MPs Right To Question: Congress Whip Jairam Ramesh has raised the issue of Cabinet ministers not responding to questions in the Rajya Sabha claiming it to be first such incident in 70 years. In both Houses, elected members enjoy the right to seek information from various ministries and departments in the form of starred […]
Detention Centres For Foreigners
Detention Centres For Foreigners: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) recently informed the Rajya Sabha that it does not maintain a centralised data on the total number of detention centres in the country, as powers have been delegated to the State governments “to make necessary arrangements for detention centres/camps as per their requirement.” Detention […]
UN Peacekeepers in DRC
UN Peacekeepers: UN peacekeepers and troops of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have increased patrols near the site of last week’s deadly raid on internally displaced persons (IDPs) in northeast Ituri province. The UN peacekeeping mission in the DRC, known by its French acronym as MONUSCO, recently exchanged fire with members of […]
International Court Of Justice (ICJ): Uganda Judgment
International Court Of Justice (ICJ): Uganda has been ordered to pay $325m (£240m) to the Democratic Republic of Congo for its role in the conflict there. The International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled Uganda had violated international norms as an occupying force between 1998 and 2003. The judges found that Uganda was responsible for the deaths […]
White Cheeked Macaque: India’s Newest Mammal
India’s Newest Mammal: White Cheeked Macaque The Scientists from the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) have found a new mammal species in the country — the White Cheeked Macaque (Macaca leucogenys). While the species was first discovered in China in 2015, its existence was not known in India before this. It is only now that […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 10th February 2022
Today Current Affairs: 10th February 2022 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
Unitary Digital Identity Framework (UDIF): Sri Lanka
Unitary Digital Identity Framework: India has agreed to provide a grant to Sri Lanka to implement a ‘Unitary Digital Identity framework’, apparently modelled on the Aadhaar card. The Rajapaksa government will “prioritise” the implementation of the Framework as a national level programme, Sri Lanka’s Cabinet decided. Under the proposed Unitary Digital Identity Framework, it […]
Haryana Prevention Of Unlawful Conversion Of Religion Bill, 2022.
Haryana Prevention Of Unlawful Conversion Of Religion Bill, 2022.: The Haryana Cabinet approved the draft of the Haryana Prevention of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Bill, 2022. It seeks to prohibit religious conversion effected through misrepresentation, force, undue influence, coercion, allurement or by any fraudulent means or by marriage or for marriage, by making it […]
Semiconductors Shortage
Semiconductors Shortage: The European Union (EU) unveiled a plan to quadruple the supply of semiconductors in Europe by 2030, hoping to limit the bloc’s dependence on Asia for a key component used in electric cars and smartphones. The production of chips has become a strategic priority in Europe as well as the United States, […]
The Fairbank’s Disease
The Fairbank’s Disease: The Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, informed Rajya Sabha about the Cases of Fairbank’s disease and Acromegaly in India. The Fairbank’s disease (Multiple epiphyseal dysplasia) patient usually requires management of pain and orthopedic procedures, for which facilities are available at tertiary care institutions in India. Another rare disorder, Acromegaly […]
