Personal Data Protection Bill: The government has withdrawn the Personal Data Protection Bill from Parliament as it considers a “comprehensive legal framework” to regulate the online space, including bringing separate laws on data privacy, the overall Internet ecosystem, cybersecurity, telecom regulations, and harnessing non-personal data to boost innovation in the country. The government has taken […]
Month: August 2022
Climate Change Targets For 2030
Climate Change Targets For 2030: India has enhanced its climate change targets for 2030. In UNFCCC COP 26 at Glasgow in 2021, the Prime Minister of India had made a series of new promises to strengthen climate action from India. India’s Revised Targets: India is now committing itself to at least 45% reduction in emissions […]
Kerala Floods
Kerala Floods: Kerala once again stares at a flood-like situation, similar to the one in 2018, with high intensity rain triggered by strong monsoon winds. In addition, a low-pressure system is expected to form within 2-3 days over the Bay of Bengal, which is likely to aggravate the rains. It is an overflowing of water […]
1st Session Of “India-Mauritius High-Powered Joint Trade Committee
1st Session Of “India-Mauritius High-Powered Joint Trade Committee: India hosted the 1st Session of “India-Mauritius High-Powered Joint Trade Committee” under the “India-Mauritius Comprehensive Economic Cooperation and Partnership Agreement (CECPA)”. Bilateral merchandise trade between India and Mauritius rose to USD 786.72 million in 2021-22 from USD 690.02 million in 2019-20. Both sides agreed to enhance bilateral […]
Lawn Bowls Sport
Lawn Bowls Sport: In Commonwealth Games 2022, Indian women’s team scripted history by winning the country’s first-ever Gold Medal in “Women’s Four Lawn Bowls” Sport. Lawn bowls is often considered a mix of “Ten-pin Bowling” and the winter sport of “Curling”. While in ten-pin bowling, the goal is to take down all the pins at […]
Suresh N Patel : New Chief Of The Central Vigilance Commission
Suresh N Patel : New Chief Of The Central Vigilance Commission The Government appointed Suresh N Patel as the new chief of the Central Vigilance Commission. The Central Vigilance Commission was set up by the Government in 1964 on the recommendations of the Committee on Prevention of Corruption, headed by Shri K. Santhanam, to advise […]
Tejaswin Shankar’s Bronze In High Jump : Commonwealth Games
Tejaswin Shankar’s Bronze In High Jump : Commonwealth Games Tejaswin clinched bronze after he cleared 2.22m in his first try. Tejaswin Shankar’s Bronze in High Jump is also India’s first in Track and Field at Commonwealth Games, 2022. Commonwealth Games is a member-based organization that receives no funding from the government and exists to administer, […]
Minerals Security Partnership (MSP)
Minerals Security Partnership (MSP): As part of a global ‘China-plus-one’ strategy adopted post the Covid-19 pandemic that caused massive supply-chain disruptions, a group of western nations are cooperating to develop alternatives to China to ensure key industrial supplies. A new US-led partnership initiative of 11 nations aims to bolster critical mineral supply chains. India is […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 5th August 2022
Today Current Affairs: 5th August 2022 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
Cheerag scheme : Haryana
Cheerag scheme : Haryana Senior politicians and teachers’ bodies in Haryana have raised questions on the government’s Cheerag scheme, which was recently launched to offer “free education” to Economically Weaker Section (EWS) students of government schools in “budget” private schools. Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar’s government recently launched the “Chief Minister Equal Education Relief, […]
