Food Fortification A group of scientists and activists have warned the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) of the adverse impacts of Food Fortification on health and livelihoods. It is a pushback against the Centre’s plan to mandatorily fortify rice and edible oils with vitamins and minerals. In order to fight chronic anaemia […]
India-Bangladesh Commercial Railway Link
India-Bangladesh Commercial Railway Link: Bangladesh and India started regular operation of freight trains through the restored Haldibari-Chilahati rail route after over 50 years, which will strengthen railway connectivity and bilateral trade between the two countries. The Haldibari-Chilahati rail link is one such route that was operational till 1965. Another rail link, between Agartala-Akhaura, is scheduled […]
Caretaker Government Of Myanmar
Caretaker Government Of Myanmar: Myanmar army chief appoints himself Prime Minister and also pledged to hold elections by 2023. The State Administration Council of Myanmar has been reformed as ‘Caretaker government of Myanmar’ headed by the Chief of the Myanmar military Senior General Min Aung Hlaing as the Prime Minister. General Hlaing took over power […]
Minervarya Pentali : New Frog Species of Western Ghats
New Frog Species: Minervarya Pentali: A new frog species was discovered in the Western Ghats and named after former DU Vice-Chancellor and plant geneticist Deepak Pental. The new frog species named Minervarya Pentali belongs to the family of Dicroglossidae. The family Dicroglossidae comprises 202 species of semiaquatic frogs distributed by the tropical and subtropical regions […]
Hunger Hotspots Report – August To November 2021
Hunger Hotspots – August To November 2021: The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) released a report named Hunger Hotspots – August to November 2021. The 2021 Global Food Crises Report released in May 2021 had already warned of acute food insecurity, soaring to a five-year high, pushing at least […]
The 12th Round Of India-China Corps Commander Level Meeting
The 12th Round Of India-China Corps Commander Level Meeting: The 12th round of India-China Corps Commander Level Meeting was held at the Chushul-Moldo border meeting point on the Indian side. The two sides had an in-depth exchange of views on resolution of remaining areas related to disengagement along the Line of Actual Control in the […]
Preventive Detention : Supreme Court Judgement
Preventive Detention: Preventive detention, the dreaded power of the State to restrain a person without trial, could be used only to prevent public disorder, the Supreme Court held in a judgment. Preventive detention is a necessary evil only to prevent public disorder. The court must ensure that the facts brought before it directly and inevitably […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 3rd August 2021
Today Current Affairs: 3rd August 2021 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
What Are Integrated Theatre Commands?
What Are Integrated Theatre Commands? A table-top war-gaming exercise was held recently among the three services of the armed forces (Navy, Army and Airforce). The aim of this exercise was to evolve a consensus among the three services on the reorganisation of the forces into integrated tri-service theatre commands and fine-tune the model. India currently […]
Section 66A Of The Information Technology Act
Section 66A Of The Information Technology Act: The Centre has said that the Ministries of Information and Technology and Home Affairs had done their best to disseminate knowledge about the Supreme Court judgment in Shreya Singhal case on Section 66A. Despite this, many cases have been registered under this section. The Centre has made the […]
