Daily Current Affairs for UPSC & MPSC
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Curated from The Hindu, Indian Express, PIB and Yojana, sorted by GS paper.
India, Russia to form after-sales support groups
India and Russia on Wednesday agreed to form specific working groups for after-sales support of key defence platforms and intensify efforts to finalize a cooperation programme for 2021-2030.
Fund to help housing sector
Government has approved the creation of Alternative Investment Fund (AIF) worth Rs 25,000 crore.
NGT issues ultimatum to ban certain RO systems
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has given a “last opportunity” to the Union Environment Ministry to issue notifications pertaining to prohibition on the use of RO (reverse osmosis) systems, which result in wastage of almost 80% of the water.
‘Wean farmers off stubble burning’
The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered the Centre to prepare a comprehensive national scheme, in consultation with States, within three months to wean small and marginal farmers away from stubble burning, which has been identified as a major source of air pollution choking the national capital.
‘Give report on CIC postings’
The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered the Centre and eight States to present a report card on appointments made to the Information Commissions, the apex bodies constituted under the Right to Information Act to help citizens fight for transparency in governance.
Indian lungs under extreme stress
As per National Health Profile-2019, Acute respiratory infections (ARI) accounted for 69.47% of morbidity in the year 2018.
Ban on Junk Food In School
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has issued draft regulations proposing a ban on sale of junk foods in school canteens.
Economic slowdown may lighten India’s carbon burden
There’s a silver lining to India’s economic slowdown. Carbon dioxide emissions are poised to grow at their slowest ”” a 2% rise from last year ”” since 2001, according to an analysis published in Carbon Brief, a site that tracks emission and carbon dioxide trends.
Gujarat anti-terror Bill gets President’s nod
President Ram Nath Kovind has given his assent to the ‘Gujarat Control of Terrorism and Organised Crime (GCTOC) Bill’, controversial antiterror legislation passed by the BJP-ruled State in March 2015.
J&K juvenile justice panel to revisit probe
The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked a juvenile justice committee of four senior judges of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court to revisit their enquiry into allegations of preventive detention of children by security forces, saying time constraints may have earlier handicapped the committee’s ability to independently apply its mind to the task.
Delhi police stage protest after attacks on their colleagues
Thousands of Delhi police personnel on 4th Nov laid siege to the force’s headquarters for 11 hours and staged a virtual revolt, sparked by two attacks on colleagues. They called off the stir following multiple appeals, including from their chief.
India not to join RCEP
India has decided to not join the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement over India’s concerns not being addressed in the deal.
SC questions Delhi’s odd-even scheme
The Supreme Court on Monday questioned the “logic” behind the Delhi government’s odd-even scheme, saying what is the point of banning cars with certain registered numbers to reduce pollution when “third-rate” auto rickshaws and taxis ply the roads.
Bengal’s cities yield new species of tree frog
It took six herpetologists working across States and countries to determine that a tree frog found commonly in urban habitats of West Bengal was a brand new species.
SC asks Punjab, Haryana & U.P to end stubble burning immediately
In a bid to save Delhi from air pollution, the Supreme Court on Monday said it would hold the entire State administrative and police mechanisms of Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh ”” from the Chief Secretary to the local policeman ”” responsible if even one instance of stubble burning occurred in the future.
Plea in SC cites rise in boat accidents
The Supreme Court on Monday sought a response from the Centre on the increasing number of boat accidents occurring in the inland water routes across the country.
NavIC set to be commercialised by Antrix
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and its older commercial arm Antrix Corporation Ltd. are poised to commercialise India’s regional navigation satellite system, NavIC.
Mining of Uranium in Andhra’s Nallamala Forest opposed
Members of the Revolutionary Writers’ Association (Virasam) and the Patriotic Democratic Movement (PDM) have said that the government should immediately drop the plan to mine uranium in the Nallamala forest area. At a meeting, Virasam executive body member P. Varalakshmi and environmental analyst Tummala Srikumar spoke about the proposed mining of uranium by the Central government.
Delhi chokes as air pollution levels hit a three-year high
Pollution levels in Delhi peaked to a three-year high on Sunday, prompting hundreds of distraught people to take to social media to say they wanted to leave the city because of poor air quality.
NRC exercise only to update 1951 list: CJI
Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi said on Sunday that the Assam National Register of Citizens (NRC) process, meant to identify illegal migrants residing in the border State, was “neither a new or novel idea” but only an attempt to update the 1951 list.
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