Daily Current Affairs

In News  The world’s largest plant ribbon weed has recently been discovered off the West Coast of Australia. About Ribbon weed(Posidonia australis) It has been discovered in Shark Bay by a group of researchers from Flinders University and The University of Western Australia.  They found that the plant is 4,500 years old and  is sterile. […]

In News  A new book has predicted that by the third quarter of this century, parents will have the choice of having digital offspring. This will be the ‘Tamagotchi Generation’. About ‘Tamagotchi’ Generation The name comes from the digital pet created by the Japanese toy manufacturer Bandai, which was a global rage in the 1990s […]

In News  Researchers identified a new colourful species of leopard geckos deep in the forests of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh. About Painted Leopard Gecko A gecko found in Visakhapatnam in 2017, then thought to belong to a known species. It  has now been identified as a member of a new species.  It is also known […]

In News : Recently ,ExpressVPN has removed its servers from India, becoming the first major virtual private network (VPN) provider to do so in the aftermath of the recent cybersecurity rules introduced by the country’s cybersecurity agency.  Indian users of ExpressVPN will still be able to use its service via “virtual” India servers located in […]

In News Recently, the G33, African Group and the ACP (African, Caribbean and Pacific) group submitted a joint proposal to the WTO suggesting a permanent solution for public stockholding. Background Peace Clause: As an interim measure to tackle the differences between nations on food subsidy, WTO members at the Bali ministerial meeting in 2013 put […]

In News Recently, Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) signed a historic trade agreement with an aim to do trade worth more than $10 billion annually.  Key Points The UAE is now the first country in the Arab world to have a free trade agreement with Israel. The deal comes two years after the […]

In News Israel’s Defence minister recently visited India. This year marks the 30th anniversary of establishing official diplomatic ties between India and Israel. Israel opened its embassy in Delhi on February 1, 1992. The Indian Embassy in Tel Aviv opened on May 15 that year. More about the Visit Both sides adopted the India-Israel Vision […]

In News Recently, Bihar Cabinet approved a proposal to carry out a caste-based ‘count’ in the State.  Relevance and need for the caste count A step towards equality: A caste census would help us point out those castes that are not represented in the institutions of this country so that steps towards equality can be […]