validity of the delegated legislation,the dissenting verdict noted that excessive […]
Daily Current Affairs for 09th January 2023
SOVEREIGN GREEN BONDS Why in News? RBI has announced it will issue green bonds worth Rs16,000 crore in the current financial year. What are Green Bonds? Green Bonds are bonds issued by any sovereign entity, inter-governmental groups or alliances, and corporations with the aim that the proceeds of the bonds are utilized for projects classified […]
Daily Current Affairs for 06th January 2023
11 STATES/UTS JOIN NATIONAL SINGLE WINDOW SYSTEM (NSWS) FOR VEHICLE SCRAPPING Why in News? Ministry of Road Transport and Highways stated that 11 states/UTs have been onboarded onto NSWS for Voluntary Vehicle-Fleet Modernization Program (V-VMP) to attract private investment in vehicle scrapping ecosystem. 11 states/UTs include Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, […]
Daily Current Affairs for 05th January 2023
UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY (UNGA) SEEKS INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE (ICJ) OPINION ON ISRAEL ILLEGAL OCCUPATION OF PALESTINE Why in News? UNGA resolution (India abstained from voting) also asks ICJ on Israel’s measures aimed at: Altering of demographic composition, character and status of Holy City of Jerusalem. Adoption of related discriminatory legislation and measures. Israel-Palestine Conflict It […]
Daily Current Affairs for 04th January 2023
Savitribai Phule Why in News? Recently, 192nd birth anniversary of Savitribai Phule who was wife of Jyotiba Phule (the pioneer of Satyashodhak Samaj) was celebrated. Who was Savitribai Phule? A Dalit woman from the Mali community, Savitribai was born on January 3, 1831, in Maharashtra’s Naigaon village. Married off at the tender age of 10, […]
Daily Current Affairs for 03rd January 2023
National Commission for Women (NCW) issues advisory to ensure safety of women in educational institutions Why in News? National Commission for Women has issued an advisory to the Chief Secretaries of all the States and Union Territories to ensure the safety of women in educational institutions. Advise to institutes/educational institutions The National Commission for Women […]